January 2015 News

January  – February 2015 News Primary Leaving Exam (PLE) results. We’re thrilled  to report that the results of the Primary Leaving Exam are in, and all of our students have…

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2013 Year End Progress Report

Happy New Year!  2014 is a very special year for REACH, as we celebrate our 10th Anniversary of saving lives, changing lives by through education and healthcare in rural Uganda. …

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Celebrating the Girl Child

Today we are celebrating International Day of the Girl Child. If she stays in school, remains healthy, and gains real-world skills, she will marry later, have fewer but healthier children,…

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Article in The Catholic Herald

Click here to view a recent article in The Catholic Herald about Thomas Kitandwe Kisolo, director of the REACH for Uganda in Bumwalukani, Uganda and his studies at Marymount University…

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Why Is Africa Important to Me? – An Essay by John Wanda

The following essay was written by REACH Founder, John Wanda, in response to an essay contest on Why I Love Africa sponsored by the Sullivan Foundation.  We aren’t surprised that…

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A Village of Support across Continents for REACH for Uganda

This article is cross-posted from the news section of Marymount University) Each summer, teachers and school administrators in Marymount University’s Master of Education in Administration and Supervision program come to campus…

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A HUGE “Thank You” to Our Giving Partner TOMS Shoes

 “I am the happiest to have gotten TOMS Shoes. Thank you!” — Doreen in Uganda, age 12 Nothing makes our kids giddier than a new pair of TOMS shoes. TOMS…

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REACH Community Appreciation Picnic and Other Events

You’re Invited … To the REACH for Uganda Community Appreciation Picnic Saturday, June 2nd, 2012 4:00 to 7:00 pm Lyon Park Community Center 414 N. Fillmore Street Arlington, VA 22201…

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Bulobi Primary School Celebrates New Buildings

One year ago, Bulobi Primary School was a typical government school in Uganda, operating out of mud structures and incomplete classrooms with a booming student population. Most of their classrooms…

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