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is raising money to help keep orphaned and abandoned kids fed and “...we’re working with
housed and to help them go to school. Having this school makes every-
thing more sustainable. Kids from the children’s homes and kids who
live with their families in the village can attend the school, but only the people, holding clinics by
orphaned and abandoned children attend for free. This way, the school
brings in enough money to sustain the orphans’ homes. This model
was developed by Caleb Rukundo, the Ugandan director of children’s partnering with Ugandan
homes. He grew up homeless and has a gigantic heart for these kids.
We are so thankful to Southern Oregonians that gave seed money to medical professionals.
start the school.
Now, we’re working on bringing electricity to the school. Electricity
in the school will allow us to get computers. Unfortunately, this pro- The key to our success has
ject has been stalled. There’s been a locust infestation this year in East
Africa and now with the coronavirus pandemic we may need to raise
money for food rather than electricity. been to really work with

WHY HAVE YOU DETERMINED THAT WOMEN’S HEALTH people.”
SHOULD BE A FOCUS?
-Lorie Morgan
LORIE - We initially focused on children in orphan homes. Many have
been abandoned when they were babies. We started to think more

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