The resurrection and putting legs to your hope
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Lest We Forget
Over the years, I've met and photographed many refugees. I've been privileged to listen to their stories. Each one has left their mark on my heart.I often wonder what has happened to the people I photographed. I long to hear the rest of their story. Like this grandmother who fled to Uganda with her grandchildren
Life has changed drastically!
Life has changed for Edith and her children since they planted a garden. Now they have more than enough to eat. "Before I joined the Urban Farming Project in 2020, life was hard for me. Due to Covid 19, I was going to relocate my family to the village since it was difficult
Lovely donors have kind hearts
Hadija marvels someone who didn't even know her would give her a garden kit. It's changed her family's life. Every time Hadija saw her neighbour's garden, she wished she had one too. As a mother of 12, she struggled to provide enough food for her family. The doctors told her to add vegetables
Growing veggies for kids
"Every time I would take my children to hospital, they would tell us to eat vegetables," Robert Byayirisa says. Robert joined the Urban Farming Project in 2019. Not only does his family of 12 now have plenty of vegetables to eat, but so do the students at the local school. Robert earns a living growing
I am blind but now I will see Jesus
Audio Bibles/radios are helping people hear the Word of God. Many of the refugees are unable to read the printed Bibles which are included in the Gardens of Hope kits. An audio version of the Bible in the Bari language means they don't have to wait for someone to read to them. They
What value does a watering can have?
This water filling station is the only source of water for dozens of families and is turned on for only a few hours per day. There are only two taps, so people need to arrive early to put their jerry can in the line. If they’re too late, they’ll have to wait until another day
That’s nuts
Photo by Felix Chagnon. by Elaine Bombay As you walk through Palorinya Refugee Settlement, or really most places in eastern Africa, you'll see plenty of peanuts growing in the gardens. More commonly called ground nuts or g-nuts, they are an inexpensive source of protein. Women gather together to sort and clean the
Sound of Freedom: Memories of Horror
by Cal Bombay A few days ago, my daughter and I went to watch the movie, The Sound of Freedom. I knew the movie was getting a lot of attention and had a vague idea what it was about. But I wasn’t prepared for what I saw—or for the tightening in my gut and the
When elephants fight
The past few years in The Republic of Sudan have been tense. Since President Omar al-Bashir was deposed in 2019, there have been several “transitional” governments and plenty of people vying for power. The latest fighting stems from a conflict between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (formerly known as the Janjaweed