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Empowered to take action: Three villages start a kindergarten to educate their children
“Zone A (Gankanga, Lwempama and Gamugungu villages) have opened up their Nursary school with around 30 kids now running for two weeks.” by Martin It’s amazing what people can do when they are empowered to address challenges facing their communities. In summer of 2011, URF rolled out a new model of community development by motivating people […]
Leadership & Career Development Symposium inspires young professionals to take action
“The experience I got from the workshop was great. Topicssuch as drafting application letters, curriculum vitae, interview code of conduct, and communication skills were interesting. I learnt some new things that I always took for granted but are important.–by Grace Otto On July 27th, 2011 URF Kampala chapter hosted the Leadership and Career Development Symposium which […]
A new home and new prospects for a better life for a child headed family
“This term we have got a new house which was built by URF. Thank you so much. I’m now for my holidays and I hope to help up my family with some house work.”–Living Living Ninsaba’s family is one of the families URF supports under the Child Headed Families program in Lwengo district. URF has been […]
Amidst all the desperation and struggling living conditions, there is a thread of hope, by Claire Meade
“I was humbled by the villagers’ willingness to welcome us into their homes and into their lives, even if just for a moment. ” –Claire Meade, TX, USA- (URF volunteer during July, 2011) An account of Claire’s time in rural Uganda with URF: Though it was too short, my time with the Uganda Rural Fund in […]
Ugandans Helping Ugandans: Engaging young professionals in community development
We have a great pool of talent in Uganda as the percentage of young people graduating from college/university rises. There is a great deal of brain power and passionate souls, and if we could tap into this resource, with all the energy and enthusiasm young people have for their country, we can really set our […]
Health talks, medical camp, business classes, vegetable gardens and lots more
“Health talks are taking place in rural areas in Kyetume this week. A group of medical students from the university of Minessota have headed these talks and so many people have attended them” — Martin Here are brief updates from the group by one of our staff in Kyetume. There is a lot of exciting […]
Be A Mentor, Be A Role Model and change a life (Big Sister/Big Brother Program)
Dear friend, we all have had individuals who have been very significant in our lives – parents, friends, siblings, relatives etc who acted as role models and big inspirations to us. They are the people who challenge us, who uplift us, who push us to keep going, who show us a sense of direction, and […]
Kampala Chapter village outreach strengthens URF’s community participatory development model
“I was touched and inspired when we interacted with the students and the people in the villages. You could sense strong enthusiasm and hope for a better life… it’s like an array of light in a thick forest.“– Prossy Namayanja, Chapter member On the weekend of July 15-17th, 2011, a team of 23 Kampala Chapter young […]
Enrollment rises to 154 students at Hope Academy
Over the past three years, since 2008 when Hope Academy first opened its doors to students in grade 8-10, we have seen stead enrollment. As of June 2011, enrollment stands at 154 students in grades eight to eleven i.e. form one to form four. Over 70% of our students are orphans – either have lost […]
Community strategic planning workshop: promoting participatory community development
On Saturday June 04th, 2011 URF mobilized leaders and residents from the 22 villages we serve for a Community Strategic Planning Workshop. The villages were grouped into 11 Zones; each comprising of two or three neighboring villages that form a catchment area for service delivery. The main objective was to promote participatory community development, empowering people to […]
