"Giving Hope" Gina & Nick

By Grace Nakajje February, 22 2012

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Gina sits down with children to play & share their stories as Nick takes a picture. Photo by Grace Nakajje.

A couple from New Jersey is in Uganda to forge away forward for Hope for Africa Children’s Ministries.

Nicholas and Georgina Connolly are the newest partners to the Ministry. They manage the Office of Hope for Africa Children’s Ministries established in New Jersey last year.

The two say that they have come with God’s call to inspire desperate children in Africa who have lost hope due to the many afflictions in the continent; civil war, child neglect, child labor, and HIV/AIDS among others. 

The couple has already visited some children at Humble United Methodist School and before the end of their stay in Uganda they will travel places like Gulu district.

Gulu district experienced conflict for more than 20 years and many children are beneficiaries of Hope for Africa Children’s choir and arm of Hope for Africa Children’s Ministries.

The Hope 4 Africa Children's Ministries was created to share God's love by healing, developing, equipping, and empowering African children, and through them, their families and communities.

Hope for Africa Children's Ministries embraces persons of every faith. Founded by Betty Wandabula, from Uganda, wife to the Resident Bishop of East Africa Annual Conference, Daniel Wandabula.

Objectives

» Promote continued participation of Orphans & other vulnerable children in the normal education system.
» Support youths and children life skills training.
» Support vocational educational initiatives.
» Promote Safe water access.
» Assist the families of foster children to become more self-sufficient
» Support Construction, equipment and improvement of schools infrastructure.
» Promote Child rights awareness and community support for vulnerable children.
» Support provision of quality health care for Orphans & Vulnerable Children.
» HIV/AIDS Scale-up.

Mission
“To advocate for orphans & other vulnerable children to deliver them from economic, social, spiritual and cultural bondages and through Christian love and care, rehabilitate them to live transformed, positive and productive normal lives”