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February 7, 2010Many thanks to all our generous donors, sponsors, partners, volunteers, staff, and people of good will who made 2009 a...
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January 31, 2010Over 250 participants attended the International Youths Camp and Young Professional for Community Development Conference organized by URF on Jan...
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December 8, 2009“URF has helped us pay for our education, buy us land & build us a lovely house and help us...
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November 21, 2009“To inspire active engagement, the conference is an action-driven event. Each participant must commit to take concrete action on an issue...
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November 13, 2009“The kids at Hope had overcome TREMENDOUS obstacles to be learning and be in school. The adults worked hard to...
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November 10, 2009“Education is the most powerful tool you can use to change the world”– Nelson Mandela. I wrote this piece...
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November 8, 2009“It’s really amazing how resilient these children are when they are taking care of their siblings, trying to go to...
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November 5, 2009At Hope Academy, we are committed to developing kids’ talents through various forms of art: music, dance, drama, crafts, and...
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October 25, 2009“The green hills of Uganda are breathtaking, and since the villages largely still rely on agriculture and have no running...
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October 3, 2009Have you ever imagined yourself raising a family at age 6, 10, 14? What would that life be like –...
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October 3, 2009Food security is a huge concern for thousands of people in Africa, and actually for millions around the world. With...
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October 2, 2009URF organized Youth Leadership Camp on the weekend of August 28 – 30th which drew youth from Hope Academy and...
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September 11, 2009It was a heartbreaking moment when Priscila, 13 years old, received frightening results that she was HIV+. She burst into...
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August 27, 2009Lives of many orphans, underprivileged youth, women and men have been positively impacted by URF’s holistic programs in education and...
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August 2, 2009Greetings from Uganda Rural Fund!
I hope you are doing well. I recently returned from Uganda. It was great to be...
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May 14, 2009There are 5 projects currently running:
1. The Piggery Project
2. The Poultry Project
3. The Seed Loan Project
4. The Village Bank Project
5....
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April 5, 2009During the February Women Empowerment Meeting, the women requested URF to provide training on saving and borrowing.
URF under the women...
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March 7, 2009A new beautiful home on the way! That’s right; the new boy’s dormitory at Nazareth Children’s Home is nearly completed....
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March 5, 200956 women recently received seed loans to plant for the season. At harvest, they return a certain percentage of their...
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February 28, 2009John Mary and Laura Collins (Villanova U) represented URF at the Clinton Global Initiative University second annual conference on Feb...
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February 27, 2009Hope Academy enrollment doubles from 64 at end of 2008 to over a 125 students at the beginning of 2009...
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February 7, 2010 Many thanks to all our generous donors, sponsors, partners, volunteers, staff, and people of good will who made 2009 a...
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