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 […]
Read MoreWinnie’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 […]
Read MoreMedical 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 […]
Read MoreHow 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 […]
Read MoreVolunteers 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 […]
Read MoreGiving 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 […]
Read MoreLeadership 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 […]
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