A New Chapter of Healing at Sole Hope
Sole Hope is expanding its mission of healing in Uganda by launching a Mental Health and Addiction Recovery Clinic in Jinja. For years, Sole Hope has restored dignity through foot washing, jigger treatment, and education. Now the team is addressing a deeper need, healing the emotional and spiritual wounds caused by poverty, rejection, and trauma. The new clinic at the Hope Center will offer counseling, therapy, and addiction recovery rooted in faith and compassion. Once open, it will serve thousands of people each year, becoming self-sustaining over time and transforming how communities in eastern Uganda experience hope and holistic health.
Why Children in Uganda Can't Go to School (And How $35 Changes Everything)
Every morning at 7 AM, 12-year-old Grace watches her classmates walk past her home in rural Uganda. Grace stays inside. Not because she doesn't want to learn or because her family can't afford school fees. Grace can't go to school because tiny parasites called jiggers have burrowed into her feet, making each step excruciating. She's one of thousands of children in Uganda whose education has been stolen by a disease most of the world has never heard of. But Grace's story doesn't end with missing school. For just $35, you can get one child back in the classroom and transform their entire future.
Sharing the Gospel in Uganda Through Footwashing, Medical Care, and Shoes
At Sole Hope, we meet physical needs in Uganda through foot washing, medical care, and handmade shoes, while pointing every child and family to the lasting hope of the Gospel. This is compassion with purpose. Service with a Savior. The Good News in motion.
Wesu’s Journey: From Shame and Pain to Healing and Hope
Discover how Sole Hope helped 9-year-old Wesu overcome a painful jigger infestation and reclaim his childhood. One child’s story of healing, hope, and restored dignity in rural Uganda.
What Are Jiggers and Why Are They So Devastating?
Jiggers are tiny parasites that cause massive pain, disability, and stigma. There is no medicine that cures them. They must be removed by hand. Through mobile clinics and long-term care at The Hope Center, Sole Hope is bringing healing, shoes, and dignity. One foot at a time.
A Future Mechanic. A New Beginning.
At 15, Kasango dreamed of becoming a mechanic—but jigger wounds made walking unbearable. After a Sole Hope mini-clinic, everything changed. He’s jigger free, back in school, and chasing his dream.
Why Shoes Matter: The Untold Story of Foot Disease in African Children
In Uganda, thousands of children suffer from painful foot diseases because they have no shoes. Learn how a simple pair of shoes—and the mission of Sole Hope—is changing lives from the ground up.
More Than Medicine: Why Holistic Care Matters Now More Than Ever
At Sole Hope, healing starts with being seen. We don’t just remove jiggers—we restore dignity, protect futures, and walk with children and families in Uganda through every step of recovery. This is more than medical care. It’s hope that lasts.
Healing from the Ground Up: Combating Jiggers and Poverty with Sole Hope
In sub-Saharan Africa, around 20 million children walk barefoot, braving temperatures up to 100 degrees. Without shoes, everyday journeys to school, home, or work become painful and dangerous. This is the harsh reality faced by many children and adults across the region.
Breaking Chains: Kulyate's Journey from Despair to Hope
Emerging from the center, Kulyate was a transformed boy - healthy, confident, and bursting with newfound wisdom. The extension worker went the extra mile to ensure that Kulyate's home was safe. And in collaboration with community leaders, they even addressed the issue of…
A Journey of Resilience: One Family's Fight Against Jiggers
In the remote Ugandan village of Nabuselele, where simple mud and wattle shelters stand against time, lives a 4-year-old boy named Gafra.
"I dream of becoming a teacher."
This month's impact story is about Koa, an 8-year-old boy living in Nabuselele Center village, Sironko district. He's the second of three children and lives in a run-down semi-permanent structure with his parents. Life has been challenging for Koa…
“Nothing is too difficult for God!”
Imagine meeting Cleko (not his real name), a 69-year-old resident of Bududa, Uganda. His life was filled with hardships, living in a humble home made of mud and branches and struggling with a severe jigger infestation…
