(Dr.) Alicia's Holiday Fundraiser
A nonprofit fundraiser supporting
Uganda Village ProjectChoose UVP for your end of year giving!
$50
raised by 1 people
$700 goal
Friends and Family -- I have the absolute privilege of working with Uganda Village Project, a small nonprofit based in Iganga, Uganda. Our team of 8 staff and 12 volunteer board members serves marginalized communities with public health information and services and we could use your support!
I've already had such an incredibly successful fundraiser this year (The promised interpretative song and dance WILL be shared here as a year end update), but I would be honored if you would consider a donation this giving season to assist UVP in the movement for global health equity. Throughout the long, arduous journey of my PhD, I have become even more focused on translational work that builds equity, working towards liberation, and UVP has remained an organization that I feel privileged to be part of. Join us as we build and deliver programs across HIV/AIDS, malaria, water, hygiene, and sanitation, reproductive health, and obstetric fistula. Let's change lives, together.
Thank you for supporting me and UVP's vision of a future in which all Ugandan communities have the means to create and implement their own health solutions.
With gratitude,
Alicia
About UVP
Uganda Village Project (UVP) is a grassroots non-profit founded in 2003 that facilitates community health and well-being in rural Uganda through improved access, education, and prevention. We implement a series of programs that directly support the health and well-being of the villages and communities we serve in Iganga District, Uganda.
UVPs program areas include: HIV/AIDS; Malaria; Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene; Reproductive Health; and Obstetric Fistula. By partnering with local governments and NGOs, village leadership, and local community health workers called VHTs, we're able to reach those who otherwise could not access health education and care.
UVP's Impact
UVP has supported community efforts to improve health in over 50 villages, and in collaboration with our partner communities, we have achieved tangible and vital health improvements. We have provided:
- Reached 25,624 people with HIV/AIDS and STI education and administered 32,101 HIV tests
- Supported 5,151 women with family planning education and contraception options
- Reached 8,939 adolescents and 1,596 men with tailored reproductive health education
- Sold 5,727 insecticide-treated bed nets
- Provided 23,903 malaria tests and reached 31,779 people with malaria education
- Built 1,188 latrines, 7,939 Tippy Taps, 1,511 trash pits, 2,022 plate stands, and 86 wells
- Reached 7,662 people with WASH education
- Supported 898 fistula repair surgeries, and reached 143,745 people with fistula education.
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Meet Moses, Next to Moses’ compound, there is a swamp and a sugar cane field – a location mosquitos love. Due to persistent mosquito bites, Moses’ family battled a vicious cycle of malaria, keeping the kids home from school and the parents home from work.Moses learned that UVP was providing reduced-cost insecticide-treated mosquito nets and he immediately bought one for his wife & another for his two small children. The nets protected them against the mosquitos, and as their bouts of malaria decreased, so did the associated medical costs. As chairman, Moses knows that he acts as an ambassador for good health. He also knows that improving the health of everyone in Bulondo takes a group effort: from the community leaders, to his neighbors, and to all UVP supporters who take health seriously. |
Meet Juliet, Juliet is one of seven children – the fourth born. With so many siblings and household chores, Juliet wasn’t able to finish her schooling. Married and a mom herself today, she commented that her parents never had access to contraception like we do now. Experiencing the challenges of a large family firsthand, Juliet sought family planning as a means to choose her family size and to space her births. She learned about family planning and gained access to contraception from UVP’s community outreach event in Bulondo. We’re thrilled we could be there for her with the family planning options she desired. |
Meet Barbra, Under the shade of an acacia tree, Barbra recounts how she first met UVP during an HIV outreach event in Kamira, a neighboring Healthy Village of Bulondo. She was pregnant at the time and knew she needed antenatal care and to know her HIV status. She was scared to get tested, but reluctantly, she took the test. The result was positive. Barbra was distraught. She wanted to run away, worried she would be a burden on her family, but she changed her mind when her HIV counselor explained life-saving antiretroviral drug treatments (ARVs). UVP helped Barbra know her status and find the confidence to overcome HIV-associated stigma to seek treatment. Today, Barbra shares her story throughout the community to break down stigma barriers and help others access life-saving ARVs. |