Well we have just returned from the trip of a lifetime! We delivered 70 dolls while in Uganda, 54 are now residing at Little Angels. We were able to use doll funds to donate some soccer/footballs balls and money for school supplies. Thank you to everyone who bought and decorated dolls!

From the Little Angels website:

Duncan, the founder of Little Angels grew up in a poor family and became a sponsored child at the age of fourteen. Duncan Successfuly completed high school and had ambition of completing further studies to become a doctor. However after high school his sponsor was unable to continue to support him financially ,so his dream of being a doctor could not be achieved as could not afford the tuition costs.
Instead of being disappointed on missing out on his dream,Duncan wanted to show his appreciation to his sponsor by giving back to his local community, Duncan decided to started a project for the children who were from financially disadvantaged background and provide them with an opportunity.

There are currently 200 registered needy children under the care of Little Angels Needy Children & Orphan Project. These children are between the ages of 3 and 8 years old. It is noted that in Uganda the loss of one parent is tantamount to orphanage. The loss of one or both parents typically causes severe limitations on the ability to generate income. In turn this has a significant, negative impact on the well-being and social mobility of the child.

A child that has lost one parent is referred to as a “single orphan’ and a child that has lost both parents is referred to as a ‘double orphan’. Where possible orphans are brought under the care of a relative and this arrangement is facilitated and managed by Little Angels Needy Children & Orphan Project. There are currently 45 single orphans and 61 double orphans under their care.

Please consider supporting this project or sponsoring a child. More info can be found at www.littleangelsuganda.org

More photos are posted at http://www.flickr.com/photos/one_doll/

(February 2004. Lakewood, Colorado)

The One doll project got started on a whim. I wanted to take something with me to Zambia, something for the kids in the orphanage we’re going to visit and I heard a voice say loud and clear “make dolls, brown dolls”. I really didn’t know how to make dolls but I went to the fabric store and found some soft brown flannel and beautiful soft, curly black yarn. Once got home I started drawing and cutting (What pattern? That would be too easy!). The first 10 dolls looked like gingerbread men with reaaalllyy large heads. I knew I needed help so my sister and some friends came over to help decorate them. With love and lots of imagination the first “Worldly Girls” were born! After writing messages of hope and love on their bellies and they were ready for their journey!

  
The young man took us on a tour of the two-room building, complete with outdoor kitchen. The ones old enough all go to school and take English and other lessons right there. The kids bathe in the lake across the street. They don’t have much, but it is more than what they had before. We wished we had had enough dolls for all of them to get one of their own, but judging by the room they all slept in, we could tell that they were used to sharing. We had barely given out all the dolls before the girls, and boys, were already taking off the dolls’ clothes and swapping them, redoing their hair and having a ball. We knew we had found the right place. It’s a great feeling when it all comes together.