Challenge catches on
St. Anne Parish School in Barrington recently ran their first Penny Challenge and raised $1200 – ensuring Jessica has the scholarship funds to finish her secondary school education. The school’s…
Change for Zaituni
Zaituni This year, St. Andrew School focused its annual Penny Challenge on creating real change for 11-year old Zaituni. Students and their families raised $3600 to ensure Zaituni has the…
Scholar insights for 2025
As we head into the new year, we caught up with some of our students to hear their thoughts about studies, friends and who inspires them. A special thanks to…
Get your red out!
St. Andrew School kicks off its Catholic Schools Week on Monday, Jan. 27th with One Heart Uganda Day. Students will wear red to school to celebrate and clean out their…
Grateful student video
Watch this video from our students thanking Ms. Rachel Werderits for her Chicago Marathon run that supports our students’ scholarships.
Running in tandem
There’s so much we have in common even when it comes to running. In the tiny village of Lwamata where Fr. Matthias lives, they run a 5K race every year.…
Ms. W running for OHU!
We’re especially excited for this year’s Chicago Marathon because one of our favorite St. Andrew School teachers, Ms. W., is running in support of OHU students. Rachel Werderits has been…
Future lawyers get laptops
Our future lawyers, Brenda and Betty, received new laptops to help them make the most of their legal studies at the Islamic University in Mbale. Betty and Brenda are grateful…
Jovan & Winnie start university
Jovan and Winnie are continuing their academic dreams at Victoria University and Kampala International University with new laptops. Winnie is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration while Jovan is…
Ribfest Success!
The 2nd annual Ribfest was bigger and better than ever! We ate – we danced – and we exceeded our fundraising goal raising $9,000! We are indebted to the generous…
Ribfest Saturday, Aug 24
Join us for our 2nd annual OHU Cornelia Ribfest. A full day of fun dedicated to community, doing good and fulfilling scholars’ dreams. Help us celebrate with your donation.
Women in law
Congratulations to Betty and Brenda, who are joining the Islamic University this August to study law. We’re excited for both bright young women and their aspirations. Betty describes her professional…
Trading up
We’re excited for Wasswa John as he begins his vocational plumbing courses at the Buganda Royal Institute. He looks forward to a career in plumbing so that he can create…
SA 2nd Grade Rocks!
St. Andrew’s second grade class, the smallest class of students in the school, defied the numbers and rocked the Penny Challenge that raised $3200 for Mabel’s scholarship tuition. One classmate…
Lydia’s going strong
Our continued thanks to the Freund & Smith Advisor team, who are inspiring Lydia achieve her medical career dreams with tuition support and the help of a shiny, new laptop.…