Buwolomera is one of the Uganda Village Project’s healthy villages located in the Iganga District of Uganda. Although this village is near a private health center, most women could not access family planning services because they could not afford them.

Because of your support, Joyce, Uganda Village Project was able to conduct family planning outreaches in this community. The women of the village were very grateful for these services, especially for the fact they did not have to worry about unplanned pregnancies. Thank you for your contribution to the lives of these women!

Irene is a 19 year old Form III student (third year of secondary school) from the village of Nawansega B in a rural region of the Iganga District in Uganda. She is in a relationship with her boyfriend whom she intends to marry in the future. When asked why she came for the the HIV testing outreach in the community, she said this: “My plans are to finish my studies and live better and healthier in this world. One way to achieve this is to know my HIV status and that of my partner so that we all take care for our lives. I thank Uganda Village Project and their donors for supporting and giving me and other community members access to HIV testing in my village. May God reward them good things for their support to us.”

Kandace, your generosity ensures Irene and everyone else in the Nawansega B village can take care of themselves and their community. Thank you!

Nulu is 35 years old and lives with her husband in the village of Nawansega in the Iganga District of Uganda.

After the birth of their seventh child, the nurse at the health center advised Nulu and her husband to use family planning methods. She suffered from a lot of complications during the most recent pregnancy and having more children would cause more complications. The nurse also informed them about Uganda Village Project and their outreach services. As the health center is far away from Nulu’s home, she and her husband chose to reach out to Uganda Village Project. Your support, Dan, allows Nulu and her husband the chance to receive the depo-shot every three months and thereby prevent unplanned pregnancies.

Thank you, Dan, for helping Nulu and the Uganda Village Project!

Buwaiswa is one of the Uganda Village Project’s healthy villages located in the Luuka District of Uganda. Because this village is far away from the road, women in the village struggle to access a basic need — family planning services. Women have to walk very long distances to access these services or do not receive them at all.

Uganda Village Project was able to come to the village and conduct family planning outreach services because of your donation, Kait.

Thank you for supporting the Uganda Village Project so they could help this rural community. Your contribution has touched countless lives!

Kazigo A is one of the Uganda Village Project’s healthy villages located in the Iganga District of Uganda. This village is far away from the road so the residents struggle to access health services like family planning. Women have to walk very long distances to access these services or do not receive them at all.

Because of your donation, Dale, Uganda Village Project has been able to  continue supporting a nurse as they provide quality and comprehensive long-term and short-term family planning services to our growing list of clients in this village. Thank you for your support

Lydia is a 37 year old mother of two that lives in the Iganga District of Uganda. She went into labor recently but was not able to reach the health center in time to save her child. By the time she arrived, her baby was already dead and she had developed a fistula.

Nakirya is happy that, for the first time in 21 years, she is feeling healthy due to the generous contributions of individuals like you and the Uganda Village Project (UVP).

In order to repair women with fistulae, UVP firsts identifies women though various modes of outreach. They then transport women to “repair camps” at Kamuli Mission Hospital, where they are repaired by surgeons from Uganda Childbirth Injuries Fund, a UK-based organization. They also transport one attendant for each patient, a requirement in Ugandan hospitals.

After surgery and recovery, UVP transports the women home and follow up at the women’s homes to check on the repair’s success, monitor for surgical complications, and assist the women with further steps if the repair was not successful.

When Lydia goes back home she hopes she will be able to return to work at the market, a job she had left so many years ago, and also attend community gatherings. She would like to thank Uganda Village Project, Darshan, Tracy, and Dale for the support given to her.

Sylvia is 36 years old and lives in the village of Nakamini in the Iganga district of Uganda. UVP, the Uganda Village Project, supports families in this community to maintain healthy and disease-free lifestyles. Sylvia has six children and wants her family to get tested for HIV/AIDS.

Sylvia and her family may be at risk because her husband, who had a second wife, refused to be tested previously. Sylvia is aware of the risks of HIV and sexually transmitted infections, but could not get her family tested without the help of UVP. With the support of UVP and her community, Sylvia and her family received tests for HIV/AIDS.

Thank you all for supporting Sylvia’s family and her community. UVP was able to provide the entire village with information and tests to ensure their well-being. Without your help, Sylvia would worry over her own health and her children’s safety. Thank you, again, for providing Sylvia and her community with the means to lead better, safer lives.

Nakamini is one of the Uganda Village Project’s healthy villages located in the Iganga District of Uganda. Although this village is near a private health centre, most women couldn’t access family planning services because they didn’t have the money to pay for such services. Hence, they had to walk very long distances to go to the government health centre or choose to not receive these services at all.

Uganda Village Project was able to come to the village and conduct family planning outreach services because of your donation, Suzanne. The women of the village were grateful for your help. On the day of our first outreach, most of them arrived four hours before the scheduled time because they thought that they might miss out. Thank you for providing a service that the Nakamini women value tremendously.

Tikabula Namusoko lives in Nawandala, a village in the Iganga District of Uganda. She became pregnant with her first child as a young girl of15 years. She went through labor at home for three days before her husband realized that she was losing a lot of blood and that the baby was not going to come out. She was taken to the hospital and delivered a stillborn child. To add to the devastation of the circumstances, she realized she was leaking of urine because she had sustained a child birth injury called fistula.

For many years, she endured the shame and discomfort of her fistula because she did not know where to access treatment. One day, Tikabula was visited by the fistula coordinator at Uganda Village Project, who to told her about fistula surgery. Through your support of the Uganda Village Project, Janet, Tikabula was able to attend the Uganda Village Project camp and receive fistula surgery.

At 61 years, Tikabula has been cured of fistula! When interviewed, she said: “from the day I left the hospital as a 15 year old girl leaking urine, I prayed that one day there will be a cure for this and I never gave up hope. Today, God has answered my prayers through Uganda Village Project”.

Thank you, Janet!

Thank you for supporting Uganda Village Project. Your generosity gave a woman like Hadija access to family planning services.

I am Hadija. I am 25 years old and I live in Kazigo B, a village in the Iganga District of Uganda. After our second child, my husband and I wanted to use family planning immediately, but i was worried that i would not be able to access my method of choice because the health centre was two hours away. Fortunately, the midwife who delivered my baby knew about the Uganda Village Project family planning services. She referred me and now i am able to receive my pills from UVP. I am very grateful that I can easily access these pills.

Thank you, Michele, for your support!