ROTOM supports over 1000 elderly people in very poor communities in Uganda. Here in the UK we support 35 people 27 of whom do not have adequate, safe, toilets and some have none at all. Our aim is to fund 27 new latrines by the end of the year. So far we have managed to […]
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Race to the loo!
Pretty please support Rachel Dalton and ‘Team Toilet’ in the Monster Race mud challenge… Just a few quid will go a long way towards ROTOM’s goal of supplying elderly people with a simple toilet. Its a basic need that so many simply do not have. Thank you for supporting this important campaign. Bring it ON! […]
Monster Race for the Loo
Running a 10k obstacle race to raise funds for the elderly in Uganda who, not only look after their grandchildren without any income or help but they don’t even have a loo. We want to build them all one, who will help us????. X x
Monster 10K
Reach One Touch One Ministries Its purpose is to raise funds to support and meet the spiritual, social, physical, and psychological needs of the elderly and children under their care in Uganda & Ethiopia. These elderly people live in poverty and have had to become the guardians of their grandchildren as they have lost their […]
Monster Race 10k (Devon)
OK, so I’ve decided to punish my body again and do another sporting challenge! Another 10k run with multiple obstacles along the way…what’s not to love!! My pain or discomfort is nothing compared to what the elderly in Uganda have to deal with because they do not have access to proper sanitation. At their advanced […]
3 meals a day food security. Go to bed on a full stomach!
Message from Uganda Almost all older persons supported by ROTOM depended on subsistence peasant farming for their survival. With old age (average age of ROTOM supported seniors is currently 78 years), many of the seniors are sickly, weak and frail. 56% have visual impairments while 36% have physical disabilities. They are no longer able to […]
A warm Christmas
A Blanket, for Christmas! “Thanks to Friends like YOU, ROTOM supported seniors can receive gifts that make them feel recognized, valued and loved. This Christmas, gift a ROTOM Senior with a “Warm Blanket”. Donate £24 or more if you feel you can buy a senior a blanket. Kevina N. is 83 years old and lives […]
COVID-19 Emergency Appeal
Things are deteriorating at an alarming rate in Uganda. COVID-19 cases are rising rapidly affecting the rural villages as well as cities. Already it is overwhelming the country’s meagre health care system. All efforts at the moment are concentrated on maximising health care at both ROTOM health centres. We desperately need funds for the following: […]
Fourth Nurse Urgently need
The health centre provides 24hour care for up to eight patients staffed by one nurse during the day and one at night. They also need to be able to travel out to the villages to do clinics and there are many sick and frail patients who need to be seen in their homes. Our seniors […]
Clean water for all
Water is essential for life! Clean water is essential for a healthy life! Our aim for this coming year is to ensure that all our elderly Ugandan friends have access to clean, safe water. We plan to make a rain water collection system and sealed storage tank available to all 38 of our supported seniors […]