Uganda Trip Report May 2019

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Uganda Trip Report May 2019

  • 26th June 2019

    Uganda trip report (May 2019)

    Last month Michael Calder, Signpost’s Programmes and Learning Officer, travelled to Uganda to meet with Signpost partners to discuss their research. In November 2018 Signpost were awarded a grant from The National Lottery Community Fund (TNCLF) to undertake research in the North Eastern districts of Napak and Kapelebyong about how…

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  • 18th June 2019

    Summer 2019 ‘Coffee That Cares’ launched!!

    On Saturday evening (15th June) this summer’s ‘Coffee That Cares’ was launched with a fantastic acoustic night at Henry’s Coffee House! Every summer drink that you buy in one of Henry’s shops over the summer months helps Ugandan farmers earn more for their crops and helps them send their children…

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  • 14th June 2019

    Acoustic night to celebrate ‘Coffee That Cares’ summer launch!

    We are delighted to announce that Henry’s Coffee House are once again partnering with Signpost International for ‘Coffee That Cares.’ For the next 10 weeks 20p from each summer drink sold by Henry’s will go to ‘Coffee That Cares’ which supports farmers in Uganda. Many farmers in Uganda and their…

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  • 6th June 2019

    Farewell to San Juan!

    Signpost International have been working in the island of Panay, one of 7,107 islands in the Philippines since the mid 1990’s. The capital, Iloilo City, has many urban slums or shanty towns within it, with residents mostly being economic migrants from the island’s rural north. San Juan is one of…

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  • 29th May 2019

    Common Grounds

    At the beginning of the month we received a very generous donation from Common Grounds. Common Grounds is a charity, raising money to fund self-help projects, mainly in Africa, through a coffee shop in Milnathort. They were founded in October 2000 and funds raised since then total over £140,000. They…

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