Thanks to the Patronik family for sponsoring Nicholas. This bright young man is 16 and in the Senior 2 class at Summit Secondary School. He enjoys playing futbol with his…
Congratulations Jackline and thank you to the Gambatese Family for helping Jackline consistently attend a higher quality school. Our bright primary 5 student enjoys playing netball with her friends and…
Congratulations Lydia and thank you to the Hansen family for sponsoring our bright, Senior One student. Lydia attends the new St. Andrew Uganda secondary school and excels at her studies.…
This month we celebrated a pillar of the One Heart Uganda program – our friend and leader, Fr. Matthias Kakooza, with a dedicated colorful pillar installed on Addison Street in…
Congratulations Josephine and thank you to the Rovner family for sponsoring our 7-year old student. Josephine is in Primary One and enjoys singing. As you can see by the notebook she…
In 2008, the St. Joan of Arc Uganda primary school was realized through the efforts of Fr. Simon Peter Kyambadde and supporters in Evanston’s St. Joan of Arc parish. The…
Congratulations to 10-year old Olivia and thank you to the Schliessmann family for supporting Olivia’s school fees. Olivia is in Primary Four and she lives with her three sisters and…
Part 6: 2016 Uganda Trip series Last February, the bright and generous idea of one eight-year-old birthday girl and her mom raised enough money to feed lunch to every student…
Part 5: 2016 Uganda Trip series Three sports are most common in Central Uganda: soccer, netball and volleyball. Soccer is predominantly played by boys and netball by girls; volleyball is…
Part 4: 2016 Uganda Trip series Inspiring creativity through color was the original idea Ellie Arndt and Sophie Criscione had as they launched the One HeART Project with their brother/cousin…
Part 3: 2016 Uganda Trip Series One of the greatest aspects of our trip is delivering care packages from our U.S. sponsors to the One Heart Uganda scholars. Thoughtful letters,…
Part 2: 2016 Uganda Trip series The ride from Kampala to Lwamata takes roughly two hours. As you leave the city limits the roadside stands and structures give way to…
Part One: 2016 Uganda Trip series As many who helped us prepare for our trip know, we did not pack lightly. In fact, to bring all of the students’ beautiful…
It started when his younger sister, Abby, went on service trips to Asia and West Africa, said Wil Schinderle. “I felt like it was time for me to do something…
Last month, Ellen Totaro, a Freshman at Lane Tech High School and alumni of St. Andrew School, chose One Heart Uganda as her Freshman Research Project. The assignment was to…