Donor Spotlight: One Soldier’s Story

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…

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The Arlington Junior School Annual Reading Challenge

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…

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Outreach Schools Excel in Primary Leaving Examinations

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).…

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Helping Kids with Albinism in Uganda: REACH and the Asante Mariamu Foundation

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…

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Students Receive Scholarship for University Education

By: Danielle Fortin, International Coordinator Last year Mutunga Godfrey and Kituyi Peninah worked hard at their secondary schools to perform well on their national exams that mark the end of…

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Matuwa Sponsorship Program Begins

By: Daphne Mabonga, Assistant Outreach Coordinator Growing up in rural Uganda and attaining a good undisturbed education is a big challenge to many, especially those who come from very needy…

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Uganda Day at Tuckahoe Elementary

By Mitch Pascal, Principal, Tuckahoe Elementary School This is the second year that my school, Tuckahoe Elementary, has partnered with REACH to support one of the outreach schools, Matuwa Primary.  Our…

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Reflections on My Visit to the US

By Sarah Sabano, Head Teacher, Arlington Junior School The twenty-third of March, 2017, will always be a memorable day in my life, because on this day, I boarded a plane…

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Marymount University’s Teacher Training in Uganda

By Mary Gibson, Director, Professional Development Schools, Marymount University For the fourth spring break in five years, I felt honored to take a group of teacher candidates (five graduate students…

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