Uganda Rural Fund (URF)

Hope Schools Uganda-2025

Mick Drew — Sun, 28 Sep 2025 22:27:46 +0000

Schools have been in session for the academic year since the beginning of February. So far things are moving on smoothly and we are blessed to serve more children this year as enrollment has gone up. Overall academic performance has improved steadily in the recent years and along with the improvements in the structures! We have repainted the equipment and received a supply of sports equipment.

Playground Improvements

The playground was fenced and all the equipment was repainted

Sports supplies donated by a family from Maryland!

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Faith Development at Hope/Marian Grotto

Mick Drew — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 00:48:41 +0000

We recently completed the Marian Grotto. We are grateful to friends who contributed generously toward this project. The children pray night prayers in the compound in front of Mother Mary. They also have school Mass on Wednesday and Sunday.

You can see the mats we purchased so they can kneel on a softer surface.

Back of the grotto.

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A generous donation of liturgical supplies

Mick Drew — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 00:12:55 +0000

In April of 2025, we received a donation to get more liturgical supplies. From this we were able to obtain 650 rosaries, 6 sets of altar server vestments, 10 hymn books, 20 hymnal pamphlets, and 20 mats for the children to kneel on while praying at the Grotto

The Rosaries

Children wearing the rosaries

The altar server vestments will make the school Masses more colorful!

The hymn books and music pamphlets!

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The new girls’ dormitory taking shape

Mick Drew — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 17:23:08 +0000

In March 2025, we commenced on a new exciting project — the construction of a girls’ dormitory.

Some of the secondary school young ladies shinning brightly in their uniforms.

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A new Home And Clean Water.

Volunteer Editor 1 — Sat, 27 Aug 2022 13:15:21 +0000

Mariat’s family will soon be moving into their newly renovated and fully furnished house. The house was extended with a children’s bedroom.

They now have a new latrine and kitchen with an attached small shop that will help them get some money for. Water tank and solar already installed. Waiting for painting to dry and furnishings then the family will move in next week.

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Joan and Susan find happiness and comfort in their new home.

Volunteer Editor 1 — Sun, 14 Aug 2022 21:53:56 +0000

Joan and Susan are orphans we met two years ago living with their aunt who is disabled. We acquired a wheelchair for her as she could only crawl to get around.

Then some friends blessed the family with a new fully furnished house with a kitchen, latrine, water, solar and the girls are now back in school.

We are grateful for the transformation made possible in these young ladies lives. The future looks bright for them

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Appositive change in Prince’s life!

Volunteer Editor 1 — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 20:32:43 +0000

Friends, please join us to celebrate with this little young man for the amazing transformation the good Lord has done in his life. His journey has not been easy.

Abandoned by his parents, his grandfather was unable to provide proper care and the boy became malnourished. Often you would find him in the kitchen alone in the dark when left alone at home. Prince is now in school and thriving, thanks to the generosity of good friends who came to his rescue. He is enjoying learning and is a jolly boy.

Please pray for Prince and other children in similar conditions, that the Lord may continue to inspire those of us with the capacity to make a difference and be moved to reach out to them with love and kindness.

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Determined to be successful no mater what they go through.

Volunteer Editor 1 — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 19:38:18 +0000

When their father passed away, life became challenging for these five siblings: Maria, Imelda, Betty, Noeline, and Innocent. Last year, some friends blessed them family with beddings and some household supplies.

Now the children are enrolled at Hope Junior and are thriving. They are most well-disciplined and prayerful siblings we have on campus. They never take anything for granted. Always grateful for any little thing in their lives.

Tell Betty to read for you anywhere in the Bible, and she will do it perfectly like she had practiced for days. You can’t fail to love these children. Their mom indeed is doing a great job raising them rooted in their faith, with morals and integrity.

You can check out Betty’s music “My Jesus” at https://youtu.be/XJoq-0sJwRQ The girl is very talented.

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A gift of water gives life

web2017 — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 23:30:40 +0000

Clean water is beautiful. Recently 20 families were blessed with a special gift of a rainwater catchment system. Many families in the villages have to walk long distances to fetch water, which consumes so much time that the children could have spent doing school homework or other chores. These families are very grateful for the generosity of our friends who made this gift possible.

Thank You

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A blessing of a meal to families in need

web2017 — Thu, 19 Aug 2021 23:29:08 +0000

During the Covid19 lockdown in Uganda both in 2020 and 2021, many families became vulnerable and at risk for hunger. With no work, families have no income to support their children in providing basics such as food, soap, and clothing.

With the closure of schools, teachers for private schools have suffered the most. Schools couldn’t continue paying teachers. So many teachers are feeling hopeless and abandoned.

We are grateful to friends who have generously contributed to an emergency food relief drive which has benefited more 500 families since last year.

Our simple food packages for families include posho (corn floor), beans, rice, cooking oil, salt, and soap. Families are very grateful for this kind gesture.

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