Centre for Hope and Life in and After Prison Initiative Uganda
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When support and inspiration causes impact, we achieve and celebrate together. Our hard working women receive the Best Women Farmers Association Award at the 2026 National Agricultural Show in Jinja. This is so humbling attracting national attention.
It was intensified preparations to have our group competite with over 200 other groups from across the country.
We attribute all this to your continued prayers and timely tremendous support that is causing impact transforming lives.
Blessings!
Long legal battling day that has in the end brought joy tha family can reunite and smile again.
Plea of guilty was registered and judgment passed three year prison sentence or fine payment worth Ugx 1.151.800 be paid. We worked and around the clock and thank God the fine was raised, paid through the bank. We then secured his release.
The family can’t thank you enough for your prayers and the timely support.
The lawyer was so instrumental ensuring the speed up of justice so the family moves on.
The magistrate was kind that he presided over the case with humility.
Once again, thank you.
Our focus now goes on seeing the completion of the latrine.
With many thanks, i extend gratitude and share the work progress report on the pour-flush toilet for the vulnerable family with the two blind grown up boys. The total donations so far received amount to Ugx1.050.000
and with local contribution in kind where community members have participated carrying materials to the site and others contributing food stuffs.
As of today, work is on hold as the first donated money has been all spent.
The site foreman estimates Ugx3.850.000 more covering the cost of iron bars, roofting materials, shuttering, plastering and plumbing materials.
I have been able to speak to the local Rotary club president who has pledged to speak to his members and see if they can raise some contribution though they’re already working on some others projects.
I sincerely thank you for your prayers and support that we can help this family.
Many Blessings!
Godfrey
Team Leader
CHALAPI-UG
Regarding the court hearing, arrived at court on Friday morning and spent the entire day because the presiding magistrate had so many files.
We were then called to magistrate’s champers since the accused had not been produced in court.
The file was submitted with attachment of all the evidence exhibits photos of the accused while in the National park with the firewood.
Upon listening the lawyer pleading for mercy on behalf of the father to the blind, the magistrate confirmed tha the prosecutors of Uganda Wildlife authority have high interest in the case. He took us through the Uganda Wildlife Act, 2019 that the illegal entry and extraction of resources including firewood from a National park is heavily penalized. Offenders face up to 10 years imprisonment, a court fine of up to Ugx 3 billion or both. He continued explaining to us on the key penalties of enforcement imprisonment: authorized entry into a protected wildlife area and destruction of habitat/vegetation can result in prison sentence ranging from 3 to 10 years, depending on the scale of the demage and prior conviction fines. He also said court has discretionary authority to impose severe fine based on the value and impact on the stolen forest produce. In his final remarks which somehow encouraged us, he stated that upon conviction, the accused can be ordered to pay compensation for the loss or demage caused to the parks ecosystem which can amout to up to five times the value of the extracted forset produce.
Having understood the situation of the victim and vulnerability of the family, he request the state attorney to engage the Uganda Wildlife authority prosecutor pleading for a lenient sentence if the accused takes a plea bargain. And he told to be arranging for some small amount for compensation as a lenient conviction sentence but not expecting community service sentence because of the crime nature and the authority having interest in the case.
Case was adjourned to this week again on Friday and a production warrant to have the accused be produced in court be made.
🙏🏽praying and hoping for the best.
Family in dire need. Two sons born blind and one both blind and deaf. Father currently on remand in prison after being arrested illegally collecting firewood in queen Elizabeth national park for the family to earn a living. Today morning the mother to these less privileged boys 43 and 39 years visited on our office heartbroken reporting and appealing for support after the only pit latrine they have been using was last week hit down by a strong wind. With alot of sympathy, we went with her to ascertain the magnitude of the challenge.
We found the situation so alarming that even when the boys were being guided to use the neighbor’s latrine, the distance and accessibility wasn’t friendly. The mother tried digging three fts, covered with timber and mud.
From the site, i have quickly mobilised a team of CHALAPI-UG ex-prisoners to come and dig a more standard one as i mobilise friends and people of will to support our efforts to see this family out of this inhumane and dire need.
Friends, Let’s support this family
Having long days and hours of work as a co-opted member on the district Ebola taskforce. Conducting community mobilisation and awareness on the standard operational procedures, leave home early and return very late.
Pray for strength and good health
Today 2nd June i received a special gift with humility from the hands of the Bishop of South Rwenzori Diocese recognizing my work. At surprise invitation during the Bishop’s high level diocesan management merting, bishop handled over to me a gift bag that i found nice fabric shirt. He also prayed a blessing for me, my family and CHALAPI-UG ministry.
Attending a district high-level stakeholders engagement meeting on the high alert of on going Ebola outbreak threat. There have been imported cases from our neighbours the Democratic Republic of Congo. There’s tension and we have agreed on intensifying community awareness on the provided ministry of health guidelines.
Join us in prayers as we fight to ensure no more spread. A number of more suspected cases already in isolation waiting for confirmed results.
Big health threat
Struggling with tragic climate change incidents of floods, mud/landslides and hailstorms. This week we have so far lost 8 lives including a painful one of a 8 months pregnant mother.
Thank God 15 have been rescued from flooding rivers and with Red cross society of Uganda kasese branch, i have been at the centre of planning emergency response and successfully rescued 9 victims and offered first aid. Tough days always on call.
Pray that the situation calms down and affected households finds solace in the Lord and support to cope in this difficult moments. Property and cross worth billions of money is lost.
