Graham Kendrick is supporting our 'Hand of Hope' campaign. He narrates our new DVD looking at the past, present and future in Kabubbu and it ends with words from his superb new song 'Love Each Other', a timely reminder of our responsibility to others.

"The story of the "forgotten people" in Kabubbu has been told many times in churches, schools, Rotary Clubs and other community and business groups since 2000.

It's a story of God's miraculous provision to develop the infrastructure for over 4,000 people in this rural Ugandan village.

The first project, a primary school, was built in four months and opened in February 2002 with 60 children; now 500 are being educated. Adults have books and seminars to learn new skills; a Health Centre is saving lives and babies are safely delivered. Trust High School is still under construction but students now have equipment to carry out science experiments and computers on which to practice their new skills. Others have received AIDS or malaria treatment.

Some have had livestock and poultry or foster care for children with no living relative or in need of extra care and over 100 families have a new home. Everyone in Kabubbu has access to clean water from 9 water bore holes installed in the village, and bio-sand filters. Some have accepted the love and hope communicated to them through the local Church.

In the past 10 years over 850 volunteers have visited the project.

So what has happened in the lives of some of the first 20 children since they were sponsored through Quicken Trust in 2000 and began school.

One child, Godfrey, tragically died of an undiagnosed illness at Christmas, he was 17. We first met his brother Adolf in 2001 when he sang to us. Adolf is now 18. Godfrey was one of the top students at Trust High school. In June Adolf's mother died of a brain tumour. Last year he lost his sponsor.

Adolf takes his GCSE in November but now, without ongoing sponsorship, his education will be wasted. Adolf, and so many like him in Kabubbu, daily face challenges that children in the UK have no awareness of . and they need your help for today to be their hope for tomorrow.

Can yours be the hand that gives hope for the future? We need to ensure everything that supports the lives of the orphans of Kabubbu also has a future. A good education is a basic need. Continuing education through Trust High School shows the ability many of the children have for college, university or vocational training.

Not every child will go to university so we need local vocational training and community education to develop practical skills to create an income. Children previously destined to be peasant farmers, hoping to grow enough food to keep them alive, will be able to better care for their families.

As part of the holistic approach to community development the local church plays an important role challenging some traditional beliefs and local spiritual wisdom. Community development at all levels of education needs the support of good healthcare, but healthcare needs its own support.

Enoch Kagoda heads up the Kabubbu Development Project working with Quicken Trust to bring the resources to Kabubbu that will lead it to full self-sufficiency.

Can you be the hand of hope to the orphans and community of Kabubbu? Just a little goes a long way. Regular support of a few pounds - 5, 10, 20, 30 or more each month - really will make a difference. And because Quicken Trust has its administration and other costs met from other resources, it will ensure your donation is used in full at the point of need. Not many charities will promise you that.

Please help us to let the 'Forgotten People' know they are no longer forgotten. Yours can be the hand that gives help for their today and hope for their tomorrow by sending a donation to Quicken Trust at their address:
PO Box 113, Hailsham, BN27 4US. Thank you."

Although a great deal has been achieved in Kabubbu there is more to do. Your hand of hope over the past years has been vital but it needs to continue into the future to fulfil the transformation of Kabubbu.

To view the DVD please click here