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At Girls’ Leadership Camp, we were taught many things; life skills, relationships, friends, HIV and education
“I liked this camp because it was for girls only. I learnt how to protect myself from HIV, how to clean my body, and how to behave as a girl. I also learnt how I can set my goals in my future.” Nakizza Edivina On this page you find brief accounts of the girls who participated […]
Tragic death of Asuman, 11 -Loss of a great leader; You’re dearly missed
“He is a very gifted and beautiful kid, always helping the volunteers and active at the school. So sad,” Sonya, Canada. The morning of Friday, August 13th, 2010 has been a very tragic day for Asuman Ssebowa’s (11 yrs) family, Hope Academy and URF wider family. Asuman was hit by a speeding vehicle while on […]
Five summer interns bring new energy to URF
“They (URF) are teaching the people how to help themselves and I thought it was important to be a part of this work.”–Graham URF is rapidly growing and the demands on the administrative end have increased. This summer we have been blessed with five energetic young interns working with John Mary at our Richmond office […]
URF uses a participatory rural approach to empower its beneficiaries to fight poverty and move towards social change.
“In URF the ideal of togetherness is vital as it helps people/communities help one another in times of crises other“-Robbinah Two of our URF Kampala Chapter memvers share what inspired them to be part of URF and their experience working on various projects. Robbinah’s Experience with URF I am Robbinah Nabuloli a journalist by profession. […]
The experience when one is lucky enough to witness something truly good, the World never again looks quite the same.
“They are their mission…. In a nutshell, John Mary and the others of URF have a mission involving compassion, action, and empowerment for others.” ———- Forwarded message ———- From: <Chris Blake> Date: Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 12:35 PM Subject: Re: Uganda Rural Fund Hi, John Mary Lugemwa founder of the Uganda Rural Fund asked that […]
URF’s approach with Hope Academy has been successful because the organization and its members truly believe in the potential of all students.
“I immediately formed significant bonds with the students at the school and the communities surrounding the school.” Rich is an engineering students talking about his experience with URF with a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reporter early this year, 2010. ———- Forwarded message ———- From: Eric Hettler <> Date: Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 10:36 PM Subject: Engineers […]
URF is a truly unique and incredible organization. To combat poverty, we must also empower women.
“The community and the people truly touched my heart. They are motivated and passionate. I know I will return to Uganda again someday.” Catherine shared her experience in this email message to Pittsburgh Tribune-Review paper in 2010. You can watch trailer of the documentary, “ESSUBI-Growing up with Hope” her group made. Hope you enjoy it. ——— Forwarded […]
My experience working with URF has been inspiring, cooperative and effective.
“With the implementation of the solar energy system at the Academy, I was able to finally see the influence that our work has on the local community. All the people at the URF and at the Hope Integrated Academy have been helpful and understanding of everything involved in the completion of our project.” This piece was […]
World Cup for African Kids – A Soccer Ball, A Gift of Play
Honor a dream of underpriviled kids with a soccer ball – donate $20 to give a gift of play. It’s soccer excitement all over the world, and what makes it really special this time around, is that it is played on the African soil. When I was growing up in my village, there was no family with […]
John Mary Receives The Innovative Community Builders Award
In January 2010, John Mary received The Innovative Community Builders Award from Community Capacity Builders, LLC in partnership with the Social Innovators Design Group, and the New World Tribe, in Virginia recognizing him for his “dedicated service to the community” in rural Uganda through Uganda Rural Fund. Community Capacity Builders recognizes outstanding social activists for their courageous […]
