Growing Futures & The Suubi Center

The Suubi Center is one of projects that Growing Futures is currently involved in. While I'm in Uganda, I will be helping to get it set up, as well as traveling to schools to create gardens and harvest crops. (see pic)

The Center will be used by children who are unable to continue their formal education as well other underprivileged community groups. Construction of the Suubi Center started at the beginning of this year.

Suubi hopes to provide training in a variety of fields, from farming techniques and livestock care, to English and Math classes.


Eventually they plan to offer a wide array of courses and training while serving as a community center. Most of this depends on finding ways to fund these projects.

I didn't include the pictures of the pit toilets that are also under construction, but I have been informed that they will be 100 ft deep when completed. Impressive poop pit. At some point there will also be demonstration gardens at the Center, as well as some small buildings to house volunteers.

I'm Still in Maine...

So this is my tentative blog. Tentative in that who knows if I will ever post again once I've headed off. Although, I did set this up using a dial-up connection, so Uganda can't be too much slower than that. But I set it up just in case. So maybe I will...don't get mad if I don't.

A little bit of info:

1. I'm moving to Uganda on February 4, and will be there until the middle of August. Uganda is here:



2. I will be working with a group call Growing Futures that sets up organic gardens at primary schools and then gets the kids involved in growing their own food through hands-on classes and demonstrations. The aim is to teach kids about vegetables and nutrition, as well as provide food to an otherwise hungry group of students.

3. Jeffrey is also coming to Uganda, though not until he finishes his Winter Residency at Watershed at the end of May.

That's about it. Feel free to comment to me here, especially if I end up using it...Otherwise you can email me at alibelle@gmail.com and wait patiently for a response.

Wish me Luck and Love to All!