SHAPE PROJECTS

Jidda: Ethiopian Highlands

Jidda woreda (district) is in the Ethiopian highlands about 2 hours drive from Addis Ababa, but has only recently had a road that is usable all year and lacks many basic services. It is classified as a UN food insecure area, which means that food aid may be needed if the harvest is poor. Last year the harvest was poor.

Our implementing partners in Ethiopia are SUNARMA, a registered Ethiopian environmental non-governmental organisation, and the local government's Health and Education departments.

SHAPE is providing clean water and equipment to health facilities and schools.

Busamaga: eastern Uganda - click here for daily updates !

Our "Project Bednet" is being implemented by trustee Dr Neil Fletcher in the twelve villages in the Anglican Parish of Busamaga, 30 km East of Mbale.

SHAPE has funded medicines, local transport costs and almost 1000 mosquito bednets - enough to protect every young child and pregnant woman within the community. This June, working with a local nurse and a team organised by the community, he will run a clinic in each village, distribute the bed nets and give a high dose of vitamin A to all children under 5.

Neil says " This project alone should save the lives of over 400 children and mothers-to-be over the next five years, and will continue to save significant numbers of young lives over the next decade. I will be accompanied by new SHAPE team member, teacher Jenny Cole from Cam in Gloucestershire, who hopes to establish links between Gloucestershire and Busamaga schools."