Official acknowledgement of Dress A Girl Australia well in Kalagi Uganda

Received this plaque today from Water-4-Kids International officially acknowledging the Dress A Girl well built and sponsored by Dress A Girl Friends from Australia in Kalagi Uganda. 

For a larger and readable version of the image above, click here.

For a larger and readable version of the official letter above, click here.

My heartfelt thanks to all the individual sponsors who found it in their hearts to sponsor dresses which I sew on their behalf including those individuals who donated for their birthdays, christmas presents and I was able to raise the money($5,000) needed to sponsor the cost of building the well. What a difference the water from the well has made to the people/community of Kalagi Uganda. 

Sponsored dresses were distributed as part of the school kits to some of the 500 school children in the Philippines last month(June Distribution #94). Thanks everyone!

For more pictures on the school kits and dress distributions, please click here and for school kits distributions, click here.

Re-sharing - Dress A Girl Australia Well now open for the community of Kalagi Uganda

Re-sharing especially for those donors who sponsored dresses, online shops and ebay customers, family and friends who helped make this mission possible - Dress A Girl Australia well. My heartfelt thanks to everyone.
For individual images of the pictures below, please click on the link below -

"Dress A Girl Well (Australia) - Kalagi Uganda." 

The album shows the individual images taken during the opening and handing over of the well to the people of Kalagi Uganda. Pictures courtesy of Hope-4-Kids International.

A dream I thought would not be possible but has happened and the best way to celebrate and share the spirit of Easter.

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Posted Saturday, 28-March-2015

The well that I have been fundraising for the community of Kalagi Uganda is now open and has been handed over to the community. Here are some images taken by Hope-4-Kids International during the opening and handing over of the well.

I want to thank all the donors who helped in contributing to the funds raised through dress sponsorships, purchases from my on-line shops and ebay, family, close friends and a few friends from Dress A Girl Australia. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. You have helped restore hope to a village in Uganda through clean water. Thank you so much.
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Update on Dress A Girl Australia Well for the community of Kalagi Uganda

Here is an update of the Dress A Girl Australia well from Water-4-Kids International which I am trying to raise money for  for the people/community of Kalagi Uganda through the Dress Sponsorship program, proceeds from sales of my online shop and ebay listings.

As of today I have raised $4,287.25 out of the $10,500 money that is required to accomplish this project. Still trying to think of ways to make the fundraising quicker. It is not an easy task to try to accomplish something especially in an unfamiliar environment but soon, very soon I will get to reach my goal. I just have to be very patient and diligent.

To access a larger and more readable version of this letter, please click here. If you want to help make a difference and give a better future and hope to the people of Kalagi Uganda, you can help by selecting any of the options below -
1) Dress Sponsorship program - click here for more details and how to sponsor a dress.
2) Buying any of the handmade stuff I make and sell - click here to go to the online shop.
3) Buy any listings I made in ebay under 'Leisurestuff', click here to check out what is available
4) Or if you can spare any amount, click here to make a donation.

Thank you.

Update on Dress A Girl Australia well

— feeling excited. Received an email regarding the Dress A Girl Australia well for the people of Kalagi Uganda. As of today, I have raised the amount of $3,379.25. I believe I need to work harder to raise the target amount of $10,500 so all moneys from sale from my shops and anything I will sell from garage sales will go to this fundraising campaign until I reach the target.

 If anyone wants to help and make a donation, pls click here - 

Donate to the Dress A Girl Australia well fundraising campaign

Thank you and please help spread the word around. It will be much appreciated.

Compensation Received today

Today I received the compensation for the missing parcel I sent to Uganda in May this year in the amount of $189.00 ($150.00USD). 

Again, true to my word I donated the full amount to my fundraising campaign for a well to be built in Kalagi Uganda and give them hope.

If you want to help make a difference and give hope to the people of Kalagi Uganda, please make a donation to my campaign to raise money to build a well for clean water. It is a secure site and once you submit your donation, you get a tax receipt for your donation. 

Hope for the people of Kalagi Uganda

Thank you and please help spread the word around.

Update on Dress A Girl Australia well for Kalagi Uganda

Thank you to Martin Grunburg, the author of the New York Times' bestseller book The Habit Factor for donating my second place winnings from the Habit Factor global challenge and putting in a little extra to my fundraising campaign to build a well for clean water in Kalagi Uganda. It was a pleasure joining the competition. Thank you so much!

As of today, I have raised $942.75 for this project. I have $150.00 worth of checks which I still need to mail. Hopefully this weekend I will be able to post it. It needs my time so I can write a small note to go with it before mailing. I hope to speed up the raising of the money needed to build a well for clean water in Kalagi Uganda in the next 3 months. 

Update on the 'Habit Factor' challenge - I won second place

WooHoo! Just got notified by email that I won second place in the 'Habit Factor' global challenge that I entered in early January this year. My prize is a $100 gift card or paypal donation. This money goes straight to my fundraising campaign for a Dress A Girl Australia well to be built in Kalagi Uganda. Thank you Habit Factor.

Wish for 2014 - Dress A Girl Well for Kalagi Uganda

Please come and join Dress A Girl Australia in aiming for the stars for the people of Kalagi Uganda. For at least one star... one big star that will change one village' way of life ...hope through clean water. 

With your help, we can make this happen. Please help spread the word around. Thank you!

Sale #4 - Soy Candles for Kalagi Uganda

Another lucky day. These cute candelina jar soy candles were bought today by a very good friend of Dress A Girl Australia who shall remain nameless for the simple reason that these candles were bought to give as Christmas presents to recipients who could possibly be likers of Dress A Girl Australia. It would destroy the excitement of opening a gift at Christmas day if the recipients happen to read this posting and find out it is for them. It is better to be safe. :-)

Thank you so much for helping provide a clean water to the people of Kalagi Uganda through your purchase of these soy candles. It is 'soy' very much appreciated. Thank you.

If you still are looking for christmas presents for that someone special in your life, please drop by Dress A Girl Australia's e-shop. Please make a purchase if there is anything you like. It is going to a very good cause. Thank you.

Another one for the Dress a Girl well

One of my all-time favourites (i have one for my own) i wished i had bought more of this panel is the Angel Doll advent calendar which i sold last Monday to Heather Harris.

Thank you Heather! Much appreciated. I hope you will like it or whoever is going to be the lucky recipient. Thank you for helping provide clean water to the people of Kalagi Uganda.

Second sale for Dress A Girl Australia well

I think if I really focus on this project (which I am going to do in the first 3 months of the new year 2014) there is a big chance that I will be able to raise the amount of money needed to build a well in Kalagi Uganda in 2014. And I have not approached any of my work colleagues yet. They still do not know.

Last week, I had my second sale and proceeds of the sale will be going to Dress A Girl Australia' well to provide clean water to the people of Kalagi Uganda. Here is what I sold last week -

and always at a time when I dont expect to sell anything. Out of the blue I get a notification that a payment has been made for an item. I just have to be careful though as donations has to be made in US dollars and I sell in Australian dollar. I need to do some conversion before I process the donation. So another AUD$45.00 (about $40USD) going to the fund and thank you so much to Nelly Kremko for the purchase. Much appreciated.

We can do it.....We can make this happen !!

Hello everyone !  It is finally here and I hope you will support Dress A Girl Australia in its mission to raise money to build a well and provide clean water for the people in Kalagi, Uganda. The fundraising page is now active and accepting donations. To access the page, please click on the image below -. Same image is also available on the right navigation pane.

All donations go directly to the Water-4-Kids program of the Water-4-kids International who is working in partnership with the Dress a Girl Well project of Dress A Girl around the World and all donations made using the fundraising page will be earmarked for Friends of Dress A Girl Australia. The goal is to raise the amount of $10,500 US (approximately $11,200 AUD at today's exchange rate). The village information on Kalagi Uganda is available on the fundraising page which you can share to all your family and friends who may want to give towards the well. Donors can leave a message with the amount of their donations or donate anonymously on the page. A receipt is issued for your donations. **

Please help spread the word around. Through everyone's kindness and generosity we will be able to give hope and make good health, safety and abundant life become a reality for the families of this village. What better time to help and make a difference and aim to reach the goal this Christmas season. Let us spread good cheer not only to our dear family and friends but share the holiday spirit we always have and enjoy with a village in need and celebrate Christmas in the most wonderful way possible...hope through clean water for the people of Kalagi, Uganda in the very near future.

Spread the word around! We can do it!  We can make this happen! 

Thank you in advance!

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** Highly recommend anyone making a donation to talk to their accountants for advise regarding donations you make and the receipt issued for the donations.
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Dress A Girl Well....is almost here!

WooHoo!!  The fundraising page for the Dress A Girl Well is almost here. Might be available in a day or two. Just a minor question regarding the page and once this is cleared, the page will be made active and will be capable of accepting donations. 

For more information on the Dress A Girl Australia well, please click here.

Get ready everyone to help this village for once get clean water through your kindness and generosity. Make it the best Christmas ever for the 700 children and 300 adults including the people from five surrounding villages, four schools and five churches. Please help spread good cheer not only to our dear family and friends but share the holiday spirit we always have and enjoy with a village in need and celebrate Christmas in the most wonderful way possible....giving hope through water.

For more information, please feel free to send an email todressagirlaustralia@gmail.com.

Connected to a village in Uganda

Dress A Girl Australia is now connected to a village where a well for clean water will be constructed once the funds are available. Here is a profile of the village Kalagi in Uganda -

Village Profile: Kalagi, Uganda

• Parish: Degeya
• Sub-County: Kalagala
• County: Bamunanika
• District: Luwero
• Current water source: Open Pond
• Population: 700 Children; 300 Adults

KALAGI VILLAGE is located in the Luwero Central Region, Luwero District in the subcounty of Kalagala. Following the Uganda-Tanzania War that removed Idi Amin Dada from power in 1979, a period of intense competition and fighting for control between different groups followed. Luwero was the heart of the Liberation War of 1981-1986 when a guerrilla war was waged by the National Resistance Army (NRA) against the then government of Milton Obote and later of Tito Okello. Many civilian lives were lost when Obote’s forces retaliated against the NRA. Although numerous Obote soldiers had previously survived Idi Amin’s terrorist activities, they sadly turned to the same type of actions against the NRA. The area of the Luwera District had many refugee camps that were subject to military control and human rights abuses. Having been at the heart of this war-ravaged area, leaders quickly abandoned the land and moved to Kampala to enjoy their victory. As a result, this area has been ignored by past and current governments so badly that the only significant development has been a paved road that was put in three years ago. Every single person living here continues to suffer greatly from these historic challenges.

The original water source of Kalagi is an open pond located 4.0 kilometers from the village. Because the pond is open, animals also have access to it, tracking in mud and sediment when they drink and often going to the bathroom in or near the pond. When it rains, water runs over the ground collecting pollutants and pours them into the source. The small pool is a dark brown color indicating the enormous amount of mud and silt that get stirred up. Dense foliage around some of the pond can hide snakes and other animals. Water-borne diseases such as typhoid, cholera and dysentery abound in this source and are responsible for many cases of sick villagers. The very young and the elderly usually suffer the most and fragile lives are often lost to the ravages of these diseases. And still they continue to drink this filthy, horrific water because they simply have no way to obtain clean water.

  ** Picture courtesy of Water-4-Kids International **

  ** Picture courtesy of Water-4-Kids International **

  ** Picture courtesy of Water-4-Kids International **

  ** Picture courtesy of Water-4-Kids International **

 ** Picture courtesy of Water-4-Kids International **

** Picture courtesy of Water-4-Kids International **

The situation for life and health are desperate and often hopeless in the village of Kalagi. But the lives of these precious villagers will soon be radically changed for the better with your gift of a borehole. This deep well will provide fresh, pure water for these villagers and their surrounding community. They will simply have to pump a small handle on their new well to receive clear, clean, life-giving water. Health, safety and abundant life will no longer be a dream for the families of this village, they will be a reality. Sparkling, untainted water will be readily available to them year-round. The number of people impacted by your generosity includes 700 children and 300 adults, including the people from five surrounding villages, four schools and five churches. Access to clean water will enhance the growth of every child in this area thereby helping build up a nation and our world at large.

Get ready everyone to help this village for once get clean water through your kindness and generosity. Make it the best Christmas ever for the 700 children and 300 adults including the people from five surrounding villages, four schools and five churches.
For more information, please feel free to send an email to dressagirlaustralia@gmail.com.

Christmas Wish for a village in need

The planning geek is in action again. Are you about to whip up your Christmas list? If you have started or you are in the middle of one or are just about to start, are you contemplating on including "making a difference" on your list this year? Perhaps give a "micro mini" percentage of your Christmas money to a charity of your choice? Or better still help transform a village in need and provide hope through safe water?

Dress A Girl (Around the World) Australia has requested Water-4-Kids International to be connected to a village, to  a village somewhere out there, somewhere in this world that has been waiting for life and hope and hopefully through your kindness and generosity this coming Christmas and days to come their needs would be granted. 

Please give it a thought and by the time you have made up your mind that you indeed want to make a difference, make 2013 a year of living making a difference perhaps the village we will be helping will be available and a fundraising site will be up and running for anyone who wants to help. Please help spread good cheer not only to our dear family and friends but share the holiday spirit we always have and enjoy with a village in need and celebrate Christmas in the most wonderful way possible. 

More details will be published as soon as it becomes available. In the meantime, please help spread the word around and as always thank you for your support. For any questions, please feel free to send an email to dressagirlaustralia@gmail.com. Would be happy to answer any questions you may have. Thank you.

*** A special note to avoid inconveniences, please include "talk to my accountant" if you are planning to include "making a difference" through a well in your Christmas list this year. Thank you.