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November 2020: HOPE-VTI Kenya reopens after months of restrictions due to COVID-19
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Both our Institutes in Kenya and Uganda shut down in March 2020 following the Presidential directive to curb the transmission of COVID-19. In Kenya, the Institute has reopened following a thorough inspection by County Health Officials. Only 35 of the 80 students attending before the closure could however be readmitted in line with the safety measures adopted. In Uganda, the school is scheduled to reopen in January 2021.
Photo: Students in HOPE-VTI Kenya |
July 2019: H.M Queen Silvia's Foundation provides grant to HOPE-VTI Kenya
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H. M. Queen Silvia's Foundation, Care about the Children (CATCH), provided a grant to renovate and equip a new computer classroom at our Institute in Kenya. This will enable the Institute to address the high demand and crowded classrooms thereby creating a better teaching and learning environment.
Photo: New Classroom in HOPE-VTI Kenya |
March 2019: Students in Uganda are making an impact in local communities
The media and performing classes are among the pioneer courses at HOPE VTI Uganda. In 2019, the students under these courses decided to use the knowledge they have acquired to impact their local communities. They got involved in different activities both within the Institute and in their community. They supported in cleaning the Kireka market as part of their community initiative. The students have a drama club which they use to perform at traditional marriages and wedding functions. The media class on the other hand produced short films in the local language to create awareness in their communities on different topics.
Photo: Students in HOPE-VTI Uganda Performing art class
Photo: Students in HOPE-VTI Uganda Performing art class
February 2019: Director of H.M Queen Silvia's Foundation visits HOPE-VTI Kenya
Susanne Carlzon, the Director of H. M. Queen Silvia's Foundation Care about Children (CATCH) in Sweden, made a brief stop-over at our Institute in Kenya during her visit to Kenya. This is what she said about our work: "Happy for all I saw and experienced during my 24-hour stay. You are all doing great work for these guys. I am really impressed." Here she is photographed with some students from the catering class.
Photo: Susanne Carlzon, together with students from catering class at HOPE-VTI Kenya
Photo: Susanne Carlzon, together with students from catering class at HOPE-VTI Kenya
February 2018: Launch of Fashion & Textile design course
The Fashion and textiles design course was introduced to HOPE VTI Uganda. At the launch of the course, the Youth Leader for Namugongo Division; Dumba Ali said. “Fashion and Textiles design is such an important vocational skill especially for the girl child. This is a vocational skill that students can take with them to meet the current demands in their communities. I am grateful to HOPE VTI Uganda for introducing such an important course”. The clothing industry in Uganda is very underdeveloped. Instead of producing our own fabrics and having our own production factories, the majority of Ugandans wear second hand cheap items of clothing which are imported ready-made into the country in large quantities. Other technical schools deal with this problem by offering Tailoring as a course.
At Hope VTI Uganda, we believe if students specialize in making items of high quality they could earn money and at the same time make the Institute sustainable. Photo: Students in HOPE-VTI Uganda Fashion & Textile design course
At Hope VTI Uganda, we believe if students specialize in making items of high quality they could earn money and at the same time make the Institute sustainable. Photo: Students in HOPE-VTI Uganda Fashion & Textile design course
November 2017: Founder of House of Plenty Foundation becomes a member of the advisory board of Her Majesty Queen Silvia's Care About the Children Foundation
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Monday November 6, the board had a meeting at the Royal Palace. Her Majesty Queen Silvia is the Honorary President of the Foundation and has invited Dr. Wanjiku Kaime-Atterhög as a member of the Advisory board when it comes to issues related to vulnerable children.
The purpose of the Foundation is to give support to the most vulnerable children in Sweden and the world through collaboration with well established NGO's in well defined projects. From the left: Susanne Carlzon, Mats Dellham, Queen Silvia, Olof Stenhammar, Wanjiku Kaime-Atterhög, Carl-Gustaf Piehl, Lena Ingvarsdotter Ekroth, Jan Lindman och Kirstine von Blixen-Fineck. Foto: Henrik Garlöv, Kungliga Hovstaterna |
January 2017: Kristina Persson - new board member
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House of Plenty Foundation is happy to welcome Kristina Persson, former Minister for Strategic Development and Nordic Cooperation in Sweden, as a new board member of the Foundation.
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2015: HOPE-VTI on Facebook
HOPE-VTI Kenya & HOPE-VTI Uganda launches facebook pages to share their ongoing work:
HOPE-VTI Kenya Facebook page
HOPE-VTI Uganda Facebook page
HOPE-VTI Kenya Facebook page
HOPE-VTI Uganda Facebook page
2015: HOPE-VTI Uganda - Official opening
The Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development in Uganda; Hon. Sulaiman Madada hands over a pair of Scissors to the Executive Director of HOPE Foundation; Dr. Wanjiku after cutting the Ribbon during the launch of HOPE VTI Uganda. The Centre serves over 60 marginalized youth in Kireka slum, providing them with free vocational training in IT, English and Entrepreneurship. Read more here.
2015: House of Plenty Foundation signs a 2-year Memorandum of Understanding with Mid-Sweden University
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The Foundation has signed a two-year Memorandum of Understanding with Mid-Sweden University to implement student exchange between Sweden and East African countries. Currently, we are supervising two students from the Department of Social Work under this programme in Uganda and two students from the Department of Economics/Entrepreneurship will soon be on their way to Kenya.
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2014: House of Plenty Foundation signs a 5-year Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Uganda
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In 2014, the Foundation signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development to implement HOPE-VTI Uganda. The Institute was officially launched in July 2015 by the Minister of Gender and has an enrollment of 62 students annually in IT, Business/ Entrepreneurship, Performing Arts and Media.
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2014: Founder receives award: "Innovator of the year"
Dr Wanjiku Kaime-Atterhög, the Executive Director and Founder of House of Plenty Foundation, received the 2014 "Innovator of the Year" Award at the Folkbildaforum in Linköping, Sweden, for her work that combines research, social work and innovation to solve societal problems
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