G.L.O.W. - Girls Loving Our Womanhood
Hope in the Land Ministries is excited
to announce the launch of the G.L.O.W project. G.L.O.W stands for –
GIRLS LOVING OUR WOMANHOOD. It is a widespread but unacknowledged
problem that girls in Africa who are unable to access appropriate
sanitary care, miss school because of their menstrual cycle. In one
study, an average of 20 female students per school regularly missed
classes due to lack of menstrual supplies. 51% of girls reported missing
school due to their monthly periods before receiving pads. After
distribution of the pads, 6% of girls reported that they continued to
miss school . In 2004, a survey of menstruating girls in Uganda found
that “the biggest number of school dropouts is girls because of
inconveniences during their menstrual periods.” This absenteeism leads
to poor academic performance and subsequent dropping out of school.
G.L.O.W believes in the saying that “Education is the Key”; however,
this is the key that many girls from poor homes never have. Our vision
is to see poor children, especially those affected by HIV/AIDS, stay in
school and get quality education and equal opportunity to compete
academically. Through G.L.O.W, Hope in the Land Ministries will
distribute feminine hygiene products (sanitary pads) as well as provide
classes that build self-esteem among girls. In the future, Hope in the
Land Ministries hopes to make Eco-friendly pads for free distribution;
thus creating employment as well. Hope in the Land Ministries is happy
to announce The Jane Foundation as a partner in this noble cause and
would like to invite you to be a part of this global project.
Beth Musagala and mother & baby
Water Wells
The world water crisis is one of the largest public health issues
of our time. The United Nations passed a resolution in 1992 designating
World Water Day as an international day of observance and action on
March 22 of each year and celebrated within one week’s time. Water
access is prioritized because it contributes to such widespread
suffering, including increased poverty, high child mortality rates,
depressed education levels and political instability. An estimated 4,900
children die per day due to lack of clean, safe drinking water; of the
millions of deaths yearly, 90% were children under the age of 5. Nearly
1.1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water; and 2.6 billion
people lack access to adequate sanitation. Women and children must carry
128 pounds of water daily for a family of 4 and walk miles to obtain
it. This affects their ability to attend school and generate income,
leading to the perpetual struggle to survive at subsistence level. Hope
in the Land will continue to raise money for water wells to put in
throughout Mayuge in the hopes of making clean water available for the
300,000 people that live in Mayuge.
Mosquito Nets
One of the missions of Hope in the Land is to provide mosquito
nets to stop the spread of malaria. Malaria is the number one
sub-Saharan disease and causes over 300 deaths per day in Uganda alone.
Mosquito nets cost $10. This is a disease can be stopped and lives can
be saved for as little as $10! However, due to a lack of funds at this
time, the distribution of nets goes to those who are greater risk such
as expectant mothers, newborns and the elderly. With your financial
support, you can make a difference!
Empowering Communities
The best way to help a community is by empowering them and
helping them create better opportunities for themselves. Our ministry
desires to help communities in various income generating projects:
- Sewing projects: We would like to empower the women by sponsoring them and providing them with a sewing machine and materials as they go through training to sew and make various African crafts.
- Fish Farming: For the villages that live right on Lake Victoria, we would like to help them with the materials and training on how to farm fish.
- Purchasing a goat, cow or chickens for a family can help generate income by selling the milk, eggs, offspring etc.
Medical clinics are key as well. Typhoid, Bilharzia, Diarrhea,
Stomach parasites, Cholera and Malaria are very common and medicine is
not. We would like to provide stationary medical clinics as well as
mobile clinics to provide medical care as needed. There is currently no
medical care provided in Mayuge.
Little Grandma’s Children’s Home
After the passing of her beautiful mother, a dear friend Kathy,
felt called to build a true HOME for the orphans of Mayuge. In honor of
her mother, a 4ft 6in tall, powerful woman full of love, the orphanage
is to be called “Little Grandma’s Children’s Home”. For some, it will
be the first ever true Home. It will currently consist of 3 large dorm
style rooms and will house up to 76 children. These are children who
have never had a real bed to call their own, much less a place to feel
safe. We have completed the first stage and have finished the
foundation and the walls of the home. We are still believing in partners
like you to come alongside us and complete the “dream come true” for so
many children.
