Improvements in primary education (between the ages of 6 and 13) address poverty and food insecurity in the long term by targeting the root problems of a lack of access to education in rural communities. Improving access to education will allow impoverished individuals to: Become informed about nutrition and health, so they are better able…
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The following was written by BAP volunteer Megan Doyle. Megan and her sister, Erin Doyle, visited us in Gulu this July. After three plane rides and one very bumpy road trip, Molly, Meredith, Erin, and I arrived in Gulu late Wednesday night. Thursday morning, after some strong coffee, the four of us took motorcycle taxis,…
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We had planned to spend the first few days visiting BAP headquarters and operations in Gulu. The team was excited to see their contributions at work. Its not everyday that donors and supporters get to visit on ground operations of nonprofits they support. With the exception of Kevin, no one else in the group had…
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Our bare feet toed the line as we got ready for the race to start: heads down, skirts tied, arms in position— half joking, half serious. I was about to race Hellen Okello in a “50 meter dash”, or the approximate equivalent. Hellen is a BAP participant that I’ve previously written about and whose story…
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Shortly after the bonfire started and a crowd developed around it, sitting on logs or mats, Komakech rose up to tell his extravagant tales. Swaying his arms, leaning forward and back, and nodding his head in every which direction, Komakech, a BAP staff member, told his stories to the crowd of villagers all eager to…
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Along our rides, especially through the vast plains of Nebraska, I began listening to TED talks. One talk by Dan Ariely, “What makes us feel good about our work,” specifically resonated with me in relation to the work BAP is doing in Uganda. Ariely hopes to educate the crowd on how a work environment, in…
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