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Tailor made for success - Jenefer

  • 29th February 2024

    Tailor made for success – Jenefer

    Meet Jenefer! Jenefer (18) lives in Mambi village, Pajur Parish, in the Nebbi District of Uganda. She is the 4th born in a family of 8 children (2 boys and 6 girls).  Her parents are peasant farmers who grow traditional crops for upkeep of the family.  They grow groundnuts for…

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  • 22nd November 2023

    New latrine gives Willy’s daughters back their education

        Meet Willy! Willy Grace Canifua lives in Atido Village in Nebbi District, Uganda. He is married with 11 children (6 girls and 5 boys). Signpost International, working in partnership with ARUWE (Action for Rural Women’s Education), has been able to install a borehole and new latrine facility at…

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  • 12th October 2023

    Hope for Docus and her family through learning sewing skills

        Meet Docus! Docus (22) lives with her parents and siblings in Nyekakura Village in the Nebbi District of Uganda. She is a substinence farmer and helps her family around the home and in the garden. Thanks to funding from BFSS (British & Foreign School Society), we were able…

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  • 23rd August 2023

    Home School Children have an interactive learning experience at the Roundhouse

    Home school children learn about life in Uganda Polly (Education & Community) and Rosie (Communications) had a wonderful morning in the Learning Centre with a lovely group of Home School children and their parents!  The families learnt about all the different projects run by Signpost International, specifically our WASH (water,…

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  • 27th July 2023

    Stephen visits Signpost Projects in Uganda

    A visit to Signpost Projects in Uganda I recently joined Signpost International as Desk Officer to help with the management and support of SI’s overseas work.  It has been great getting to know the Signpost team in Dundee and all the good work that is going on at the Roundhouse.…

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  • 22nd June 2023

    Taking Action Against Poverty through Human Rights

    Signpost International is committed to taking Action Against Poverty. There are many definitions of poverty. Human poverty is broad, complex, and multidimensional, and its characteristics vary widely from country to country, community to community and with time and season. This is why we use a rights-based approach to define poverty.…

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  • 25th May 2023

    Farmer Groups in Aturai & Akulonyo

    The Power of Working Together On 1st April 2023, we started a 3 year long project with our partner VAD in Akulonyo and Aturai Villages in the Kapelebyong District, Uganda. The project helps establish farmer groups and supports them to work together for the benefit of the whole community. The…

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  • 28th April 2023

    Lomokori Primary School: Growing Their Future

    Students grow their future at Lomokori Primary School. The Napak district in Karamoja Region, Uganda, is the most sparsely populated and one of the poorest in the country. This is due to decades of conflict, insecurity, and extreme weather. Furthermore, there is a severe under-investment in services and infrastructure in…

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  • 21st April 2023

    Nyada Primary School: Students Grow School Lunches!

    Primary School students grow food for school lunches! Previously, Nyada Primary School in Kapelebyong District, Uganda, had a lack of clean, safe water, sanitation facilities and school meal provisions. Furthermore, students often arrived on an empty stomach and struggled to concentrate. Odeke James, a P5 student, said: “Before, this programme…

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  • 31st March 2023

    Avubu Primary School: Meet William!

        Meet William! William Wajom-nitho (53) lives in Atido village, Nebbi district with his wife, six children, and three grandchildren. He is the chairperson of the Water User Committee, responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the borehole at Avubu Primary School. Thanks to the Soutar Charitable Trust and…

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