A Note From Our Founder, Kelsey

mining update from kelsey hargadine

Hello family of ROWAN!

As you have stood by us during this unforeseen mining crisis in our region, I wanted to give you a real-time update on what ROWAN is doing to actively protect and fight for the rights of not only our own beneficiaries, but over 2 MILLION affected by this project.

For the past month, we as ROWAN, along with the support and guidance of the local lawyers out of Kampala have guided negotiations between the mining company and the people.

What are we negotiating?

As the mining company uses their exploratory license to find minerals in our region, their next goal would be to get a signed MOU from individual land owners to obtain a mining license. Initially this MOU was found to be extremely shallow, with zero interest in the peoples’ rights and need for compensation. The mining company had a plan to divide and conquer in order to obtain such signatures.

Thankfully, through the collaborative efforts of our ROWAN staff and lawyer team, we educated the community to stand together as one. The community is now working in unity across 3 Districts!

Our lawyers are actively visiting the affected communities and educating people on their rights. They are guiding our steps and standing in the gap between the government, mining company, and the PAPs (Project Affected Persons.)

It is a long road ahead, but we are hopeful in God’s protection and provision of His children.

When you stand with ROWAN, you are not only supporting the orphans and widows in our program, but you are supporting our advocacy efforts. It is no surprise to our God that we are located at the heart of this crisis, and we have unshakeable faith that God will show us the opportunity to impact millions for His Kingdom! What an honor.

The most important thing right now is to intercede for the ministry and those on the front lines of this effort.

Prayer prompts are here ♥

With Love from ROWAN,

Kelsey Hargadine

mining update from kelsey hargadine

Post Author: Micayla Jorgensen

Christmas Party + Ice Cream = Everything

Together we raised over $38,000

to buy a bus for ROWAN.

For ROWAN members, the new bus means everything:

– no more time wasted walking countless hours to get to the Hall of Hope

– time + energy reinvested in education + business

– fewer safety threats along the way + more accessible healthcare

– field trip + exploration opportunities

Pastor Paul made the announcement at the Christmas Party. Check out the video:

There was dancing, praying, singing, and lots of laughing. People tried ice cream for the first time ever, they thanked God, and the excitement was off the charts. See for yourself:

 

 

 

   

 

  

 

 

Remember when we fundraised for the Hall of Hope for Christmas in 2017?

Here it is: everyone gathered under one roof.

 

We’re praising God for how far we’ve come in the last decade

and so excited to see where he takes us in the coming decade.

 

Thanks for supporting ROWAN!

 

Post Author: Micayla Jorgensen

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