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13 year old girl frightened by her HIV+ results and seeks sponsorship
It was a heartbreaking moment when Priscila, 13 years old, received frightening results that she was HIV+. She burst into tears and cried out “I am going to die.” It was a tough moment as the counselor tried to help her deal with the shock. Priscila, like many other children, contracted the virus from her […]
URF’s Achievements since 2005
Lives of many orphans, underprivileged youth, women and men have been positively impacted by URF’s holistic programs in education and sustainable development …
3 New Homes, Water & Solar Systems completed, 600 attend community seminar, and more
Greetings from Uganda Rural Fund! I hope you are doing well. I recently returned from Uganda. It was great to be with family and also see all the progress with the projects. I was able to meet some local leaders, the teachers at Hope, staff, parents, talked to students and sat in some of the […]
Report on Women Empowerment Project
There are 5 projects currently running: 1. The Piggery Project 2. The Poultry Project 3. The Seed Loan Project 4. The Village Bank Project 5. The Craft Project (1) The Piggery Project We started with a few pigs but right now we have many. Women have been able to receive a pig. After doing a […]
Introducing Microfinance to URF Women’s Group
During the February Women Empowerment Meeting, the women requested URF to provide training on saving and borrowing. URF under the women project organized a training session for the women which was done by Micro Enterprise Development Network (MedNet). This is microfinance group is affiliated with World Vision and they have branches around the country. They […]
Orphanage New Boys’ Dormitory completed
A new beautiful home on the way! That’s right; the new boy’s dormitory at Nazareth Children’s Home is nearly completed. The boys are so excited and can’t wait to wake up in the smell of fleshly painted rooms in the new home. The house is fully roofed, windows and doors are installed. It is still […]
Women Empowerment Program Inspires Hope
56 women recently received seed loans to plant for the season. At harvest, they return a certain percentage of their produce and these seeds are then passed on to another woman/family in the following season. The programs enable families to grow enough food for consumption and sell off the excess for income to support their […]
John Mary and Laura attended the Clinton Global Initiative Conference
John Mary and Laura Collins (Villanova U) represented URF at the Clinton Global Initiative University second annual conference on Feb 13-15 at the University of Texas at Austin! The conference is organized by the Clinton Foundation under the facilitation of President Clinton. Over 1000 student participants from across the globe made commitments to address national […]
Enrollment doubles at Hope Academy
Hope Academy enrollment doubles from 64 at end of 2008 to over a 125 students at the beginning of 2009 academy year which started on February 02. Boys: 74 and Girls: 51. Teachers: 12. The number of orphan students needing sponsorship also increased. However, if we can get sponsorship for teachers, it allows to accept […]
