Success Stories
PEPFAR, Community Grants, Peace Corps and TASO Power Real Change
August 10 2009. When Peace Corps volunteer Hannah Gardi first arrived in her village in Iganga two years ago, she found a community struggling with an unusually high rate of HIV infection and an absence of patient support services.
Which is more important: the chicken or the egg?
August 10 2009 The Banyatereza Sisters of Fort Portal know the answer. Six years ago, the sisters started a poultry project with only 200 chicks.
New Water Tanks Support Remote Clinics' Work
August 10 2009 Bundibugyo is at the far end of a bumpy, mountainous 3-hour journey from Fort Portal, on the Congolese side of the Ruwenzori Mountains.
Solar Panels Brighten the Night for Orphans and Vulnerable Children
August 07 2009 The Manna Rescue Home in Fort Portal is for orphans that have no where else to go. All thirty boys and girls living at the Home are HIV positive...
Community Leaders Unite to Fight Abuse and Gender-Based Violence in IDP Camps
April 04 2009 Many of the internally displaced people (IDP) in Northern Uganda’s camps are at high risk for alcoholism, drug abuse, gender-based violence, and depression.
Sisters in Butaleja Deliver Healthcare with PEPFAR-funded Ambulance
May 05 2009 Pregnant women about to deliver will no longer arrive at the Mulagi Health Center on a bicycle. Sick children will no longer suffer at home, hoping their family members can find...
Art ‘Talks’ and Helps Former LRA Abductees
April 30 2009 Ugandans Fred Mutebi, Margaret Nagawa and Vincent Okuja are internationally renowned artists. They are less well-known, however, for their humanitarian work. “Let Art Talk,” founded by Fred in 2003...