REACH for Uganda

Are you a teacher? Have you always wanted to volunteer in Africa? Travel with us next April! In partnership with the Marymount University Department of Education, led by Professors Dr. Elizabeth Langran and Dr. Nicci Dowd, this trip offers teachers and adults with a background in education the opportunity to work in our schools, bringing active learning strategy workshops to Ugandan teachers.

Contact [email protected] to get signed up for the info session or for more details!

Drs. Langran and Dowd are also leading several online teacher professional development mini courses, and are seeking interested education professionals to help design and deliver these courses.

It’s back-to-school time for our university and vocational students! What an exciting time of year. We’re so grateful to our student sponsors who make it possible for our learners to reach new heights!

Sponsoring a student’s education changes their life. We work to uplift the underserved populations of eastern Uganda, and we believe transformation happens through education!

Visit www.reachforuganda.org to learn more about student sponsorship.

Take a look at how far we've come! Scroll to see the progress on the boys dormitory at our new secondary school, from our groundbreaking ceremony to recently.

We're building a secondary and vocational school in the beautiful hills of Bududa district in Uganda. If you'd like to learn more and support this project, visit www.reachforuganda.org.❤️🇺🇬

Got stock? Did you know that we accept donations in the form of stocks and securities?

Gifts of stock or other appreciated assets yield a profound benefit for the communities we serve and are a great way to reap the tax benefits of your charitable giving!. Please contact the REACH Office at [email protected] or call us 703-879-6034 when making a gift of securities to ensure we can acknowledge you properly.

REACH for Uganda makes a difference. For 20 years we’ve been a transformative force for underserved communities in eastern Uganda through education, healthcare, and community development.

We need your help to continue our legacy of positive transformation. Visit www.reachforuganda.org to donate and for more information!

Hey you! YOU'RE INVITED to our Annual Gala! This year, it'll be a special celebration of our 20th anniversary. Join us as we come together for a night of dinner, drinks, dancing, and amazing silent and live auction prizes on October 6, 2024 at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, VA.

We can't wait to see you there!

Visit www.reachforuganda.org/events/ for more information

Our teen service trip has taken flight! We're so excited for these 8 great teens to visit our operations in Uganda and volunteer in our schools and clinics. Teen travelers also get to explore Uganda's natural beauty and wildlife by safari.

We offer several trips a year for teens, families, and more. If you or a family member is interested in exploring Uganda with REACH, visit www.reachforuganda.org/getinvolved/trips

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We’re so proud of all our graduates! Check out five more of our stars who completed their tertiary education recently. We want to extend a special thank-you to the generous sponsors that supported their students throughout the years. We couldn’t do it without you!

There are so many more students in need of support to get through their education. If you’d like to help a student achieve their dreams and earn a university degree or diploma, visit www.reachforuganda.org for information on student sponsorship.

We invest in all aspects of community development. The farmer pictured, feeding his fish, received a microloan from a program REACH helped establish! He has utilized his loan on his farmland, which includes aquaculture and other sustainable agriculture practices.

We strive to create lasting change - and this means economic empowerment.

If you’d like to support the continuation of our operations in rural Uganda, visit www.reachforuganda.org to learn more.

For 20 years, REACH for Uganda has helped transform one of Uganda’s poorest, most underserved regions. Take a closer look at the communities we serve, and how we help. Special thanks to Jim Hussey for this wonderful documentary showcasing our work!

Watch here: https://youtu.be/3YG2Y1iF18A?si=BaWNaeLq6Vyakp1a

We need your help taking our impact to the next level!

Visit www.reachforuganda.org to donate and learn more.

Hope in Uganda - An inspirational story from one of Uganda's poorest regions REACH for Uganda, a nonprofit founded by John and Joyce Wanda in 2004, was created to support a vision of transforming the villages they grew up in. Through ...

YOU have the power to change a life! Sponsoring a student with REACH for Uganda gives a child a chance at a better life. Where we work, less than 1% of adults have completed college. REACH is changing that narrative - we’ve had over 360 of our students graduate from college. Help a student defy the odds by sponsoring through REACH! Visit www.reachforuganda.org to learn more.

Have you bought your tickets yet? Join us at our Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser this Sunday, June 23rd to support education, healthcare, and community development in Uganda. Visit www.reachforuganda.org/events/ to buy tickets.

We are SO PROUD of our university graduates! Congratulations to our students - a few of which are featured here - who have achieved great things and completed their university degrees this spring. We are incredibly grateful for our generous student sponsors who allow this to happen. To sponsor a student with a bright future and help them realize their potential, visit www.reachforuganda.org to learn more!

Thinking long-term? REACH for Uganda accepts donations via employer matching, bequest contribution, stock gifts, IRA charitable rollover, and retirement plan beneficiary designation. Learn more at www.reachforuganda.org/donate/waystodonate

Want to give the gift of clean water? There are still matching funds available!

We’re working to bring clean, safe water to our schools and clinics. The health of our students and community is of utmost importance to us. Consider contributing to our clean water campaign to help us do so! Visit https://lnkd.in/eA9M_FMN to learn more!

Have you heard? We’re hosting our very first Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser at 9am on June 23 in Arlington VA! Buy tickets and enjoy breakfast with us to support our operations helping underserved communities in rural Uganda. Visit www.reachforuganda.org/events to buy tickets and learn more!

Leave your legacy! Did you know you can put us in your will?

REACH accepts bequest contributions, a simple way to support the organization’s future. Visit www.reachforuganda.org/donate/waystodonate for more information!

Why invest in the Arlington Secondary and Vocational School?

Investment in the ASVS is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for those who want to have a major impact on the future leaders and direction of Uganda. As one of the youngest and most rapidly expanding economies in the world, Uganda’s young people are its greatest resource!

Beyond providing quality secondary and vocational education, the ASVS will be a permanent source of employment for the region’s workforce, and thus serve as a much-needed economic stimulus.

To support our quest to uplift the underserved communities, click the link in our bio pr visit www.reachforuganda.org to donate to our secondary school construction fund!

Why sponsor a student in Uganda through REACH?

Sponsoring a student not only grants them access to quality education, it gives them opportunities they wouldn’t have access to otherwise. Our student sponsors usually begin with a young student at the beginning of primary school, and most support the same student all the way through their university graduation. This is an incredibly rewarding process and an easy investment to help secure the future of a Ugandan child in need.

To explore sponsorship options, visit www.reachforuganda.org/donate/sponsorship or email [email protected]!

Our primary students enjoy sports and other activities whenever possible! We are able to provide opportunities for sports like volleyball, and softball (in addition to soccer being popular among kids already) thanks to passion projects driven by our teen volunteers, who often bring equipment with them and teach our students new sports.

So why are we building the Arlington Secondary and Vocational School?

In the photo above, you can see some of our secondary students in their various uniforms for their respective schools. Currently, we have to send our primary graduates to secondary schools across the country because of the lack of quality secondary schools in the region.

Through the ASVS, we’ll be able to continue educating these students at a school of international standard until they head off to college! We’re committed to sparking transformation through education in rural eastern Uganda.

To support our quest to uplift the underserved communities, click the link in our bio pr visit www.reachforuganda.org to donate to our secondary school construction fund!

Are you up for a challenge?

We have an exciting FUND MATCHING CHALLENGE for you! A core group of generous donors has provided up to $145,000 in matching funds to help us complete clean water infrastructure at our schools!

As we build our Arlington Secondary and Vocational School and improve our current schools, we’re including clean water infrastructure that will benefit our student population in a crucial way - giving them clean water. Reliable access to clean water - the United Nations’ 6th Sustainable Development Goal - is important for maintaining our students’ health, which is a central part of our mission. Help us max out this exciting matching challenge! Donate at https://reachforuganda.reachapp.co/campaigns/project-clean-water-for-our-schools to transform lives!

Have you heard? We’re expanding!

In August 2023, we broke ground on our biggest project yet - building the Arlington Secondary and Vocational School. When our primary students graduate P7, they’ll be able to continue with REACH’s high-quality and holistic approach to education. Bringing this kind of higher education to the villages we work in will provide many valuable opportunities for students and the community.

We need your help to finish this project! If you’d like to donate to our secondary school construction fund, head to the link in our bio!

More girls in school means more women in the workforce! So many of our female students have graduated and pursue meaningful, successful careers in Uganda. There are nurses, midwives, administrators, government officials, engineers, lawyers, teachers, scientists, and more.

Several of our graduates have come back to work for the organization in Uganda, directly serving the communities they came from.

In remote areas with limited access to healthcare, people often succumb to preventable diseases and suffer resulting health complications - which are completely avoidable.

One of the most at-risk populations in rural areas are expectant mothers. Fortunately, our Beatrice Tierney Health Clinics are able to provide essential prenatal, maternity, and postpartum care. Our clinic in Matuwa was recently expanded to include a maternity ward that has the capacity to provide inpatient care. This is a life-saving addition to our capability to care for the community!

Young women also have access to resources to help prevent teen pregnancy - that way more girls can stay in school.

We’re less than a year out from the grand opening of the Arlington Secondary and Vocational School! By February 15th, 2025, we will cut the ribbon and open the doors to the region’s biggest construction project yet. A secondary school of international standards will transform the area in more ways than one!

Thus far, we are working on Phase 1 of construction. This phase includes one classroom block (contains 12 classrooms), the girls’ and boys’ dormitories, and the toilet buildings. We’re excited to welcome our first class of students, but we still need help to complete this phase! Donate at reachforuganda.org or contact us to learn more!

Last week, we were invited to speak at the United Nations for their Commission on the Status of Women ! Thank you to Tammy Tibbetts and She's the First for the invitation. We were able to share REACH for Uganda's work with the girls and women in Uganda and make some great connections with other organizations doing great work in achieving gender equality.

Growing up can be tough, especially for young women and girls in rural Eastern Uganda. To make sure that our female students get the most out of their education and to maximize the possibility of their success, we make sure to provide mentorship programs. Male students are mentored as well to provide education on the importance of gender equality and equal opportunity.

When our founders John and Joyce started Arlington Academy of Hope in 2004, they wanted to make sure that girls and boys had equal access to education - leading to equal opportunity to succeed. In the communities we work in, it’s not common for girls to have this kind of access to school.

Arlington Academy of Hope has changed that. Now, girls make up more than 50% of our students at Arlington Junior School and Matuwa Junior School. Girls have equal opportunity to attend Secondary School and University or Vocational School - just like their male classmates.

Uplifting girls and young women through education is important to us. Our communities are excellent examples that including women in education brings about prosperity for everyone!