'I have always had it in my heart that every child needs and deserves an education, but I previously had no way to realise that dream,' explains Kambunda Evarist, founder and head teacher of St. Evarist Primary School in Ruhiira. Back in 2004, he decided to pool all the resources he had to establish a first rate primary school in his home community.
St.Evarist, a private school, caters for families who can . . . [more]
In 2008, the Uganda ministry of health entered a partnership with JHPIEGO, an affiliate of John Hopkins University, and the General Electric (GE) Foundation to improve infection prevention practices in 12 health facilities in Isingiro district where Ruhiira Millennium Village is located.
An external evaluation commissioned by the partners revealed that the best performers, after two years . . . [more]
Lunch time in Ruhiira? Look no further. 'Fang Fang' is the place to go for yummy matooke (bananas) and beans. The woman behind this thriving micro-business is Tumushabe Boneconcila, whose entrepreneurial spirit is doing much to both improve the quality of her own life and radically shake up ideas of traditional gender roles in the community. Before the arrival of the Millennium Villages Project (MVP) in 2006, Boneconcila had begun building what would become Fang Fang and . . . [more]
Kabagambe Fudier, head of ICT programs at Omwicwamba Primary School in Ruhiira, is truly an embodiment of what the Millennium Villages Project (MVP) is all about: by utilising the tools and skills provided by the project, he has created change both in his personal and professional life. A powerhouse of energy and enthusiasm, his finger crushing handshake is an indicator of the strength which he deployed in order to transform learning . . . [more]
I'm writing today from Des Moines, Iowa, where I have just arrived for the annual World Food Prize. As the Outreach Coordinator for Millennium Promise, I'm here to share our stories of impact and to be inspired by the great work of so many dedicated individuals and organizations around the world. On a more personal note, I'm also here to support and congratulate my good friend Jo Luck, the president of Heifer International and the co-recipient of this year's World Food Prize.
The World Food Prize is a very big deal, and for many, it's the equivalent of . . . [more]
Not long ago, next to the Ruhiira Health Centre was a relatively unassuming looking building surrounded by scattered building blocks and cast in the shadow of a towering radio mast which usually had the ICT facilitator Elly Nankunda tinkering at the top of it.
Come July 2010, however, and the place was unrecognisable, transformed into a Community Resource Centre (CRC) which Jeffrey Sachs deemed to be 'the first of its kind in . . . [more]
Maternal health has been one of the biggest success stories of the Ruhiira Millennium Village. As a result of the comprehensive midwife program package, institutional delivery has increased from 8% in 2006 to as high as 89% in 2009. Since the introduction of the Program in Ruhiira in 2007, not one mother delivering with the assistance of a midwife has died during childbirth; a wonderful example of progress . . . [more]
'Welcome visitors, welcome today, we've all been waiting so long!' Coming over the crest of the hill into the Millennium Village of Ruhiira, Uganda, children's singing voices gradually become louder, intermingled with bursts of clapping and laughter. The long-awaited visitor, Jeffrey Sachs, is due to arrive at any moment, and the anticipation is palpable. Sachs, Head . . . [more]
Through sports, we can connect without words, and it is upon this belief that Japan-based NGO Amitie was founded, and they use this idea as a means of realising their vision of promoting development and cross-cultural understanding. The main reason for Amitie's visit week was for them to inspect the Ryamiyonga Primary School which is due to soon be . . . [more]
Japan can feel like a very long way from Africa, and after 21 hours on a plane and a few delayed connections, this feeling certainly rung true for the delegation from Millennium Promise Japan who recently paid a visit to the Ruhiira Millennium Village in Uganda.
And yet connection . . . [more]
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