Holiday Report

Christ Care children on holiday

This was the long awaited time after a period of three months. Children arrived at home at around 1:00pm on Friday 16th August, they entered their stuff in their rooms and we later had a prayer led by Geoffrey. At 2:00 pm we had lunch and the children rested.

On Monday being our day for briefing, we revised our holiday work plan that we were to follow throughout the holiday.

It was a busy time as it has always been where different activities geared towards equipping children spiritually, mentally and physically are carried out. Among which include: life skills, practical skills and equipping them spiritually.

Daily devotions were held twice a day.

New relationships were created among parents and Peter’s Heart.

More information about children and their families was known.

Children were reunited with their fathers and other paternal relatives.

Fathers and other relatives welcomed the idea of spending time with their children during school breaks.

Children were happy to meet their relatives and have a sense of belonging to paternal relatives.

We had a good time of prayer together with the families we visited.

All children were given holiday package were helped by Aidah and Irene. Every child was given a book to read and then tell the story in the book later. This interested some though some were shy to tell stories due to challenges in spoken English language.

Shoe Making

It was purposed that every child by the end of school holiday must learn something that can help them to earn a living. Craft shoes for all ages being on market, we decide to teach all of them how to make them. Irene Nawaguma has that skill. She passed it on to our children too. All children were put under the same class and she taught them. They used hard papers to act as shoe soles and soft paper as shoe laces. Every child was responsible for making his or her own pair of craft shoes. Next school break, shoe making materials and tools to be bought so that children are able to make their own pairs of shoes.

Gardening and Agriculture

During term one school break, we prepared gardens and planted different vegetables  with children which included; cabbages, green pepper, tomatoes  Carrots among others. 

Children were paired and given a small plot of land to care for and plant in crops.This second term break was time for harvesting and preparing gardens for other crops.

They were able to do practicals of things they are taught theoretically in class rooms, among which were; soil erosion, its causes, demerits and its control, mulching, making nursery beds and why.

New crops were planted these include: cabbages, carrots, cauliflower, spinach, tomatoes and cucumber.

Children were taught how they can earn a living through agriculture.

The children liked these sessions so much because they had enjoyed the yields of the previous season. 

We were able to go to Kakiri with children to harvest sweet potatoes which played a big part in on our holiday menu.

Garden tools to be bought before children return for next school break.

Children to be given more exposure in farming by taking them to bigger gardens during next break.

Animal farming to be introduced next school holiday so that children may have animal farming experience too in addition to crop farming.

-Geoffrey Seruwu