The Jinja Breads began life when a bunch of staff from Mitchell Group decided to get together following yet another sucessful expedition to Uganda, this time to visit our workshop project at the NVI in Jinja, Mick Mills, Group Service Manager took a team of three for a life changing experience to see why help is so badly needed.

Darren Whitfield, Mike Oakley and Adam Butler returned from the trip passionate about making a difference to the students life at the NVI. As a result, Mick and Darren pioneered a number of initiatives to increase momentum for fundraising.

The two projects undertaken were firstly to provide Technicians Training Books so that 60 students no longer had to share one book. Secondly, during the trip it became apparent whilst attending a church service at the centre with 600 students that many were unable to hear due to a PA system consisting of one small speaker. Darren who was a professional musician set about raising funds to replace and improve the equipment by organising a concert with a number of Mitchell Group staff with musical talents.

The first concert saw over 400 attendees and raised around £5000. What was supposed to be a one off "gig" evolved and the band now play regularly at various venues around the country. The band name has stuck and the rest, as they say, is history!