tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994620424083020016Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:53:49 +0000orphan supporteye healthVillage Health Teamssafe waterweekly reportsfamily planningholiday givingbuy nothingclean waterfellowshipgoats for widowsconferencescholarshipsinternshipfundraisingsujal parikhNutritionmicrofinancechooseaneedobstetric fistulahiv/aidssanitationhealthcareMod Potsmalariadesksreproductive healthjiggersfruit dryingUganda Village Projectiganga newsupdatevolunteersNews and Updateshttp://ugandavillageproject.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Alison Hayward)Blogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994620424083020016.post-5137688605688430248Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:27:00 +00002011-12-08T21:27:00.771-08:00holiday givingThere's no better gift than the gift of happiness and health. That's what the holidays are really all about: being thankful for the happiness and health that we have been blessed with, and trying to share as much of it with others as we can. In the spirit of making the holidays meaningful and joyful, Uganda Village Project has once again created an online gift catalogue for holiday gifts called http://ugandavillageproject.blogspot.com/2011/12/giving-to-world-for-holidays.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison Hayward)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994620424083020016.post-1307771694256596452Wed, 30 Nov 2011 02:44:00 +00002011-11-29T18:44:00.869-08:00 A woman demonstrates hand washing with a tippy tap Recently we got the exciting news that Ce Zhang, UVP alum and member of the board of trustees, teamed up with a classmate at Penn State University (Adam Mosa) and won the Johnson and Johnson Milking the Rhino 2011 award for Best Healthcare Solution. Zhang and Mosa won the award using a program developed in partnership with Uganda Village http://ugandavillageproject.blogspot.com/2011/11/tippy-taps-for-africa-winning-idea.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison Hayward)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994620424083020016.post-7899908991092353882Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:33:00 +00002011-10-17T06:47:11.129-07:00orphan supportby Beatrice LamwakaFor young girls in Uganda, education is a health issue. Secondary school fees can burden families and children. Many girls turn to transactional sex in order to pay for their education. This puts them at risk for HIV/AIDS, young marriage and pregnancy. And perhaps most harmful of all: hopelessness.Uganda Village Project’s scholarship program gives them more than financial http://ugandavillageproject.blogspot.com/2011/10/dreams-for-girls.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994620424083020016.post-2048420820293874241Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:33:00 +00002011-09-14T11:37:29.278-07:00Our Summer 2011 interns celebrated their hard work and a job well-done. You can feel this good too: http://www.ugandavillageproject.org/get-involved/summer-internships/http://ugandavillageproject.blogspot.com/2011/09/feel-good-about-what-you-do.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994620424083020016.post-3977820185651400025Wed, 08 Jun 2011 18:26:00 +00002011-06-08T11:32:31.254-07:00safe waterEarlier this month we formally commissioned four new wells. The first in Lubira is 27 feet deep and serves 200 households. Before the construction of this well, villagers in Lubira had been using a church well about 2km away. When that well broke, it had to be abandoned forcing people to walk even greater distances to fetch water wherever they could find it. Now Lubira has its own well. In http://ugandavillageproject.blogspot.com/2011/06/inside-villages-four-new-wells.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994620424083020016.post-7171599170599879489Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:08:00 +00002011-06-08T07:24:35.745-07:00fellowshiphiv/aidsI am a master’s student from the University of Michigan School of Public Health where I am studying Health Behavior and Health Education. My area of interest is global health with an emphasis on HIV prevention, awareness, and stigma reduction. I became interested in global health as a WorldTeach volunteer in Namibia, where I saw firsthand the devastating toll of HIV/AIDS and have been actively http://ugandavillageproject.blogspot.com/2011/06/sujal-parikh-social-justice-fellow-cat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994620424083020016.post-4335052725922231612Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:13:00 +00002011-06-01T06:22:07.079-07:00hiv/aidsForty-five-year-old Monica lives in Buwolmera, one of our Healthy Villages. When her husband heard that UVP would be conducting HIV testing, he declared it a day for “knowing our status.” He said that Monica and her co-wife should ignore tending the garden for the afternoon and instead participate with him in UVP’s HIV and syphilis testing day in the village.Monica was excited that her husband http://ugandavillageproject.blogspot.com/2011/06/inside-villages-hiv-testing-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994620424083020016.post-2763026709793164848Tue, 17 May 2011 13:11:00 +00002011-05-20T18:46:02.155-07:00orphan support“Educate a girl and you educate a community” goes an African proverb. And if the girl is Stella Nangobi, perhaps you can educate a nation. Stella, 19, dreams of becoming president of Uganda someday – if not a lawyer or teacher. Thanks to her education, she is able to chose her own path. Stella is a senior six (12th grade) secondary school student whose favorite classes are history and divinity. http://ugandavillageproject.blogspot.com/2011/05/meet-stella.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994620424083020016.post-979730906668952002Sat, 14 May 2011 14:41:00 +00002011-05-20T18:52:23.094-07:00obstetric fistulaBy Dr. Brian HancockSpecialist Fistula surgeon; Chairman and Founder Uganda Childbirth Injury FundObstetric fistula is as old as the human race and it damages the bodies and lives of far too many women around the world. But fistula is treatable and preventable; alleviating the suffering and marginalization that comes with it is possible.Better access to good obstetric care is fundamental in http://ugandavillageproject.blogspot.com/2011/05/overcoming-fistula-and-isolation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994620424083020016.post-2045731495428198028Sun, 24 Apr 2011 03:20:00 +00002011-04-23T20:32:32.931-07:00malariafundraisingWhat do squashed bugs, rockclimbers, nurses and medical technicians have in common? They’re all doing their bit to raise money for UVP during April 2011 - UVP Fundraising Month. Each April, as our summer interns are busy fundraising for their trip to Uganda, we encourage alumni and supporters of Uganda Village Project to raise money for our programs and ensure we can make as great a difference http://ugandavillageproject.blogspot.com/2011/04/whats-on-in-fundraising-month.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fyfe)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994620424083020016.post-1790890561399736270Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:48:00 +00002011-04-12T04:23:15.701-07:00volunteerssanitationSanitation may not be sexy to the rest of the world, but it is essential in keeping a community healthy. When UVP does a sanitation push in a community (mobilizing the community to dig trash pits and latrines, build plate stands to dry dishes, and make hand washing devices called tippy-taps) a community is equipped to improve its sanitation household by household. Our “all hands on deck” http://ugandavillageproject.blogspot.com/2011/04/digging-it-forward.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Linnea)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994620424083020016.post-3214889924412701113Sat, 02 Apr 2011 19:01:00 +00002011-04-04T12:31:11.964-07:00weekly reportsFrom the Safe Water Coordinator, Patrick Tulibagenyi Safe Water·         Patrick has done an AMAZING job juggling five wells (four for Rotary and the last ChooseANeed well). Despite difficulties with one village he has managed to complete one well and has three others in various stages of completion!·         Ibulanku B (one of the four Rotary wells) broke ground this week, Titus carried out thehttp://ugandavillageproject.blogspot.com/2011/04/weekly-reports-from-iganga-march-week-4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison Hayward)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994620424083020016.post-2677907371721926960Fri, 11 Feb 2011 02:00:00 +00002011-02-10T20:57:39.218-08:00family planningby Ine Collins Myth, stigma, and taboo shroud family planning efforts in many villages. At Buwaiswa, one of Uganda Village Project's targeted Healthy Villages communities, the shroud was particularly opaque. As a field officer, I was assisting with family planning workshops, bringing nurses and contraceptives to women in remote villages that otherwise would have limited access to such services. http://ugandavillageproject.blogspot.com/2011/02/being-woman-is-risky-business-in-rural.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Team at Uganda Village Project)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994620424083020016.post-1327772745481442676Sat, 05 Feb 2011 09:00:00 +00002011-02-05T01:00:35.760-08:00 Dear Friends, Family, Colleagues and Admirers of our friend, Sujal Parikh, We are pleased to announce the inaugural Sujal Parikh Memorial Symposium on Health and Social Justice. Sujal, a University of Michigan medical student, passed away in October 2010 after a road accident in Uganda where he was conducting AIDS research as an NIH-Fogarty Clinical Research Scholar.  Sujal was an inspiring http://ugandavillageproject.blogspot.com/2011/02/sujal-parikh-memorial-symposium-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison Hayward)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994620424083020016.post-846613938978025000Wed, 12 Jan 2011 03:23:00 +00002011-01-11T19:38:07.393-08:00internshipfellowshipsujal parikh<!--StartFragment--> <!--StartFragment--> The Sujal Parikh Social Justice Fellowship was founded to honor the memory of our friend, a tireless advocate for global health and social justice. Although his life was prematurely cut short in an accident on the Kampala roads in 2010, his memory lives on through the inspiration he provided to his friends and colleagues in the field of global health. http://ugandavillageproject.blogspot.com/2011/01/sujal-parikh-social-justice-fellowship.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kyla)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994620424083020016.post-2135900194178873724Wed, 05 Jan 2011 04:04:00 +00002011-01-04T20:09:52.544-08:00internship<!--StartFragment--> Would you like to spend the summer making a lasting impact on community health and development in rural villages in sub-Saharan Africa? Have you always wanted to experience and learn about the culture of East Africa? If so, please consider applying to Uganda Village Project's summer program.Uganda Village Project is now accepting applications for our 2011 Summer Internship http://ugandavillageproject.blogspot.com/2011/01/apply-today-for-uvps-summer-internship.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kyla)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994620424083020016.post-7114258377431670654Sat, 18 Dec 2010 05:15:00 +00002010-12-17T21:15:32.585-08:00Hello friends and supporters! If you would like to make a donation to support Uganda Village Project's programs for the coming year, now is a great time to do so. For a limited time, Razoo is offering a match of up to $1000 for each fundraising team from a charity. Several of our trustees and board members have stepped up to the plate and created a team fundraiser. 5 of them must raise at http://ugandavillageproject.blogspot.com/2010/12/matching-grant-for-1000.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison Hayward)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994620424083020016.post-1778164237066182546Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:18:00 +00002010-12-10T06:33:49.880-08:00orphan supportscholarshipsThis is the end of the third and final term for all of the schools and so students are beginning to trickle into the UVP office with their report cards and their thank you notes for their sponsors. Stella came in on Monday, shy smile on her face and requisite papers in her hand. And what was written on those papers? She scored 24 out of a possible 25 points! Gushing was necessary, but the goodhttp://ugandavillageproject.blogspot.com/2010/12/this-is-end-of-third-and-final-term-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Linnea)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994620424083020016.post-4302701629455232457Tue, 07 Dec 2010 04:52:00 +00002010-12-06T20:52:26.077-08:00internshipWould you like to spend the summer making a lasting impact on community health and development in rural villages in sub-Saharan Africa? Have you always wanted to experience and learn about the culture of East Africa? If so, please consider applying to Uganda Village Project's summer program. Uganda Village Project is now accepting applications for its 2011 Summer Internship Program. Our http://ugandavillageproject.blogspot.com/2010/12/summer-internships-for-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison Hayward)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994620424083020016.post-389647373306527898Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:04:00 +00002010-11-30T10:45:00.505-08:00jiggersiganga news<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]-->By Alanta ColleyIn the past couple of months, the jigger infestation of the Busoga region has been a lead story in the Ugandan media and is now on the lips ofhttp://ugandavillageproject.blogspot.com/2010/11/jigger-invasion-of-busoga-region.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Linnea)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994620424083020016.post-5695925358559675773Mon, 29 Nov 2010 06:33:00 +00002010-11-28T22:37:14.033-08:00Hello friends and supporters! You can now do your holiday shopping on Amazon and benefit Uganda Village Project! All you have to do is shop through one of the banners listed below. Browse and buy away! It's for a good cause. Thank you! Wishing you a wonderful holiday season.http://ugandavillageproject.blogspot.com/2010/11/shop-on-amazon-benefit-uvp.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison Hayward)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994620424083020016.post-6040473458037356450Sun, 28 Nov 2010 05:06:00 +00002010-11-27T21:06:59.944-08:00fundraising Buy Nothing Day: Your opportunity to share, instead of spending Thanks to everyone who participated in Buy Nothing Day - we managed to raise over $700! This money will be going directly to Uganda as soon as possible to bolster our community public health programs - not to our own fundraising, publicity, or administrative work internationally.  Our organization allows supporters to have the http://ugandavillageproject.blogspot.com/2010/11/buy-nothing-day-success.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison Hayward)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994620424083020016.post-8158502296294650913Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:47:00 +00002010-11-22T08:51:46.655-08:00fundraisingbuy nothingBuy Nothing Day is Friday Nov 26th in the US/Canada, and Saturday Nov 27th everywhere else* - It's about pausing for reflection in the midst of the busiest shopping period of the year.Uganda Village Project is asking you to abstain from buying stuff on Buy Nothing Day and instead, to use that time and money to make a difference in the lives of people without the luxury of consumer http://ugandavillageproject.blogspot.com/2010/11/buy-nothing-give-something.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Linnea)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994620424083020016.post-8132555024099993592Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:59:00 +00002010-10-06T06:27:55.026-07:00One of the first things you have to adjust to upon arrival in Uganda is the bathroom situation. Commonly, you are lead a few feet from your living quarters to a concrete 4” X 6” room with a hole in the center. At first, you look at it with robust curiosity; then, you put together what it is and can’t help but wonder, “Where does it all go?” Sanitation does not cross the average person’s mind in http://ugandavillageproject.blogspot.com/2010/10/uganda-village-project-forging-ahead-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Archana)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994620424083020016.post-3625969553157293061Sun, 26 Sep 2010 12:38:00 +00002010-09-26T06:22:41.997-07:00conferencevolunteersVillage Health TeamsWednesday, Thursday, and Friday found Uganda Village Project staff presenting at the Joint 6th College of Health Sciences and 18th UNACOH Annual Scientific Conference. Ntalo Julius (Fistula Coordinator), Alanta Colley (Healthy Villages Coordinator), and Linnea Ashley (Programme Manager) shared insights UVP has acquired in its seven years working in Iganga District. Our presentations included, http://ugandavillageproject.blogspot.com/2010/09/wednesday-thursday-and-friday-found.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Linnea)0