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Empowering rural youth through leadership camps, games, sports, and skills training
Empowering youth to become strong leaders and responsible citizens is a forefront of URF’s work in rural communities. This goal is accomplished through youth programs such as youth camps, leadership training, peer counseling, sports, education tours, and skills training. This blog was written by a URF intern, Gregory Forsberg from Canada about his experience at […]
Consulting village leaders to promote participatory community development
URF promotes community-centered development and we believe that there can be no success in any community project without the participation of the people. The people have to feel a sense of ownership of the development process and take charge of defining needs, identifying solutions, and setting priorities for their communities. We partitioned villages we serve into […]
Netball-a fun sport that builds character, leadership, & health competition among girls
With Hope Interschool Football fever raging through the academy, it was naturally time to follow suit with NETBALL! At present, Hope Academy Netball games have been taking place on a VERY rough court next to the boys soccer pitch. Without bibs distinguishing who plays what and for whom, girls engage in a lengthy and passionate […]
Cultural Exchange Day – An effort to promote intercultural awareness among students and volunteers
In an effort to educate Hope Academy students about our (international volunteers) home countries, a cultural presentation day was organised. Topics included history, geography, politics, agriculture, lifestyle, food, sport, and our home and families. Australia and Canada were the countries presented, and not to be left out, a handful of Hope students also presented on […]
Promoting leadership among the youth to ensure sustainable development
For ideas to burst into reality, projects to launch off the ground and communities to progress and develop, we need skilled, dedicated and ethical leaders. Leadership is not just about being “charismatic” or “popular”. It involves a much more complex skill set including the ability to connect with and influence others, as well as lead […]
Alcohol and your life: Sensitizing students on the dangers of Alcohol
How much alcohol on average does Uganda consume in comparison to the rest of the world?” “What is your opinion on underage drinking?” “How do you look after an intoxicated person?” These were just some of the interesting discussions generated by URF Train the Trainer Alcohol Workshop held on Tuesday April 17th! The 1.5 hour […]
Health facts sheet designed to aid in community health education
With most local villages without medical facilities, and absent of libraries or any sort of information technology – comprehensive, up to date, and timely health information is near impossible to receive. This can result in harmful lifestyle practices and a failure to access treatment, all of which increases the burden of disease unnecessarily encountered by […]
Fighting AIDS: Testing, Counselling, and Sensitization among the youth
In collaboration with the The AIDS Service Organization (TASO), URF organized a day of free HIV Screening and Counselling on March 30th, 2012 at Hope Academy in Kyetume, Masaka, Uganda. The team facilitated an awareness session to sensitize students, the teachers, URF staff and the entire community on issues related to HIV and AIDS. The students had a […]
A new Library Borrowing system to promote a culture of reading among Ugandan students
In February, 2012, URF purchased over 1,000 new textbooks for the community library at Hope Academy. In this article, volunteers, Jessica and Jehan share updates on the process of cataloging all the books and creating a borrowing system. We hope the revamped library will foster a culture of reading and ultimately improve the quality of education for […]
Soccer competitions at Hope Academy: Promoting teamwork, discipline, and leadership
Sports are a major component of the extracurricular program at Hope Academy. Sports such as soccer (football in Uganda) are not only essential for the physical health of the youth but also promote health competition, teamwork, discipline, and leadership. This report below was written by Jehan Locke, a volunteer from Australia who has been training the kids on the […]
