We prioritize developing Ugandan leadership, strengthening local capacity, and building solutions that endure beyond outside involvement.
Project Spotlight: ChristAid Tilapia Farm
Here’s a new 2 minute project update video from our engineer in Uganda.
ChristAid International is building a fish farm to raise tilapia in Kicuna, Uganda! This project will provide nutritious protein for Ahadi Kids and Grandmas for Jesus, while generating a revenue "stream" that will help the ministry in Uganda continue to "flow" in the direction of self-sustainability.
The original vision is becoming a reality:
The site is perfect
The main pond is complete
The reservoir and dam are finished
The property is fenced and prepared
The breeding ponds are nearly ready
✔ Protein and nutrition for vulnerable children and Grandmas
✔ Job skills training for local workers and ChristAid students
✔ Economic development in rural Uganda
✔ Sustainable income to strengthen ministry operations
Our Loaves & Fishes Tilapia Farm Fundraiser goal is $48,000. With a matching gift pledges of $17,500, we are well on our way. Won’t you join this Good God work?
$6,000 to $12,000
Moves a woman and her grandchildren from desperation to Hope.
ChristAid Headquarters Building
Our biggest sustainability endeavor yet, this project has taken over seven years - from conception, to land purchase, design, approvals, and building - to complete. The three story headquarters building is nearly ready to serve as an economic anchor in and around the Fort Portal, Uganda community.
When this project is fully finished, what will the impact be?
Offices for ChristAid Uganda staff - no more rent to pay
Steady and secure jobs for Uganda staff - local economic impact
Twelve market rate apartments - to generate a revenue stream to move the ministry in the direction of independence and sustainability
An event rental space - another revenue-generating resource for the ministry
An eventual rooftop restaurant - as Fort Portal grows as a tourist destination, yet another revenue-generating resource
Jobs and skills training for local people - more local economic impact
Shelters in the Storm
There is no social safety net in Uganda. Aging women are among the most vulnerable members of the community. Many of them are raising grandchildren while living in dangerous and unstable huts. We believe these women should have a safe place to live.
Welcome to Shelters in the Storm, a ministry within the ministry. Our Shelters team builds our Grandma Houses and all of ChristAid’s sustainability projects. To date, we have built forty new homes so far, with plans to build more as funds become available. These homes not only put a roof over a woman’s head - they provide dignity in security in her final years, after a lifetime of hardship and struggle.
An added bonus? Our Shelters in the Storm crew members are employed fulltime, learning job skills, and moving in the direction of their own sustainable independence.
More Teacher Housing
It’s common for schools in Uganda to provide housing for teachers. To hire and retain the best Christian teachers, we want to provide housing as part of their compensation. We’ve already built 12 individual housing units in a multi-unit building for teachers, and two homes for our Headmasters and their families. We’re raising funds to purchase a small adjoining plot of land for additional housing.
