Potential Edge, Uganda

Potential Edge is a new organisation, started to help address the consequences of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, war and poverty experienced by the urban and rural communities of Uganda over the past 20 years.  The problem is so large that it cannot be tackled by the Government alone.

Potential Edge is focusing particularly on the neediest children in Nakawa, a suburb of the captial city, Kampala.

The aims of the project are:

• To work with the community in identifying the most needy children and to find appropriate ways of supporting them, e.g. providing basic needs (food, clothing and medicine), facilitating access to educational and/or vocational skills training
• To establish a life skills development centre to enable these children to acquire skills for self-reliance
• To establish a back-to-school programme
• To provide vocational training in tailoring, carpentry, cookery and car mechanics.

For further information please contact our representative Jon Brewster on vicar@christchurchhighbury.com