The ‘Ekisa’ team (meaning ‘grace’ in Luganda) spent 3 weeks working with the children and staff of Kiwoko Hospital, in Uganda, during the summer of 2007.

Their experiences of living and working with Ugandan Christians made a deep impact on many of the team and their time in Luwero saw the love of Christ shared with hundreds of young people as the team ran a series of kids clubs in the local area.

CMS Ireland’s 2008 Annual Project, Footsteps, is based in Kajiado diocese, Kenya and gives us the opportunity to walk alongside two children in Torosei as they show us what a typical day looks like for them.

Sanau and Shankua teach us some Swahili, we visit their school and see what life is like back home in their boma.

As we follow in their footsteps we learn why education is so important in Kajiado – and why the Church has made it such a priority.

The 2009 Annual Project, Start Small, Grow Tall, is based in Kibungo Diocese, Rwanda and gives us the opportunity to find out more about life for rural farming communities in the South East of the country.

Focusing on Anita’s family the Start Small, Grow Tall DVD shows us what a typical day looks like for many Rwandans. The material provides a fantastic insight to the lives of ‘ordinary’ people and shows how we can help the local church make a real difference.

The Start Small, Grow Tall project will support the Diocese of Kibungo as it works to provide training, jobs and an income generating project, in the form of a maize growing cooperative.