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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 […]
Getting orphans and vulnerable kids back into school
Many kids who would have been in school are stranded in the villages because they don’t have anyone to spupport them with tuition and basic requirements. URF is on a mission to invite back kids who had dropped out of school for financial reasons to provide them an opportunity to complete their high school education. […]
Launching the Leadership Institute at Hope Academy
Leadership is key any form of progress in society. URF has established a Leadership Institute in an effort to empower youth and adults with leadership skills that will enable them to become agents of positive change within their communities. The program is starting out at Hope Academy with general student population and some special sessions […]
Medical Clinic opens: taking steps to provide access to health care
During URF’s village profiling exercise conducted in the recent months, the most recurring outcry from the people was the urgent need for clean water and affordable health care for almost all the communities we serve. These two needs are intertwined and URF is making effort to address them both. We are excited to announce the opening of […]
Community visits paving way for a new URF service delivery model
There can always a disconnect between the perceptions of Directors of NGOs who make decisions on program implementation and the reality that exists on the ground. While in Uganda this summer, I visited the various communities we serve in an effort to close this gap. My visits were an eye opener. I was humbled by […]
Medical camp draws close to 300 people for treatment
On Saturday, May 21st, 2011, children and adults walked miles to take advantage of basic treatment that was offered at the URF’s first medical camp. URF organized a team of two doctors, three nurses and a lab technician who worked tirelessly to see that every patient was attended to. Several referrals were made to the […]
Dormitory for kids walking miles to get to Hope Academy
As the school grows, the number of kids walking miles and miles to come to school increases and thus the urgent need for student housing. In January, the Kasters in Minnesota put togethera benefit concert at a local restaurant. Theproceeds from this fundraiser have gone toward building a student dormitory at Hope Academy. It is […]
URF Staff training: Beginnings of the Leadership Institute
On Sat and Sunday, Feb 26-27, 2011 the URF staff in Kyetume received a two-day training on leadership, project management, and challenges of rural community projects.The workshop involved a number of exercises to help thestaff pick up key skills which we hope will help them becomemore effective at what they do. We are in a […]
Sewing machines: paving way for vocational skills for youth and women
This February we have secured two new sewingmachines and two new knitting machines. There is currently four sewing machines for general sewing purposes. From now on, all studentuniforms and sweaters will be made on campus. This project saves us money. We also hope to secure contracts from other local schools to make their uniforms and […]
