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New Main Hall/Community Center to provide space for school and community activities
Our Main Hall/Community Center is nearly completed. We still need for completing the roof, installing windows, doors, and concrete floor. The structure is large. It can be divided into three rooms which could be used as classrooms as well. The hall will be multipurpose as a community center. Among its uses include: – National examination […]
Gift of Shelter: A new House transforming the lives of kids in a child-headed family
In May 2013, URF completed a new home for a child-headed family in Bugonzi village. You can see the transformation in the picture from – from the old shack to the new brick house home. Many thanks to all generous people who have given the precious gift of shelter to these children. A URF Cadanian […]
Univ. of Minnesota engineering students bring clean water to poor households in rural Uganda
Access to clean water is a huge challenge for many people in rural Uganda. Working with EWB students from University of Minnesota, URF has started building rainwater harvesting systems for households in rural villages. This summer of 2013, two families are enjoying clean water as a result this effort. In Uganda, “38% of the […]
Igniting the creative potential of Ugandan youth through arts and crafts
In an effort to impart practical skills in students going through Hope Academy, URF established the Creative Arts and Crafts Center which offers training in various crafts, painting, music, dance and drama. Students make jewelry out beads made from recycled papers. Other products include sandals, greeting cards, African textile designs, etc. This project equips students […]
Canadian students join Hope Academy students for community service in rural Uganda
On May 11th, a group of 23 Canadian college students along with their professors joined Hope Academy students and URF staff to clean up the town of Kyetume. The project is part of URF’s effort to promote sanitation and basic community health in the area. The student group was part of the VIDEA’s May Field […]
Hope Junior School: Providing a solid foundation for Kids to succeed at higher education
Hope Junior School was established in February 2013 as a kindergarten and later to evolve into a primary school. The school’s curriculum is designed to provide a solid academic foundation to prepare children to excel in secondary and higher education institutions. This initiative is a response to the cry of parents who fear for their small children […]
Teachers’ Housing at Hope Academy: Giving students access to teachers for extra help
Access to teachers in and out of the classroom is key to a student’s success in school, especially for those who need some extra help. To achieve this goal, URF has constructed teachers’ quarters at Hope Academy to provide living space for six full time teachers and staff. On-campus teachers’ housing saves us money we […]
Raising Pigs as an income venture to enhance sustainable development
We do great work and our vision is that these projects would transform the community for generations to come. But how do you ensure that this work will be sustainable in the long-run when you are dependent on the generosity of donors? This is a big question all us working in the aid industry wrestle with. […]
U.S. Ambassador to Uganda meets with URF Staff and Volunteers
On January 07th, URF staff along with five student volunteers from the College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University had the honor of meeting with Mr. Scott H. DeLisi, the U.S. Ambassador to Uganda for a chat at the embassy. They discussed issues of youth empowerment, volunteerism and the impact of URF projects in the community. […]
Training Village Health Workers to ensure access to basic community health in rural Uganda
VHWs are volunteers within their community around URF who act as an on-site basic health care provider, in a community that otherwise has no immediate access to health care. For three weeks in August of 2012, a group of nine students from the University of Minnesota Medical School volunteered their time at the Uganda Rural […]
