Charlie Tebbutt, HYT Trustee and former Assistant Country Manager, is travelling to the COP27
Charlie Tebbutt, HYT Trustee and its former Assistant Country Manager, is travelling to the COP27 conference in Egypt this week, as part of a delegation from Cornell University, where he is currently a postgraduate PhD student. Charlie writes: ‘Attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference is an incredible opportunity to engage with international decision makers […]
Dignity, pride and most importantly – hope for our children’s future
Richard Vita, 55, grew up in Kenyibuli, a small rural village in Northern Uganda. The village is plagued with all the symptoms of extreme poverty, child mortality is high, education levels low and there are very few opportunities for young men and women to find employment. As a child, Richard’s parents never prioritised his education, […]
HYT PLANTING TREES AND SUPPORTING GROWTH
HYT pioneers community-led tree planting in refugee schools. Working closely with communities to transform the learning environment.
Transforming Community Schools in Koboko
How can non-profits allocate support that truly aligns with a community’s priorities and efforts? One method is identifying and supporting existing community projects, such as schools. Koboko District, in the extreme North West corner of Uganda borders both South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Heavily laden trucks inch their way through Koboko’s steep […]
The story of Erisa and his four friends
In 2017, HYT set out to build six rainwater harvesting tanks in one of Uganda’s last remaining primary forests, Mabira. Located between Jinja and Kampala in the south of Uganda, Mabira is home to some of the country’s poorest communities. The project, in partnership with Water Charity, installed the tanks in six schools to bring […]
Life on the Edge – Uganda’s Congolese Refugees
It is difficult to imagine the life of a Congolese refugee, in the western world we are far removed from the realities of fighting, fleeing and surviving. In the last 12 months, HYT has provided construction training to 56 Congolese refugees. In the hope of bringing some context to HYT’s work, here is a snapshot […]
The female refugee champions of sustainable construction
For this year’s international women’s day HYT would like to honour the women in Uganda at the leading edge of sustainable innovation. Female education is principal in breaking the cycle of poverty in developing countries. In Uganda’s urban hubs woman are advancing in equal education and opportunity. Unfortunately, there is still work to be done […]
The cutting edge of early education in Kyaka II refugee settlement
Kyaka II refugee settlement in western Uganda is home to 121,000 refugees, mostly from the Democratic Republic of Congo, 54% of whom are under 17 years old. HYT, in partnership with Children on the Edge, is excited to be involved in a pioneering, community led, Early Childhood Development (ECD) programme with a focus on long […]
Working through the lockdown
Uganda, like the rest of the world, ground to a halt in late March. Although most industries were forced to close their doors, construction and training was allowed to continue, with HYT ensuring our teams were able to live and work safely. Despite all the uncertainty and fear early in the pandemic, HYT’s team at […]
Sustainably constructed homes to support child headed families.
HYT have been working in the area Ngora to build huts using the ISSB bricks for child headed families. A child headed family is where the children have been orphaned and a child becomes the main income earner for the family. HYT started this program with Edith’s Home in November 2019 and since then have […]