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By Jimmy Kuloba, REACH Graduate & Volunteer The Better Housing Project started in August of 2017 as partnership between REACH Uganda and the Kamal Foundation to help people cement the floors in their homes in different communities of Bududa district. This project is aimed at improving the lives of people in the district. The dirt…

By Emma MacKenzie, International Coordinator In the world of student politics at universities and colleges across Uganda, the top spot is Guild President. This is an elected position which REACH students have run for before, but they have never succeeded until now! REACH students didn’t just win one top spot – they won two! And…

By Milton Kamoti, Program Director When I joined REACH on February 22, 2016, there was no power at Arlington Junior School, staff quarters and the guesthouse. The transformer that was serving our community had blown due to overloading by illegal power connectors (we call them “power thieves”). Several attempts had been made by the local businesses and…

By Gil and Pat Field, 2017 Adult Trip attendees What an amazing adventure to visit REACH Uganda.  Wow, and Wow again! Nothing is like visiting REACH’s Arlington Junior School in person, and we are honored to have been a part of the 2017 Adult REACH Team. Undoubtedly the time spent on an airplane, waiting in…

by Adriana Asef-Sargent, 2016 & 2017 Teen Trip Attendee Something special about REACH keeps me wanting to come back. The kids are all so amazing!  It’s refreshing to see kids who are excited and want to learn and go to school. They work so hard and they never complain—they have so much energy and love.…

By Danielle Fortin, former International Coordinator As a school that prides itself on providing the best educational opportunities for its students, we are always looking for new ways to inspire creative learning at Arlington Junior School. That is where our new newsletter, “Mulembe Magazine,” comes in.  Click here to read the lastest issue! Originally inspired…

By Annette Brown, REACH Donor & Sponsor During May of 2006, I read a Washington Post article detailing how John and Joyce Wanda, along with many donors, started the REACH for Uganda (REACH) in their home country of Uganda. My first thought was that I should do something to help simply because I can. But…

By Lois Grubb, REACH Education Committee Since 2006, our dedicated students at Arlington Junior School (AJS) went “Wild About Reading,” had a “Reading Safari” in their library, discovered that reading is their “Super Power,” and learned that “Reading is an Amazing, Astounding and Very, Very Awesome Adventure!” Focused on an engaging theme each year, the…

By Olivia Schneider, former Outreach Coordinator At the end of every school year, all 7th grade (P7) students in Uganda take a very important exam called the Primary Leaving Examination (PLE). The PLE tests students on everything they’ve learned from P1 to P7, culminating in one final exam to determine whether they’ve successfully passed primary school.…

By Susan Dubois, Executive Director, Asante Mariamu In addition to REACH’s support for the education and health of kids in rural Uganda, the organization is often asked to help in other ways. Developing partnerships with other NGOs is a practical way to address issues like albinism—an important problem, but one requiring specific expertise outside of…