{"id":92,"date":"2022-09-12T07:15:24","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T07:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kulika.org\/?page_id=92"},"modified":"2026-10-02T16:14:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T16:14:26","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kulika.org\/de\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"Geschichte"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b64b4d9c wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image k-cover\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kulika.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/12185235_977095382332097_4887079916171373135_ore2.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"k-eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">Geschichte<\/p><h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Patricia Brenninkmeyer<\/h1><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Founder of Kulika Charitable Trust Uganda<\/h3><p class=\"k-lead wp-block-paragraph\">Kulika was founded in the United Kingdom in 1981 with the goal of providing educational opportunities to Ugandans through vocational and academic scholarships. It has since grown into a fully independent Ugandan registered NGO, with a focus on community development and the provision of educational opportunities.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a2c69255 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\"><div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"k-eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">The Inspiration and Birth of the Kulika Trust UK<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A young girl\u2019s fascination with Africa<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Kulika Trust was essentially a gift from her father, Arnold Brenninkmeyer, who died in 1976. Her interest began when her piano teacher told her stories about children in Africa who needed aid.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b1fe4f65 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1964\u20131970<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Patricia works with the Child Welfare and Adoption Society in Uganda, making sure orphans cared for by Catholic missions were well treated and reunited with their families where possible.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b1fe4f65 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1970s<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She joins the Commonwealth Students\u2019 Children Society (CSCS), supporting students from Africa who had brought their children to the UK, and sees the need for skilled people in war-torn Uganda.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b1fe4f65 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1978\u20131991<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Patricia runs Warren Farm as a children\u2019s home. A small farm supplies eggs, milk, meat and manure, laying the foundation of the Trust\u2019s sustainable agriculture focus.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b1fe4f65 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1981<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kulika is founded in the United Kingdom to provide educational opportunities to Ugandans through vocational and academic scholarships.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b1fe4f65 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1993\u20132000<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Warren Farm becomes a training facility for African farmers. The first trainees from Uganda, Elijah Kyamuwendo and Josephine Kizza, arrive in 1993, and the farm trains 40 farmers by 2000.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b1fe4f65 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mid-1990s<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ecological organic agriculture training program begins in Uganda, transforming many families and communities.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b1fe4f65 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Today<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kulika Uganda is a fully independent Ugandan registered NGO, employing twenty-six people and operating throughout the country from its headquarters in Kampala.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-color has-kulika-dark-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"k-lead wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI arrived in Uganda many years later, a fully qualified child care officer with very little experience but boundless enthusiasm.\u201d<\/p><p class=\"k-eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">Patricia Brenninkmeyer<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From the archive<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-20d7ca83 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image k-cover\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kulika.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1-1.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image k-cover\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kulika.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Image-101111112222.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image k-cover\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kulika.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1-12.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image k-cover\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kulika.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1-11.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image k-cover\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kulika.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1-10.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image k-cover\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kulika.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1-9.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>History Patricia Brenninkmeyer Founder of Kulika Charitable Trust Uganda Kulika was founded in the United Kingdom in 1981 with the goal of providing educational opportunities to Ugandans through vocational and academic scholarships. It has since grown into a fully independent Ugandan registered NGO, with a focus on community development and the provision of educational opportunities. 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