Fort Patiko Community Group
In partnership with the family of Victorian explorer Sir Samuel and Lady Florence Baker, UP! supports the community by sharing the cost of better seeds and harvest storage.
Background
Fort Patiko was the site where Sir Samuel Baker, alongside his wife Lady Florence, overcame the cruellest of slavers in 1873. Baker rebuilt the fort as an outpost against slavery, planted Borassus palms and other trees, cultivated land for food and protected the Acholi people from attack.
Today the Baker family in the UK are still caring for the community through a wonderful food security project in partnership with us.
Successes
Now in its third phase of expansion, groups of 20 families come together to benefit from quality bean seeds and tarpaulins and World Food Programme storage bags to have the food they need to eat and sell.
Challenges
The scale of the community is huge and our resources are limited. £1500 will ensure that X people in Patiko do not go hungry and sell excess to pay for medicines and school fees.
What's next
Not everyone in the community can afford to pay half, so we are trialling including free support to the elderly and most vulnerable.