Chalapi Uganda

With many thanks, i extend gratitude and share the work progress report on the pour-flush toilet for the vulnerable family with the two blind grown up boys. The total donations so far received amount to Ugx1.050.000
and with local contribution in kind where community members have participated carrying materials to the site and others contributing food stuffs.
As of today, work is on hold as the first donated money has been all spent.
The site foreman estimates Ugx3.850.000 more covering the cost of iron bars, roofting materials, shuttering, plastering and plumbing materials.
I have been able to speak to the local Rotary club president who has pledged to speak to his members and see if they can raise some contribution though they’re already working on some others projects.

I sincerely thank you for your prayers and support that we can help this family.

Many Blessings!

Godfrey
Team Leader
CHALAPI-UG

Regarding the court hearing, arrived at court on Friday morning and spent the entire day because the presiding magistrate had so many files.
We were then called to magistrate’s champers since the accused had not been produced in court.
The file was submitted with attachment of all the evidence exhibits photos of the accused while in the National park with the firewood.

Upon listening the lawyer pleading for mercy on behalf of the father to the blind, the magistrate confirmed tha the prosecutors of Uganda Wildlife authority have high interest in the case. He took us through the Uganda Wildlife Act, 2019 that the illegal entry and extraction of resources including firewood from a National park is heavily penalized. Offenders face up to 10 years imprisonment, a court fine of up to Ugx 3 billion or both. He continued explaining to us on the key penalties of enforcement imprisonment: authorized entry into a protected wildlife area and destruction of habitat/vegetation can result in prison sentence ranging from 3 to 10 years, depending on the scale of the demage and prior conviction fines. He also said court has discretionary authority to impose severe fine based on the value and impact on the stolen forest produce. In his final remarks which somehow encouraged us, he stated that upon conviction, the accused can be ordered to pay compensation for the loss or demage caused to the parks ecosystem which can amout to up to five times the value of the extracted forset produce.

Having understood the situation of the victim and vulnerability of the family, he request the state attorney to engage the Uganda Wildlife authority prosecutor pleading for a lenient sentence if the accused takes a plea bargain. And he told to be arranging for some small amount for compensation as a lenient conviction sentence but not expecting community service sentence because of the crime nature and the authority having interest in the case.
Case was adjourned to this week again on Friday and a production warrant to have the accused be produced in court be made.
🙏🏽praying and hoping for the best.

Family in dire need. Two sons born blind and one both blind and deaf. Father currently on remand in prison after being arrested illegally collecting firewood in queen Elizabeth national park for the family to earn a living. Today morning the mother to these less privileged boys 43 and 39 years visited on our office heartbroken reporting and appealing for support after the only pit latrine they have been using was last week hit down by a strong wind. With alot of sympathy, we went with her to ascertain the magnitude of the challenge.

We found the situation so alarming that even when the boys were being guided to use the neighbor’s latrine, the distance and accessibility wasn’t friendly. The mother tried digging three fts, covered with timber and mud.
From the site, i have quickly mobilised a team of CHALAPI-UG ex-prisoners to come and dig a more standard one as i mobilise friends and people of will to support our efforts to see this family out of this inhumane and dire need.

Friends, Let’s support this family

Having long days and hours of work as a co-opted member on the district Ebola taskforce. Conducting community mobilisation and awareness on the standard operational procedures, leave home early and return very late.
Pray for strength and good health

Today 2nd June i received a special gift with humility from the hands of the Bishop of South Rwenzori Diocese recognizing my work. At surprise invitation during the Bishop’s high level diocesan management merting, bishop handled over to me a gift bag that i found nice fabric shirt. He also prayed a blessing for me, my family and CHALAPI-UG ministry.

Attending a district high-level stakeholders engagement meeting on the high alert of on going Ebola outbreak threat. There have been imported cases from our neighbours the Democratic Republic of Congo. There’s tension and we have agreed on intensifying community awareness on the provided ministry of health guidelines.
Join us in prayers as we fight to ensure no more spread. A number of more suspected cases already in isolation waiting for confirmed results.

Big health threat

Struggling with tragic climate change incidents of floods, mud/landslides and hailstorms. This week we have so far lost 8 lives including a painful one of a 8 months pregnant mother.
Thank God 15 have been rescued from flooding rivers and with Red cross society of Uganda kasese branch, i have been at the centre of planning emergency response and successfully rescued 9 victims and offered first aid. Tough days always on call.
Pray that the situation calms down and affected households finds solace in the Lord and support to cope in this difficult moments. Property and cross worth billions of money is lost.

Delivery of potted vegetables to beneficiaries was done

Exciting News of the year worth celebration Glory be to God
CHALAPI-UG has secures 15 university degree scholarship to children of long term serving inmates and ex-prisoners to study in Algeria. The timely and critical scholarship is to benefit students who sat and passed science subjects at their advanced certificate of education between 2024 and 2025 but failed to pursue university education due to their vulnerability of parents being in prison or still copying with life after prison.
This humbling opportunity has been offered through the office of the army commander Brig. Gen Muhindo Mawa who hails from kasese and has been following and inspired by CHALAPI-UG program initiatives. The scholarship is a Uganda- Algeria Bilateral Cooperation in Education. After our several engagements following this huge funded scholarship based on criteria and eligibility, only 15 beneficiaries qualified after the interviews.

Your prayers for CHALAPI-UG will never be in vein.
Many many thanks.

Godfrey

Today 29th March 2026, teams of lawyers were dispatched to different cathedrals across Kasese District to speak about the pro-bono legal services that have been going on during this month and to close with a public legal clinic on Tuesday as kasese celebrates international women’s day after the main national celebrations that was held on 8th. So far 306 registered cases of women in conflict with the law, 55 already on trial remanded in prisons. Lawyers have committed to follow all these cases to conclusion as their contribution towards speeding up justice for women during March the month for women. Many thanks for the support that enabled teams move to the field registering cases, engaging state prosecutors, witnesses and other actors.
Many blessings!
Godfrey

We have viewed the carpentry and other vocational skills equipment being auctioned by Action For Community Development. The organisation top leadership is encouraging us to identify all that CHALAPI-UG would require and then put a figure of amount of money we can offer so they can discuss at the opening of Bids. Most of the equipment are still very sound.
Our prayer that we can raise some money to at least pick some and not miss out on this opportunity to have our centre get more equipped to serve the community.
I have informed chairman and has asked that meet him at his country home on Monday for further discussions over the same.
Once again many thanks for every donation that has kept us reach out to our target beneficiaries.
Blessings!
Godfrey