Student graduates with bachelor's degree

Mathius on his Graduation Day

ProtEQt Children's Foundation congratulates one of our sponsored students, Mathius Luwaga, on recently attaining his bachelor's degree and graduating from university in Uganda. Well done! Your hard work, dedication and focus has paid off and will continue to reap you rewards. This is just the beginning - continue to work hard and follow your dreams!

In addition, we are pleased to report that two of our other students have successfully completed primary school and will join four of our other students at secondary school this term.

ProtEQt Children's Foundation Flea Market Sale

 Thanks so much to everyone who came out and supported us at our recent fundraising flea market sale at The Plantation Garden.



Elegant gift boxes by Chantal Evelyn were on sale at the fundraiser.



A few of the other items which were also on sale.

E-mail: proteqt.cf@gmail.com

Flea market sale for ProtEQt Children's Foundation

We'll be holding a flea market sale this Saturday, November 27th from 7:15 am - 12:30 pm to raise funds for Proteqt Children's Foundation. Come join us at stall # 38 at the Plantation Garden & Restaurant, St. Lawrence, Christ Church from 7:30 am and help the children of Rakai Village, Uganda receive a valuable education.

Time:
Saturday, November 27 · 7:30am - 12:30pm

Location:
Stall #38, The Plantation Theatre, St. Lawrence Main Road, Christ Church.

Lots of wonderful items will be on sale, including books, jewellery and a collection of vintage-style perfume bottles.

PCF holds second annual general meeting

Proteqt Children's Foundation recently held its second annual general meeting on Saturday October 16th at Collymore Rock, St. Michael.

Items on the agenda included the Chairman's report - which detailed the progress made and some of the challenges faced by PCF, the auditor's report, and a question and answer session.

A group exercise entitled: 'Developing a Viable Plan for Sustainable Fundraising' generated some very original and creative ideas from those who attended.

Proteqt Children’s Foundation featured in Barbados’ Sunday Sun Newspaper

The first of a two-part feature on Proteqt Children’s Foundation (PCF) was published in the September 6th edition of The Sunday Sun newspaper. In the feature, Dr. Veronica Evelyn, chairman of PCF, spoke about the origins of PCF and what prompted her to establish the organization. She also offered some important insight on Uganda’s educational system, some of the challenges faced by both students and teachers, and also some of her goals for PCF. The feature concludes next Sunday with a focus on the way forward for PCF.

PCF is pleased to announce that the computer which was donated by Regent Global Sourcing has arrived safely in Uganda.

Meeting of the Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees of PCF held a meeting yesterday at Searock Enterprise.

Friends of the PCF, John Field and Amanda Jones, also attended the meeting as observers.
Reports were given on sponsorships, advertising, public relations and the charity's accounts. Also discussed were plans for an open meeting with friends and donors, and future fund-raising possibilities.
The Annual General Meeting is now scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 12th.