Posts Tagged ‘Uganda’
Leader of the Year – Geoffrey Kinaalwa
Each year, Blood:Water honors one of our active partners with the Blood:Water Leader of the Year award. Today, we are showcasing Geoffrey Kinaalwa, the Executive Director of Partners for Community Transformation (PaCT)! Geoffrey is a communicative, responsive and enthusiastic leader who strives for excellence and models a zeal for mission that ripples throughout every level of his organization.
Read MoreYou’re Changing Lives Like George’s
YOUR SUPPORT REFRESHES AND RELIEVES A UGANDAN FAMILY George* lives in Uganda with his wife Kate* and their children. He once worked as a farmer and a fisherman. But because of a waterborne illness, George lost his sight and can no longer work because of his blindness. He’s also living with HIV. George’s inability…
Read MoreThe Gift of Our Partners (Part I)
At Blood:Water, we believe homegrown, locally-led organizations are the true changemakers of Africa. Our partners are the experts who understand the culture, work within the context, and live as members of the communities they serve. Not only do they understand a community’s need but also its strengths and opportunities, which will enable its members…
Read MoreThank YOU for Tuning In
On Friday, the Blood:Water staff visited The Wally Show studio to celebrate a successful end to the YOUganda event. The last day presented a seemingly impossible call to action for Wally’s listeners, but they did not shy away from the challenge, making Friday the most impactful day! During the four-day, on-air event, Wally invited…
Read MoreWe’re Bringing YOU into Uganda
Every year in sub-Saharan Africa, 40 billion hours are spent, mostly by women and children, walking to collect water. Blood:Water is entering into new partnerships with two organizations in Uganda to address this issue in the communities where they work, and Wally, from The Wally Show on WAY-FM, just returned from visiting them! All this…
Read MorePhoto Friday: YOUganda
Where do you go to get water? In Katobo, Uganda, the 350 children who attend Kakindo primary school gather water at the closest source available, pictured in the photo above. Today, Wally, from The Wally Show, is on his way back from Uganda after visiting two of our brand new partners! We can’t wait to…
Read MoreAn Unexpected Internship
Blood:Water is currently seeking interns for the spring semester. Click here to apply. The deadline to apply is December 1. And check out this post from our current intern, Caroline, on what it’s been like interning for her. Interning for Blood:Water was the last thing I expected to do with my first season in Nashville.…
Read MorePhoto Friday: Stocked Shelves
In this week’s Photo Friday, we are giving you an inside look at the New Life Medical Center’s drug store in Kitgum, Uganda. A senior nursing office is checking which medications are out of stock. The center specializes in serving people living with HIV/AIDS. Your generosity keeps those shelves stocked and ultimately helps save lives…
Read MoreFrom the Field Photo Updates
Did you know our partners in Africa do more than help provide clean water and HIV/AIDS medical attention? They help treat communities as a whole — heart, soul, and body. What do we mean? Did you know in Ethiopia, our partner, The ACT Project, organizes soccer club-Bible studies? They do so to create deep, lasting change in…
Read MoreUpdate from the New Life Medical Center Maternity Ward
In 2013, we celebrated extraordinary moms all around the world during Power of a Mom. On behalf of the Power Moms in the Blood:Water community, donations were made to fund the expansion of the maternity ward at the New Life Medical Center in Kitgum, Uganda. Because of that support, the maternity ward at the New…
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