Holiday Greetings from our Schoolchildren

Uganda Summer Travel Opportunities! In addition to ongoing volunteer and intern opportunities, we have two special trips this summer for you: * A chaperoned Teen Service Trip, departing late June…

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2013 Year End Progress Report

Happy New Year!  2014 is a very special year for REACH, as we celebrate our 10th Anniversary of saving lives, changing lives by through education and healthcare in rural Uganda. …

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Papa Wamundu

We have lost a great man in the Passing of Papa Wamundu, the visionary behind REACH.  In lieu of flowers, the Wandas suggest any donations go to the Secondary Scholarship…

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Giving Tuesday Results Are In!

Giving Tuesday Results Are In! We were honored to be selected for today’s Microsoft/ GlobalGiving program. REACH was the top fundraiser out of more than 350 nonprofit organizations in the…

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Celebrating the Girl Child

Today we are celebrating International Day of the Girl Child. If she stays in school, remains healthy, and gains real-world skills, she will marry later, have fewer but healthier children,…

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Article in The Catholic Herald

Click here to view a recent article in The Catholic Herald about Thomas Kitandwe Kisolo, director of the REACH for Uganda in Bumwalukani, Uganda and his studies at Marymount University…

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Why Is Africa Important to Me? – An Essay by John Wanda

The following essay was written by REACH Founder, John Wanda, in response to an essay contest on Why I Love Africa sponsored by the Sullivan Foundation.  We aren’t surprised that…

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A Village of Support across Continents for REACH for Uganda

This article is cross-posted from the news section of Marymount University) Each summer, teachers and school administrators in Marymount University’s Master of Education in Administration and Supervision program come to campus…

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A HUGE “Thank You” to Our Giving Partner TOMS Shoes

 “I am the happiest to have gotten TOMS Shoes. Thank you!” — Doreen in Uganda, age 12 Nothing makes our kids giddier than a new pair of TOMS shoes. TOMS…

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