Uganda update part 2

Dear friends, Sorry for delay in writing and sending Part 2 – Innocent’s health and his pig and poultry projects.

Innocent continues to help me with my projects both from here and when I am in Uganda when I spend a big proportion of my stay at his home. I couldn’t do what I do without Innocent! Unfortunately, a few weeks ago he had two more epileptic seizures one after the other leaving him with his face and head injured. I’m relieved to report there was no lasting damage, but his body gets a real hammering with every seizure.
I wish we could help him more but we can’t, other than help with his drugs, pay him a small wage for the work he does for us and assist him in paying his children’s school fees.
He hopes in the near future he can restart his piggery and poultry projects. As you may remember, the pigs had all been slaughtered due to a swine fever outbreak in Uganda. Then, when he had redeveloped his business and was just making a profit, Covid hit, then the war! There was no movement allowed by most people and of course the cost of living rocketed! Therefore there was no demand for pigs, or chickens and eggs, as no one could afford to buy them!
I’m truly hoping for a better future for him, his family and his little businesses. As you may remember we sponsored Innocent through uni but no one will employ him because of his epilepsy so we helped him set up his little businesses.
Now things have improved in the country he would like to restart his piggery and chicken project, the pigsty’s are all in place. Innocent will need some financial help to replace the pigs and chickens, and with animal feed until he starts selling his produce once again. If you are interested in helping Innocent please let me know and I can give you an idea of how much it would cost to buy a pig for instance, some chickens or some feed. There’s always a possibility that ‘your pig’ will be named after you as a show of appreciation by Innocent!🤣
Many of you might have seen the following photo’s previously but we have several new members who I’m sure would like to see them x

Baby Norman learning about pig keeping very young!
One of the many ways Innocent helps me, bringing two boxes of drinking water for me. I go through a lot! You
Innocent and his ‘wife’ Betty dressed up to attend a special occasion
Feeding two young pigs
One way to get baby Norman asleep!
We went through a lot of matoki when I was in Uganda!
Innocent with Norman who is named after my husband Norman. He has a daughter called Geraldine too, we’re very honoured! Norman is now at school.
A box of freshly hatched chicks. Could you buy some more for the family?
These were Innocents eggs on the way to market. It was a good business before the affect of Covid and the war!
I love this photo! Man to pig conversation!
Many piglets could be born again if we help.

Part 3 to follow. Thanks for everything x

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