Uganda
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Shipping a container of hope to Uganda
For the past four months, I Am Someone founder Steve Argent has worked alongside a group of local volunteers to fill every inch of a 40-foot shipping container with essential items to send to Uganda. On Friday, the container, full of clothes, shoes, a ute and a mini-bus, pencils (that were packed into water bottles…
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A container of hope
Community members are rallying to fill a 40ft shipping container to send from Castlemaine to Uganda, supplying essential items to children in need, and they need your help. Campbells Creek local Steve Argent is the founder of I Am Someone, a community-led organisation supporting at-risk children and families in Uganda, Kenya and Sierra Leone. For…
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Devastated volunteers return home
Local volunteers travelling to Uganda to support the charity I Am Someone were devastated to learn they had to cut their trip short due to a sudden outbreak of Monkey Pox. Fourteen dedicated volunteers, 10 of whom live in and around Castlemaine, made the trek to Uganda for a month-long trip to try to improve…