East Africa NGO

For more than 30 years Carol Adams has fed, housed, educated and cared for orphans and vulnerable children in Fort Portal in Western Uganda. Many of the children were weakened by the HIV virus but were supported for two decades by anti-viral drugs provided by USAID and its PEPFAR program.But those programs have been frozen by President Trump, putting the lives of millions in East Africa and around the world in grave danger. I recently spoke with Carol about her YesUganda.org program and the impact of the USAID freeze.Support the showEast Africa NGO is sponsored by TeaminFaith.orgMusic by Dale Enstrom

Moses Kyarisima is a former Community Health Officer at the Bwindi Community Hospital in SW Uganda. Nowadays he's a medical entrepreneur, delivering mobile obstetric and other medical scans by motorcycle to pregnant women and others.I was in Uganda recently and sat down with Moses to talk about how he identified and met a need to deliver medical care to women in the villages, far from the city. I also learned how this self-made man paid for his education, from primary school to university level. Support the Show.East Africa NGO is sponsored by TeaminFaith.orgMusic by Dale Enstrom

Pastor John Ramey calls Mother Theresa one of his heroes. Ramey is president of Aslan Child Rescue Ministries and travels the world to support partners on the ground in difficult and far off places. Like the saintly Mother Theresa, Pastor Ramey finds joy in being alongside struggling mission workers, women and children bringing relief in the form of supplies or prayer support.I recently had a conversation with John and we talked about the breakthrough work he and his partners have undertaken in Ethiopia.Support the Show.East Africa NGO is sponsored by TeaminFaith.org

Maker Marial is a former Lost Boy of Sudan who came of age during the Second Sudanese Civil War (1987-2005). His family and village were attacked, friends and relatives killed…and he began a years-long process  to rebuild his shattered life.He has written a memoir of his experience. It is shocking, it is amazing and wonderful. Listen as he talks about the incredible events in his life and how relationships helped open doors.Read his memoir, Coming Home on a Known Road: A Sudanese Refugee's Journey from War to Progress available on Amazon.com and IngramSpark.com.Music composed by Dale EnstromSupport the showEast Africa NGO is sponsored by TeaminFaith.org

You can call it "black gold." The coffee industry is booming in Uganda and elsewhere in East Africa. Farmers in Uganda are turning to a dynamic cash crop that is gaining attention worldwide. Joshua Rukundo is executive director of Kigezi Coffee Development Academy. He organizes coffee farmers in Kanungu District in Southwest Uganda to help increase production and quality of Ugandan coffee.  In our conversation he tells us how coffee has become a crop with national strategic importance.Support the show

Daisy Masika is a teacher in Western Uganda and a mother of five. Her life and the lives of her children were turned upside down when they lost their husband and father, Charles, in 2019. Listen to her story of strength and perseverance in this podcast.You can help Daisy's children achieve their education.Link: https://gofund.me/8003340cSupport the show

Using golf to transform lives, Isaiah Mwesige manages Afriyea, a youth-led organization that promotes  environmental campaigns and smart urban farming. Support the show

The coronavirus pandemic continues to make lives miserable for people around the world. In Uganda, a new lockdown has again impacted livelihoods. How soon before a full recovery is underway?In this podcast, Patrick returns to Walter Wwesisgye, a health reporter with NTV Uganda, a leading TV broadcast channel, for an update on  how the East African nation is coping with coronavirus.Thanks for listening.Patrick Hillteaminfaith.orgYou can help support women, orphans and vulnerable children in Uganda through a tax-deductible donation. Go to our teaminfaith.org donation page. Music composed by Dale Enstrom.Support the show (https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/teaminfaith)

Freelance journalist Wendee Nicole first visited Uganda to research the mountain gorilla. What happened next upended her life. She learned about the Batwa Pygmies who shared the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest with the wildlife but have become conservation refugees. Her organization, Redemption Song Foundation, was founded to help transform their lives.Support the show (https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/teaminfaith)

Friends of Ruwenzori has supported the work of the Kitojo Integrated Development Association, or KIDA, in Western Uganda since 2004. KIDA was organized to bring HIV prevention, health care and education closer to villages and parishes in Kabarole District. Today KIDA operates a private hospital with a new children's work and a vocational school to help young people develop job skills.In this podcast Patrick talks with Kristen Brock, executive director of Friends of Ruwenzori about KIDA's challenges and successes. Support the show (https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/teaminfaith)

The ACER organization, led by Cleous Bwambale, helps women entrepreneurs grow their businesses in Western Uganda.Support the show (https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/teaminfaith)

The novel coronavirus has impacted people around the world. In Uganda, the government ordered strict lockdown measures in March to slow infection rates and death. In this podcast, Patrick speaks with Walter Mwesigye, a health reporter with NTV Uganda, a leading TV broadcast channel, about the coronavirus in Uganda. Thanks for listening.Patrick Hillteaminfaith.orgYou can help support women, orphans and vulnerable children in Uganda through a tax-deductible donation. Go to our teaminfaith.org donation page.Team in Faith Sponsors East Africa NGO To support women, orphans and vulnerable children through education and income-generating activitiesSupport the show (https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/teaminfaith)

Introducing Dr. Abraham Masereka, a young Ugandan whose medical career is underway. I met him in 2013 when I brought him a laptop computer to help launch his studies. Having completed his formal medical training in 2019 despite severe financial hardship, Dr. Abraham has raised his status and is serving his community at a regional referral hospital in Western Uganda. You can support educational efforts in Uganda through a tax-deductible donation. Go to our teaminfaith.org donation page. Thanks for listening.Patrick Hillteaminfaith.orgSupport the show (https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/teaminfaith)

Dr. Scott and Carol Kellermann have worked in SW Uganda for about 20 years, providing medical services for the Batwa Pygmies. The Batwa were the inhabitants of an ancient rainforest until the 1990s when the Ugandan government evicted them in order to establish a national park for the mountain gorilla. The park is now a World Heritage Site. From field medical clinics with drip lines hanging from tree limbs to a 128-bed hospital, the Kellermann Foundation has helped reduce child mortality rates and the incidence of malaria in the region. Support the show (https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/teaminfaith)

Introducing "East Africa NGO" podcast. A look at non-governmental organizations and projects operating in East Africa. Hosted by Patrick Hill, president and founder of Team in Faith (teaminfaith.org), the podcast will share experiences, insight and anecdotes from the field in some of the poorest communities in the African continent. Support the show (https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/teaminfaith)