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A gift of a goat empowers African women

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A gift of a goat empowers African women

The URF goats project was started last year in May by a group of volunteers and 54 students received goats. The aim of the project is to create a self-sustaining community. In November 2014 a volunteer from Holland Jaqueline reached out to family and friends and raised an amount enough to buy 35 goats. The goats […]

Transforming a bush into an educational campus: Hope Academy thriving with more than 340 students

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Transforming a bush into an educational campus: Hope Academy thriving with more than 340 students

Who could have ever imagined that a place where only a bush and wild creatures thrived today stands as a magnificent view of a campus – a home to over 340 children thriving academically, spiritually, and socially! Since it’s founding in 2005, Uganda Rural Fund has placed major emphasis on creating opportunities for education for […]

Winnie’s life transformed by love: restoring hope to a girl without feet

Winnie’s life transformed by love: restoring hope to a girl without feet

Meet Winnie, a girl I have been privileged to know for the past several weeks now. She has been a friend and like a sister to me. Winnie is 18 years old. A rare disease claimed her feet – it all started in 2013 and affected blood vessels cutting blood flow to the feet. Winnie […]

Medical interventions that save lives in rural communities

Medical interventions that save lives in rural communities

URF’s medical intervention model that focuses on preventative care involves medical camps. The camps are organized in various villages in coordination with our village health workers and local authorities. During April and May 2015, we conducted a series of successful medical camps with help of Dr. Ben Kaster, Dr. Sandra Larson from United States as […]

How proper nutrition and care given with love can transform life of a vulnerable child

How proper nutrition and care given with love can transform life of a vulnerable child

At the time we met Janet in April, she was a 2 year old girl wrapped in a body of a six month old baby. She was severely malnourished while under the care of her handicapped granny, who cannot even walk but only crawls like a baby.  Janet could not talk or walk. The family […]

Volunteers share blessings with kids in child-headed families

Volunteers share blessings with kids in child-headed families

URF supports child-headed families that are facing difficulties meeting their basic needs such as: school fees, clothing, clean water, housing, basic household supplies, etc. Child-headed families are homes in which children have assumed the role of parent and child. Parents have died leaving the children with no one to take care of them. The children are forced […]

Giving hope to a hermaphrodite child, relieving a mother’s anxiety

Giving hope to a hermaphrodite child, relieving a mother’s anxiety

Leticia, 2.5 year old and mother is a child herself; Mirembe is only 17. Leticia is hermaphrodite child; she is a girl but also has male genitalia. Her hormones are messed up and at this age she already has pubic hair. We met Leticia in May. URF is helping her undergo all necessary lab tests […]

Leadership workshop and youth camp to promote participatory community development

Leadership workshop and youth camp to promote participatory community development

The URF mission of empowering orphans, underprivileged youth and women to fight poverty in rural communities, through educational and sustainable development opportunities, cannot be fulfilled without close collaboration with the people we serve. A platform ought to be established as a medium of dialogue to listen, welcome feedback on our programs, and collaboratively draw up […]

Goat project for economic empowerment of women in rural uganda

Goat project for economic empowerment of women in rural uganda

Over the past several year, URF has focused on designing projects that have the potential to become self-sustaining. In December 2014, we gave goats to 35 women from different villages. The expected income from the project will go toward their household needs such as the education of their children. The project will be self-sustaining; the […]

The transformed face of Hope Academy:  A shining school paving way for a bright future for Uganda’s children

The transformed face of Hope Academy: A shining school paving way for a bright future for Uganda’s children

Finally the newly transformed face of Hope Academy main building is here. A shining school paving way for a bright future for Uganda’s children. For the last few months, workers have been busy plastering, painting, and designing the face of Hope Academy. It truly looks beautiful now and makes it a lovely environment for students […]

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