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Who We A<\/span>re<\/p>\n

Quicken Trust is a charity working to transform the lives of people living in poverty in the Ugandan village of Kabubbu. Kabubbu lies 20 miles north of Uganda\u2019s capital, Kampala. Kabubbu parish spreads over a large area, making it tricky to estimate the population but about 4,200 live within two miles of Kabubbu village centre.<\/p>\n

We work alongside our partners in the Kabubbu Development Project (KDP). They are Quicken Trust\u2019s partner on the ground in Uganda. The KDP have the cultural knowledge and expertise needed to make the vision of a vibrant, healthy, and self-sustaining community a reality. Quicken Trust partners with them in realising this vision for their community, and the surrounding region.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Our Part<\/span>ners in Uganda<\/p>\n

The Kabubbu Development Project was set up as the Quicken Trust began its work in Kabubbu in 2000. The Executive Director is Enoch Kagoda, who first came to Kabubbu to be the head of the Primary School.<\/p>\n

The KDP provides work for local people, initially much of which was unskilled. Professional staff were initially recruited from further afield \u2013 usually Kampala \u2014 because most adults in the village had been denied the education necessary for such roles. But that has changed. Some of the young people educated in Kabubbu over the past decade are returning to pass on their skills to a new generation of youngsters and are working for the project. <\/p>\n

The KDP employs all of the teachers, nurses, cooks, drivers, guards, and cleaners needed to run our joint projects. There are currently around 120 staff.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Enoch Kagoda – KDP Executive Director<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"gifts-for-kabubbu\"<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Family-Food-Parcel\"<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cThis is the f<\/span>i<\/span>n<\/span>est example of rural development I have ever seen or heard of in Uganda.”<\/span>
Edward Ssekandi, forner Ugandan vice-president<\/i><\/p>\n

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\u201cA great experience and qu<\/span><\/span>ite i<\/span>nspiring \u2013 particularly seeing and knowing how you lead much from the heart, common sense and Divine guidance\u201d.<\/span>
<\/em>Jonathan Brass, emergency food security expert <\/i><\/p>\n

“In all my years of working with aid agencies, this is the Rolls Royce of all the projects I have seen or been involved with.\u201d<\/span>
<\/em>Bill Farmer, international development consultant with 40 years\u2019 experience<\/i><\/p>\n

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Success Stories<\/h1>\n

In its first decade in Kabubbu, Quicken Trust has helped tackle the destitution, disease and despair endured by villagers who once described themselves as \u201cthe Forgotten People\u201d.<\/p>\n

Success stories include:<\/p>\n