The Raffles Club in Chelsea, London has numbered amongst its former members Royalty, Politicians, celebrities and several generations of established families and has welcomed everyone from Princess Margaret, Earl Snowdon and Lichfield, the world-renowned American singer Barbara Streisand to the Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. In the early 70’s the club continued to enjoy the patronage … Read More
Brighter Smiles Uganda
Smiles Fundraiser – For the Children of Uganda
**Rose Charities Canada would like to invite you to our annual Smiles Uganda fundraiser!** This year it will be held on Saturday, September 13, 2014, at the False Creek Yacht Club located at 1661 Granville Street, Vancouver BC. Each year this event is organized to support 53 impoverished children in Kampala, Uganda. Smiles Uganda provides … Read More
Smiles Annual Get-together: Music and fun to help kids education in Uganda
Project Forum Jan 2013
Dr Andrew Macnab. Expert on Health promoting schools and founder Brighter Smiles Africa An amazing group of people attended the Jan 2013 Rose Charities Canada Project Forum of varied interests and backgrounds and organizations. A comment from one of the participants summarized it well ‘I cant believe the amount of shier competence and expertise present … Read More
Social Enterprise Seminar – Vancouver
Social Enterprise Seminar 2012. Held at the Creekside Community Centre Vancouver in Fall 2012, the seminar attracted a group of Rose Charities enthusiasts and supporters with wide interests and areas of involvement. Rose Charities organizers believe very much in sustainability and local support and involvement for all projects and one way to achieve this is … Read More
Brighter Smiles Africa Updates
Brighter Smiles Africa Updates The children and teachers of the African Hearts School in Uganda are enjoying well earned holidays but our donors continue to work hard on their behalf. The Lake country Big Band in Kelowna held a concert to raise money towards the rainwater collection system upgrades needed at the school, and sent … Read More
The Tailor of Brighter Smiles
Brighter Smiles Africa, Uganda The uniforms for the children at the African Hearts School are all made by Kizito Issa who is a graduate of the African Hearts program. In 2002 Issa was one of the first boys to be helped by the organization. While at school he discovered his tailoring talent, and was then … Read More
Computers for Ugandan Students
The computers generously donated by Rose Singapore for use in Uganda have been delivered and are already in use. Delivery to the African Hearts Primary school took place on the last day of term. As the photo shows the children were excited and immediately began to get acquainted; a formal computer instruction program will begin … Read More
Ugandan student wins music competition
Rose Charities and Brighter Smiles Africa would like to congratulate Ronald Mukisa (Ronny) for being named best drummer at a local cultural music festival in Uganda! Traditional drumming skills are highly prized in Africa. Schools have teams of drummers who play for dancers who compete against each other at cultural music festivals (see photo). Many … Read More
Impact Through Peers Project
Training of Peer Group Educators By Dr. Mutabazi Sharif, Executive Director Health and Development Agency Uganda In February 2012, the Impact Through Peers Project with continued support from Rose Charities Hillman Medical Education Fund, Health and Development Agency Uganda, has trained thirty six Peer Group Educators(PGEs) in Sexually Transmitted Infection prevention, Ways of avoiding unintended … Read More