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House of Wells Enrichment Centres
Quarterly Newsletter (October to December 2023)
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RESTORING HOPE, RELEASING POTENTIAL
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HAPPY NEW YEAR to all H.O.W Partners, 2024 is here!! Glory to God, we made it!
We send this report with our hearts full of gratitude to God for an exceptionally fruitful 2023, albeit challenging! One key highlight of 2023 was the 15th Anniversary of the establishment of House of Wells in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, which we celebrated in every Centre with cakes and chocolates for the children.
The journey has been tough, but the lives of numerous children and teenagers that have been, and continue to be, changed across South Africa, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, Ghana and Nigeria, through House of Wells, is well worth it!!
Our appreciation is firstly to God, but also to you our generous partners and to the amazing, God-sent Team that we have been blessed with in all the 7 nations. They are dedicated, anointed and passionate staff members who always give their best. We are also blessed with a divine cohesion among our staff members that makes “Team House of Wells” a solidly united family. Glory to God.
MATRIC RESULTS and UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS
We thank God for our teenagers who passed their final High School examinations.
**In Port Elizabeth (South Africa) – Neliseka, Vuyolwam, Lilitha and Nomtha’s excellent MATRIC results qualify them for admission to a Bachelor’s degree at University or a Diploma/Higher Certificate study in 2024. These four teenagers have benefited from the weekly H.O.W Tuition Classes since grade 9.
**In H.O.W. Nigeria – Victoria (17) has gained admission to study Economics at University in 2024.
Through the generous donations of our partners over the years, House of Wells has supported these teenagers and many others. We are grateful to VITAE London (a UK-based wristwatch company) and other donors who contribute specifically towards the funding for our TUITION CENTRES.
2023 CHRISTMAS FOOD HAMPERS
The preparation and fundraising period for the annual Christmas food packs is always a hectic time of the year for us, but the Fundraising for the 2023 Christmas hampers proved to be the toughest so far. We had to raise funds for over 3000 children’s hampers, and as at three weeks to the deadline, we had only secured half of the total funds needed.
Our faith was stretched, but our confidence in the faithfulness of the One who called us, was strengthened. In the end, all the funds needed were provided miraculously, as we saw God touch the hearts of so many individuals, companies and churches around the world.
We are eternally grateful to everyone, for bringing a smile to 3,020 House of Wells children and their families.
In South Africa (Port Elizabeth and Cape Town), around 2000 children and teenagers received Food Hampers. 320 hampers were given out in Uganda, 190 in Nigeria, 205 hampers in Ghana, 30 in Zimbabwe, 25 in Malawi and 250 children received Food Hampers in Kenya.
Over the past 15 years, we have seen how the food hampers that we give to these children have been a blessing to them and their families.
The children were very grateful for the food hampers, with many parents writing to us, and some even meeting us in person, to express their gratitude. The love of God has been shared, lives have been touched, potentials have been released and memories have been written on the children’s hearts.
What a privilege to be an extension of God’s hands to reach these children with the love of Christ! God’s love was demonstrated in action to those who may have been forgotten by society. We are grateful to all our partners – every individual, Church and organisation that donated towards these food hampers. May God bless and replenish you mightily.
LINKS TO ALL VIDEOS & PHOTOS:-
Video – PORT ELIZABETH hampers
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Video – CAPE TOWN Hampers
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Video – UGANDA HAMPERS
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Video – KENYA Hampers
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Video – ZIMBABWE Hampers
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Video – NIGERIA Hampers
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Video – MALAWI Hampers
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Video – GHANA Hampers
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OUR TUITION CENTRES :-
At HOUSE OF WELLS, we are passionate about giving our young people all the assistance and tools they need to excel in their education. This was one of the reasons we set up our Tuition Centres in 2012 in South Africa, then in Zimbabwe, and later in Kenya.
For students struggling with a particular subject, it is often difficult for teachers in the schools in the townships to give them the adequate attention and support that they need. The private tutors we employ can identify where a student is having trouble and are able to use a variety of methods that can help the students to grasp difficult concepts. These tutors assist our teenagers with exam techniques and work with them to hone their skills and knowledge, to ensure that they achieve the grades they are aiming for.
Our TUITION CENTRE in P.E.; South Africa, currently has 15 teenagers attending four days a week.
45 children attend the House of Wells’ TUITION CENTRE in Kenya every Saturday. Initially, we were providing Mathematics, English and Kiswahili lessons, but we later added Social Studies; Christian Religious Education (CRE); and Science & Technology, as we realised that the children needed urgent assistance in these subjects too. We are very encouraged with the level of improvement in the children’s grades.
A few success stories:
**H.O.W Kenya – Evans and Samuel, who previously had poor grades in Mathematics and English, excelled in those subjects by the end of 2023 School year.
**H.O.W Walmer – Awethu (16), Grade 10 – Her performance in Mathematics went from level 2 to level 4 at the end of 2023 due to the help that she received at H.O.W Tuition Classes. She was, therefore, promoted to Grade 11 at school.
**H.O.W Kleinskool – Vinett (15) – She and her sister live with their adopted parents, their mother abandoned them when they were very young. She joined the Maths classes at H.O.W. and her grade improved from level 1 to level 3.
**H.O.W Kwazakhele – Nomtha has been in House of Wells since she was in primary school. She is now in High School, grade 11. She used to struggle with Mathematics and Accounting before she joined the H.O.W Tuition Class in 2022. Since then there has been a massive improvement in her grades. She said that the classes gave her better understanding and clarity so much that she got a level 5 in Accounting in the first Term of 2023, and a level 6 by the end of 2023.
        
SCHOOL FEES SPONSORSHIP
We are seeking support for the following children in House of Wells UGANDA, who desperately need assistance with payment of their school fees for 2024. Please contact us if you can sponsor any of them. Thank you, God bless you.
(1) Dawn NALUBOWA (9) – Pry 5
SCHOOL FEES = 1,384,000 ugx / Year (£296/year)
(2) Dellah NALUWU (8) – Pry 3
SCHOOL FEES = 1,034,000 ugx / Year (£223/year)
GIFT AID DECLARATION REQUEST – We need your consent in order to claim Gift Aid on your donations to House of Wells. A Gift Aid declaration will allow House of Wells to claim tax back on your eligible donations. It means that for every £1 you donate to House of Wells we can claim back 25p, at no extra cost to you. Please click GIFT AID DECLARATION FORM to download and complete the form, so that we can claim back the tax. We would be grateful if you could return the form to us as soon as possible.
Thank you for all your donations which enable us to feed and educate the children at all our 35 Enrichment Centres in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria, Malawi and Ghana. May you continue to experience the goodness of God, in Jesus’ name.
ENRICHMENT CENTRES IN South Africa
  
ENRICHMENT CENTRES IN KENYA
 
ENRICHMENT CENTRES IN UGANDA
  
ENRICHMENT CENTRES IN GHANA
  
ENRICHMENT CENTRES IN MALAWI
  
ENRICHMENT CENTRES IN ZIMBABWE
 
ENRICHMENT CENTRES IN NIGERIA
  
OUR PARTNERS
On behalf of our Trustees, Staff and the children at our Enrichment Centres, we would like to express our gratitude to each and every one of you – every Individual, Organisation, Business and Church that partners with House of Wells (monthly or occasionally). We appreciate your donations toward the children’s daily meals and monthly groceries, for the purchase of school uniforms, the tuition classes for our Teenagers, staff salaries, and our flight tickets to and from the Mission stations – THANK YOU! May God bless and record your sacrifice and seeds sown into the lives of these children, in Jesus’ name.
Churches partnering with HOUSE OF WELLS:– The KING’S FAMILY CENTRE (TKFC) U.K; The LIBERTY CHURCH London (UK); JESUS HOUSE (UK); City Chapel London, OASIS OF LOVE (UK); PRAISE CHAPEL (UK); RCCG Living Water Parish (UK), Trinity Chapel (UK), RCCG Bethel Parish, Chapel of Life (UK), Worship Tabernacle (UK), Charis Christian Centre (UK), Beacon Life Church, Kenya and HARVEST Christian Church, Port Elizabeth – We are grateful for your assistance and support in various ways.
Organisations supporting HOUSE OF WELLS:– Rest Assured Property (UK); LPS Estates (UK); VITAE London, Ambience Consult LTD (UK), Systemxnet Limited (UK), Vision Excel Ltd (UK), Panacom Ltd (UK), Precious Sight Foundation (UK); PARACH LTD; SHOPFIT GROUP (South Africa); KEYBASE Technology (UK) ; NAVAH Techno (UK) and HERITAGE Editing Services (UK) – Thank you so much for your consistent financial support, may God continue to bless your organisations / businesses.
Many blessings,
Richard and Kemi OYIN-ADENIJI
House of Wells Enrichment Centres
www.houseofwells.org
FACEBOOK/house of wells enrichment centres – http://goo.gl/Gw792H
UK Charity Commission Reg no. – 1133474
SA Charity Reg no. – 074732NPO
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