What has Fields of Life achieved?
Fields of Life has come a long way since its humble beginnings in 1997, when Fields of Life Academy was built in Uganda. Since then we have expanded the work into the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi and, more recently, Sudan.
Education
94 Schools will have been built and fully functional by the end of 2009
- 37,000 children are currently being educated.
- 35,500 children have been educated so far since the first school was built in 1997.
- 3,300 children are currently being sponsored.
- In total, 4000 children have been sponsored since the Sponsorship Programme began in 1997. It started with 80 children sponsored in 1997.
- An Education Programme for monitoring educational standards has been implemented.
- 29 staff houses for teachers have been built.
Health
- 4 heath facilities have been built.
- A Child Screening Programme is currently being piloted.
Water
- 50 wells have been drilled and are providing communities
with clean, safe drinking water.
Income Generating Projects
450 families are currently being assisted by Gifts of Life.
Short Term Mission Teams
A total of 40 life-changing, Short-Term Mission Teams will have been out to East Africa by the end of 2008.
Church Planters
21 church planters are currently being supported.
