Dear friends,

Let’s start with saying ‘thank you so very, very much’ to those who helped us to turn Foodstep’s 10th anniversary into such a big celebration! Thank you for the hours and hours of preparations, the cooking, serving and tidying everthing away again. Thank you to everyone who worked behind the scenes to turn it into such a wonderful party! Thanks for everyone who attended the bbq, thank you for the presents, the financial support, the visits to old friends… really, it has warmed our hearts (which, with the high temperatues, wasn’t really that difficult… ;-))

However, we were also very happy to return Home. Did we miss our children! Fortunately, everthing went very smoothly in our absence. Big thanks and kudles to my wonderful team. And another fortunate development to report: yet another storm has blown over, the one about closing down all childrens’ homes in Uganda. I am very happy with that, as after 10 years of high ups and deep downs, closing down our Home would have been terrible, especially for our children. Right now, the kids are enjoying another two weeks of holidays. They are enjoying all the fun and games, the outdoor activities, our fashion show…. it is wonderful to see them being so happy!

With all the financial support we were given, we have renovated our Home completely. There are new gutters, a large water tank, all buildings got a fresh coat of paint, there is a shiny new kitchen and the thatched roofs have been replaced, too! Thank you so much, to all the generous people out there who support us.
On our allotment, the kitchen has been kept busy with processing all the crops. The concrete floor and fundaments of our Hotel School have also been finished, we’re all ready and waiting for the bricks!

I am so very proud and happy that I can send you these reports of our successes. We will keep working on more, as we are so very ready for the next ten years!

Thank you again to everyone who has helped to realise our dream: a hopeful future for every child!

Kiss, Nathalie