Local fundraising campaigns

On Monday, February 24th, 2014, Uganda’s Parliament signed the Anti-Homosexuality Act into law.    The Act gives life sentences to individuals accused of homosexuality, and severe sentences of up to 14 years for those who aid or fail to report ...

This program provides structured opportunities for those who would like to come to Hacienda de Guru Ram Das (an ashram in Northern New Mexico, USA) to serve, to engage with our Sikh spiritual community, and strengthen their Kundalini Yoga practice.

We're building our own brace-making and rehab centre in Goma. The UN has generously helped us to pay for most of the building but we're short on the latrines, plumbing and equipment and we want to make the building even better!

In under two years, we raised enough funds to construct a primary school in Uganda. We opened our doors in Feb. 2013, providing meals and education for 210 students. Our goal is within 4 years, the school can support itself. THIS IS OUR PLAN. We are ...

Systematic rape and sexual violence and kidnapping of children by youth militias have been widely adopted as war tactics in the DRC's recent civil war and aftermath. Gracias Foundation Vice President and Co-Founder, Elayne Doughty MFT, works with ...

Standard Academy Primary School, Uganda, apart from being an incredible place to teach and learn, currently has numerous orphans who will soon be cut off mid-education due the lack of any type of family support to pay fees. Having taught at ...

On the 16th of July, I will be travelling approx. 10,000 miles to the Kanungu region, Uganda for 6 weeks.Whilst here, I will be teaching English, Maths and Science- using my Art to make them more fun and engaging than normal classes would be. ...

I have been given the amazing opportunity to go out to Uganda on June 11th to help teach primary school children.  I will be teaching English,Maths and Science along with extra-curricular activities such as Music, Art and Drama. The charities ...

I'm going to uganda to help teach primary schools. I'll be staying with and trained by 'Volunteer Uganda'. I think this would be a great opportunity to gain amazing teaching experience and to provide education for those who otherwise might not get any.

Ruhanga Developmet School  - South West Uganda I will be volunteering for 2 weeks in November at a rural community school project.  I will be involved in Help care and supervise the youngest children General repair and maintenance work around ...

Uganda Empowers (UE) is an HIV/AIDS and children development community-based nonprofit organization working in the remote villages in Uganda – Lwengo District.  UE fights the spread of HIV/AIDs through direct counseling, providing referrals and ...

While visiting the Rakai area of Uganda recently, I had an opportunity to walk in the hills just north of the Tanzania border. This is a beautiful area but many of the children in this community live in serious poverty