our projects have had a huge impact on the communities we serve

EDUCATION

  • 14,000 of the poorest of children educated at primary school level, who would otherwise not have gone to school;

  • 14,000 of the poorest of children fed two nourishing meals per day;

  • 900 Orphan and Vulnerable Children cared for with pastoral support, school fees paid, school uniforms provided, and school meals provided;

HEALTH

  • 300,000 patients treated free of charge at our Level III Health Centre;

  • 2,000 babies safely delivered at our health facilities, which now includes a dedicated state-of-the art Maternity Centre;

  • 250 Community Health Promoters trained over 12 years, who care for 11,750 people in the community providing primary health care services.

  • 16,000 immunisations have been given saving lives from preventable infectious diseases.

CLEAN WATER

  • 30 deep-drilled boreholes delivered in the poorest of communities in Mbale, Uganda;

  • Clean water provided daily to 14,000 people;

  • We have, for the first time, eradicated cholera in the region.

ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

  • Built and operated a Design Centre which has trained 120 tailors and seamstresses.

  • Delivered an IT Centre for essential training skills in IT and computers to improve the economic prospects of hundreds every year.

EMERGENCY RESPONSE

  • Spotlight helped provide shelter, clean water and food for the 5,600 displaced by flash floods in the communities that we serve in 2022.

  • Spotlight delivered over 6,000 Covid vaccinations in 2021.