In January, 2020 John and Joyce Wanda, REACH’s Co-Founders, led a trip to Uganda to celebrate REACH’s 15th Anniversary. John has shared his reflection of this trip: I am sitting…
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Two weeks ago, I sat down with Board President Dick Burk to accept the position as Executive Director of REACH. Since then, I have joined the Board through a strategic…
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By Fareeda Abdulkareem, REACH International Coordinator In a country like Uganda, where young leaders are not yet a prominent fixture in the country’s public offices, young people are still finding…
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by Fareeda Abdulkareem, REACH International Coordinator Some say that it takes a village to accomplish many great things, and in the case of the Arlington Junior School pupils, the saying…
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Zach, Jack, and Matthew (pictured left to right with REACH Uganda Program Director Milton Kamoti)—the young men from this year’s Teen Trip— share their favorite memories of their special time…
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You don’t want to miss out next year! by Fareeda Abdulkareem, REACH International Coordinator Volunteering is a cornerstone of the REACH for Uganda. Our volunteer program spans both humanitarian activities…
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by Fareeda Abdulkareem, REACH International Coordinator On June 7th, the head teachers from seventeen schools around the Bududa district convened at the REACH for Uganda library to discuss strategy and…
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As Jennipher, the REACH Guest House Manager, reflects on her time with REACH, (ten years in 2018), she sits on the arm of a couch, smiling. Throughout the conversation, it is…
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By Bethany Hu, REACH Operations Manager Most REACH student sponsors are individual families, but one of our most interesting sponsors is a group of poker-playing retirees from Northern Virginia who…
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