My Uganda Village project

I’m raising money for Uganda Village Project, a US-based nonprofit that implements health projects in rural Ugandan villages. Uganda Village Project celebrated their 10-year anniversary last year, and in that time, they have worked in 24 villages to improve community health and well being through access to services, health education, and prevention information.

Uganda Village Project partners with other community-based organizations and local government to make sure that programs fit local needs and are sustainable for long-term success. Ugandan staff members implement programs hand-in-hand with Village Health Teams, who are community-elected volunteers who agree to involve their villages in health projects and teach about how to keep their families safe from diseases like malaria, HIV, or diarrhea.

I believe this is a great cause. Uganda Village Project brings access, education, and prevention of health issues to rural villagers who might otherwise not have resources to keep themselves and their families healthy. The projects are often very simple–like finding ways to make it easy for people to wash their hands–but they make a big difference. I hope you’ll join me in supporting Uganda Village Project.