The Smile Village Skills Training Academy has been equipping young people to become tailors and dressmakers since it was founded in 2019. At that time, Projects Delivering Hope provided a machine for each student to use, but these now need to be replaced. 25 new manual machines will cost just Read more
Smile Children’s Charity Village in Uganda is in need of a large bread oven. Heated by charcoal, it will be used to teach baking skills to young people, and to bake many loaves of bread to help feed the 400 children and students who attend school and training courses there Read more
Smile Academy is part of the Smile Charity Village where small children are given a home and an education, and young people are trained in skills such as tailoring, hairdressing, mechanics and driving. Following on from our 2024 Skills Training project we have funded a further 35 students.
We have set up a pilot project with 6 single mothers or grandmothers who have returned to Kajo-Keji from the refugee camps, and are struggling with livelihood to support their children or grandchildren in their schooling. Each of the women received 2 piglets, with a shelter and all the necessary feed and equipment. The Read more
Based on the success of a community savings project set up in 2019 we have now enabled a further 12 Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLA’s) by providing each of them with saving kits and offering business training for small scale business owners in Kajo-Keji. This is a financial empowerment Read more
In November 2025, our long-term supporter and dear friend Denise, sadly passed away after a short illness and her family kindly invited donations in her memory to be given to Projects Delivering Hope in support of our projects. In 2019, Denise joined us on a trip to Uganda, where we Read more
The Mothers Union in the Diocese of Kajo Keji is setting up Poultry Projects in 5 parishes. Each project includes the construction of a 3m x 10m chicken house with surrounding enclosure together with feed & feeders, drinkers & vaccines. Chicks will be reared and sold for a profit and Read more
In February Bishop James informed us that military confrontation in Julio Boma resulted in 15 families being left homeless after their houses had been burned down. They were sleeping under trees without access to shelter, food, clothing, cooking utensils and other essential supplies. PDH Trustees joined others to provide an Read more
Kajo-Keji Christian College teaches theology, management & education courses in South Sudan. With around 230 students, financing the running costs, staff salaries, equipment and food are a constant challenge. With many returning refugees returning needing basic homes, the college has identified an income generating project and we have agreed to Read more
We are excited to be partnering with the Smile Academy in Uganda once again in sponsoring young South Sudanese and Ugandan people to learn a trade. The course will provide them with the skills, training and tools they need to set up businesses in Catering, Construction, Driving, Mechanics, Tailoring and Read more