Global Development Group is a Non Government Organisation [NGO] carrying out humanitarian projects with approved partners and providing aid to relieve poverty. Our mission is to relieve poverty and provide long term solutions through the provision of quality aid development projects.

About to board the Cessna to travel to
North Uganda

From Kampala Uganda, Geoff, Betty and Carey travelled to Pader, Gulu and Kitgum in Northern Uganda. Now that the rebels have left and the war is over, the people are leaving the IDP camps and returning to traditional lands. The opportunities are exciting but there are many problems as well and this requires a special effort by NGO’s such as Global Development Group.

Some of our AIDS orphans are getting bigger.

The feisty one in red was very small when we last saw him. These are some of the 8,000 looked after at J146 kitgum.
On the Queens birthday – Irene Gleeson of CKS Kitgum (North Uganda) was one of 24 Australians to receive The OA.
Irene has worked in Uganda since 1991, often in appalling conditions despite deprivation and discouragement but never with any ambition of receiving any award for her work. However we hope that this will give her huge encouragement and strength to continue the great work. Although conditions in Kitgum have improved considerably in the last decade, Irene continues to live a very sacrificial life and devotes all her resources to the welfare of the children and the future of the school.

Projects for disabled children

Global Development Group has a number of projects for disabled children in several countries. Often A country has very few facilities for the disabled and also need training in procedures to assist them.
Over the last six months I have visited a number of these projects in China and we have visited several in Vietnam.

The photo above was taken in Southern China and we came across the little disabled girl being held by Joshua about 2 years ago.
We have helped the family to look after her at home and have helped them set up a chicken business to lift the family out of poverty.

ACC Conference

We recently had a display stand at the ACC Conference on the Gold Coast where we met a number of our partners and donors.
The photo shows Betty Armstrong and Greg Cadman setting up our stand. While doing this they had to wear their bright safety jackets, but soon changed into regular Global Development Group clothing before the conference delegates arrived. There were about 2,000 at the conference and at least 20 partners of Global Development Group.