Outreach Uganda: Successes in Working as a U.S. Nonprofit in Africa
Celebrating 12 Years of Successes – 2007 to 2023:
Thank you to all our donors, sponsors, volunteers, board members, bead and craft purchasers, bead party hosts, and wholesalers who have made this possible! We have been working as a U.S. nonprofit in Africa since 2007. During that time we have seen many nonprofits come and go and are very thankful for your support over these past years so we continue solid and strong with our most successful programs into the future! Here are highlights of our past years’ successes:
Income-Generation Successes with Uganda Women’s and Community Groups:
- Helped 4 local Uganda nonprofits grow their groups.
- Sold over $1,300,000 of paper beads and other crafts.
- Helped over 200 women with income-generating activities so they could support their families.
- Began internal revolving micro-loan funds so our 3 women’s income-generation groups could expand their businesses.
- Formed an HIV/Aids support group which helped members support each other!
Education and Training Successes:
- Helped over 500 sponsored children go to school.
- Encouraged over 300 girls to stay in school through our Girls’ Education Program.
- Celebrated over 40 sponsored students graduating from university and vocational school.
- Provided many kinds of training classes This includes leadership, business skills, English, literacy, organic farming, tailoring, and more.
Community Empowerment Successes:
- Built six school buildings. The school serves over 700 students from nursery to 6th grade. It employs 18 teachers and 9 support staff.
- Partnered with the community to grow their local school.
- Strengthened the community’s leadership to operate both the school and clinic.
- Graduated eight classes of 6th grade students from the local school
- Purchased over 6 acres of land for a women’s home ownership program.
- Established a clinic serving five villages and over 5,000 people in northern Uganda.
- Started organic farming and beekeeping projects so the villages could have varied sources of income
We welcome your participation and support. Please contact us if you would like to discuss how you could become involved! Because from donating to sponsoring to volunteering to purchasing products, we can help you find your niche.