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GlobalGiving Global Open Challenge a Success!

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Thanks to you, our generous supporters, Hope Ofiriha has been invited to stay on GlobalGiving website and is now officially a permanent member of the GlobalGiving Community. We look forward to your continued support and participation in GlobalGiving‘s online marketplace for giving. Without your support, we could not have won a spot on GlobalGiving’s site. The $4,093 raised for our Omilling HIV-AIDS Project came from 51 different donors during the December 2009 Global Open Challenge, just getting us over the required $4,000 in donations and 50 unique… Read More

December 23, 2009 by William Logai Ochieng Tags: , ,

Urgent Appeal: 300 Children on Waiting List

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Hope Ofiriha has granted a year scholarship to both Jolly Achol and Justine Okello to study at Rubaga Primary School in Uganda. There are 300 South Sudanese children living in slums on outskirt of Kampala on our waiting list. These children want to be at school but can’t afford the fees. Please visit our Keep Impoverished Refugees in School project page to learn more and make a donation.

August 5, 2009 by William Logai Ochieng Tags: , ,

Urgent Appeal: Childbirth Delivery Bed for Onura

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Each year, many women die in childbirth in the Onura sub village. Virtually all these deaths are due to a lack of childbirth facilities and hemorrhages, which is a common cause of maternal mortality worldwide. Bleeding can be controlled in a clinic but, without one in Onura, it is a death sentence.  Our aim is to provide traditional midwives a childbirth delivery bed to save lives in a local post where most births and maternal deaths take place–well beyond the reach of hospitals and government health services. … Read More

June 5, 2009 by William Logai Ochieng Tags: , , ,