Our Jam Business

Last year we decided to begin a jam business with some of the mothers of the boys. For a long time we had tried to give them some form of employment to enable them to be less reliant on us and to teach them some kind of money management. We found it so difficult, nothing seemed to work until we hit upon the idea of making Jam.

With the help of a friend Joanna we began. This Project gave the parents employment and allowed us to teach them money management by dividing up their wage in parts. Contributing to school fees, rent, medical and also savings etc.

There have been hicups due to Jam going bad and being cheated on the labels. During the time of making the Jam we saw the parents change and grow in self worth and noticeably happier.

Business has always been on my heart, the more I have stayed in Uganda the more difficult it became to rely solely on people's support. So I realised to have one or two businesses that were successful enabled us to be more independant and to accomplish more with the boys and their families. So we hope to begin the jam business again with more success this time.

Lizzie's Mum