07 Jun Health, Happy, Safe, and Hopeful
Not much has changed for 1,000 years in the remote villages of western Uganda. It’s a tough life. Download the Newsletter PDF below to read more...
Newsletters
07 Apr But Wait, There’s More!
Our medical work in western Uganda is going so well. • Our board voted to hire another medical clinical officer - our 11th Ugandan employee! • Within the last week or so, our care team has arranged for eight children and women who need urgent medical intervention...
15 Mar Bring Your Own Sutures?
Rarely has my flabber been so gasted. I sat with three colleagues to my left, a husband and wife doctor team on my right, with one of our Ugandan care team members completing the circle. Download the Newsletter PDF below to read more...
15 Feb Audacious Next Steps
When you partner with Ourganda, people inevitably flourish. 2020 was Ourganda’s best year ever (we’re convinced it’s a miracle). Donations from generous donors like you were up by a lot. Our teams helped more people than ever with weekly medical care, clean water, hygiene kits, birthing...
13 Jan Help more people like baby Shafik.
Choosing our New Year’s Resolution for 2021 was simple. Here it is: Help more people like baby Shafik. When his mother brought Shafik to our care team, she was desperate and scared. Her precious baby was in terrible pain and fighting for his life. Download the Newsletter PDF...
05 Nov This Is What Human Flourishing Looks Like
How do we do it? How does Ourganda turn misery zones into human flourishing zones? • We hired ten of the most committed, kindhearted medical professionals in Uganda. • We bought two 4-wheel-drive vehicles and equipped them as mobile medical clinics. • Our teams adopted six desperate, forgotten...
08 Oct How Do I Change Someone’s World?
In the forgotten villages of western Uganda, unnecessary death has been normal for a hundred generations, but it is not normal anymore. Ourganda is rewriting the rules, creating a new reality, winning the fight against unnecessary death. Download the Newsletter PDF below to read more...
17 Sep Ourganda Community Center
Big step forward! Just last month, we closed on almost 3 acres of beautiful land. It’s in a perfect location near the paved road that connects the town of Bundibugyo with the nearby country of DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo). Download the Newsletter PDF below to read...
13 Aug Keeping Score So We Can Get Better
"I just treated a woman who, over the years, buried her husband and eight of her children." Dr. Paul Emmans served as one of three physicians from the U.S. and U.K. during our latest mission trip to Uganda (which unfortunately was last summer, thanks to the...
13 Jul Tackling Sickle Cell Disease
It’s hard to believe that these boys are twins. Read on and you will understand why the Ourganda medical teams are going to war with this debilitating disease. When two discoveries recently hit us, one right after the other, we knew it was time to...