ALTHOUGH they are thousands of miles apart, a village in South Kilkenny and an African village are developing close links. Kilmacow and the village of Tiira in Uganda are becoming closely intertwined thanks to the efforts of Harry and Ursula Knox. Read the article from the 5th March 2019 Munster Express Article Part 1 Munster[…]
This visit had a different focus than previous visits. We are finished expanding as we have reached the maximum number of 220 children that we can realistically manage. However, we will always be flexible enough to take on board a mother who seeks support and who we believe is in a genuinely desperate situation. On[…]
Our plan for this visit was to speak to parents of all of the 60 families that we support, as a group, and distribute flyers in their own local language of various documents that had been interpreted for us previously at such group meetings. The reason for this was that everyone would now have a[…]
Here is a summary of what the public donations were spent on during the past financial year followed by the the 3 months up to June 30th 2018. Spending of Donations
On landing at Entebbe Airport we were picked up by Wilson Bulwa, a previous employee of World Vision who we had asked to take us in a hired car to our guesthouse in Busia Town, the nearest town to Tiira Village. We had engaged Wilson to translate what we had to say to the parents[…]
I am delighted to present to you the first Annual Report of Opportunity Knox Charity. The idea for the Charity was sparked from Ursula and I being part of a group of Donors to World Vision Ireland who visited Eastern Uganda in November 2015. Ursula and I were two of the 22 people who took[…]
Mary and Richard Walsh, Upper Street, Kilmacow, hosted the Official Launch of Opportunity Knox Charity in the Kilmacow Community Centre on Monday April 10th 2017 at 8.00 p.m. A large audience of over 60 people attended the event which was opened by Mary Walsh who spoke about the birth of the new Charity which had[…]
Opportunity Knox has been featured in a great Munster Express article this week. Munster Express Article 01 Munster Express Article 02
Nelson Mandela said ‘Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world’ and education is at the heart of all the work we do at Opportunity Knox. Education, both formal and informal, can give you the knowledge, skills and confidence to build a better future. Education is the most powerful weapon which[…]
During November last (2015) Ursula and I went on a trip to Uganda as part of a trip organised by World Vision for those who were sponsoring children with World Vision. We were given an opportunity to visit a young man we have sponsored for around 10 years as well as to visit farms, schools,[…]