In the city of Kitojo, Uganda, over 100,000 people have never seen a doctor. Thousands of women die needlessly during childbirth. A simple drip-IV could save a child with dysentery ( Read more... )

Books for Africa is the largest of a few organizations shipping donated and recycled good-condition books/computers to various African countries. I believe Uganda is one of the places receiving supplies. Leaders from various organizations and charities endorse and have served on the board of Books for Africa - and they believe education holds great ( Read more... )

Everyone, Resolve Uganda will host another Lobby Day for peace in Uganda, and for world governments to do more to lobby for a political solution and a ceasefire and UN peacekeeper support, this June 22-23rd ( Read more... )

Everyone, there actually is a GuluWalk in San Francisco, easily accessible from BART, right at the Powell St. Station. Goes through Columbus Street, location of City Lights Bookstore ( Read more... )

I so wish I had seen this sooner, but the aspiring artists' auction site Sweet Charity, which normally organizes auctions to benefit RAINN and sexual assault survivors, took on Invisible Children for their fall charity ( Read more... )

I received this message from Gulu Walk's organizers recently informing us that no one as of yet has stepped up to organize and promote a Gulu Walk event for San Francisco. I would love to see someone do this and will certainly assist that person with publicity and flyering before and during the event ( Read more... )

Hi everyone, passing on the word about a great organization with which some of my friends are involved, Kiva Microcredit. You may read about Kiva online at http://www.kiva.org/about - they lend money to entrepreneurs in developing countries, including Uganda, through international partners, ( Read more... )

 I want to work in an orpanage next summer. I am not exactly where. I heard of Invisible Children for the first time today. If you have contacts in Uganda, that'd would be awesome! I would love to even talk to a person that has been there and can share about a little that has to do with the ministries there.

In Christ, 
Sheila

Is there anyone here in the United States, near California, who's leaving soon for a trip to Uganda and would be able to drop off book donations? I've just cleaned out some of my bookshelves and have a collection of slightly used but good condition novels and gift books which I'd be happy to send over ( Read more... )

In my last post to this community I asked about where to donate books for libraries and schools in Uganda, and I received some great suggestions in a comment from someone whom I believe actually lives in Uganda ( Read more... )