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Scheduled to start in October 2011.
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CHIPS' June 2011 Newsletter is now available to read online.

See inside for exciting news of developments in Ghana and Uganda, and also about the proposed training course for Christian Peace-Makers, due to commence in October 2011.

CHIPS' Summer 2010 Newsletter is now available to read online here.

See inside for updates from our Uganda project, a report from Ghana, plus a thank you message from our Founder Trustee, Roy Calvocoressi, regarding the fantastic response to our recent appeal.

You will also find prayer points, pictures from the field, and much more...

From Mini-Massacre to Minor Miracle

The CHIPS Border Resettlement Project was our response to the massacre at Lomaratoit in 2001. It comprised settling a mixed population of 25,000 Karamojong and Iteso along a 55km stretch of road between Olilim and Iriri in the south east and Apeitolim and Okoboi in the north west. We gave ourselves ten years to complete the project. Planning began in 2005.

Early in 2007 there was nobody living in Apeitolim or Okoboi until we moved there. Safety and security were poor and the people were afraid to move back. When it was known that CHIPS were moving in, villagers started to trickle back. We provided seed and tools to assist them to get started.

The crucial issue was expressed by the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) at Amuria, who said that CHIPS didn't just talk peace but they lived peace and were willing not only to live at grassroots level but even to settle in places not considered safe. Within two and half years the population has risen to 14,000.

Our Annual Report for 2008-9 is now available. Please click here to download a copy.

The CHIPS Uganda team have been making great progress in the ongoing resettlement programme, with the population in Apeitolim alone now exceeding 15,000 and new bases Obulin and Okolonyo nearing completion. All this is despite continued insecurity in the region and unreliable rainfall creating another impending food crisis. CHIPS continues to work with the Iteso and Karamojong to support them through practical projects and ministry to contribute to peace, following the example of Christ.

For a full update of our recent work, please download our Spring newsletter here.

Please click here to download a collaborative newsletter giving an update on the situation in NE Uganda.

Our Annual Report for 2007-08 is now available - please click here to download a copy.

CHIPS recently collaborated with the University of Birmingham to produce a paper entitled:

Climate change impacts on groundwater recharge in northeastern Uganda and the potential role of groundwater development in livelihood adaptation and peace building.

This was a contribution to an international conference in Kampala in June 2008 which brought together more than 300 water scientists, managers and policy makers from 23 countries in Africa and 14 countries from the rest of the world to discuss the challenges facing Africa in terms of the impacts of climate change on groundwater resources.

We currently have the following job opportunities:

Project Leaders - Ghana

Water Development Worker - Uganda