Effects of World Food Crisis at STAO

As the larger media sources have told us, the world is currently in a food crisis with the shortages affecting those who need food the most. STAO currently cares for over 70 children orphaned by AIDS and has been hard by the recent escalation of food prices throughout Africa. With prices of grain literally tripling in recent months, these children many of whom already suffer from malnutrition due to the lack of nutrients in their diets have been unable to receive adequate meals. Would you consider supporting us as we seek to love and encourage our friends in Uganda in this time of extremely difficult circumstances? Taking into consideration the current food costs, $24 will help one of our dear Ugandan friends with the basic necessities for a month�including food and shelter to get through this trying time. As always, 100% of donations made through Tusubira go directly to orphan and widow care. We greatly appreciate your partnership as we continue to work towards sustainability for STAO and the village of Mafubira. Click HERE for the donations page.

Voice For the Voiceless

2008 QTR 1 Newsletter

Eat Ice Cream. Feed Orphans

Two wonderful things at once!
Tusubira’s friends from Acting On Aids, an advocacy group at University of Washington, is hosting an ice cream fundraiser!
We are hoping to raise funds to expand the current pig sty at STAO, and finish construction of the STAO Community Center.
Also, hear from Uganda Summer Vision Trip team members, who spent a month in Mafubira last summer.

Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Location: University of Washington. Lander L-132 and Haggett Dining Room

Check out Facebook Event page for more info!

Jieun’s Birthday Gift!

Help Finish STAO Community Center in Jieun’s name!
Tusubira’s friend Jieun Kim from Southern Califonia has offered her friends an opportunity to make a donation to Tusubira as her birthday gift!
All donations are tax-deductible and will go to support construction of the new STAO Community Center which will provide space for a computer lab for the locals, sewing machines for the widows, and housing for orphans and vulnerable children in Mafubira, Uganda!

Checks may be sent to:

Tusubira
4233 7th Ave. NE Apt404
Seattle, WA 98105

Or you can donate via paypal on our website!

Mosquito Nets Distributed!

Tusubira’s friend Tanner Weber’s Mosquito Net Drive was a great success! Enough funds were raised to buy over 200 mosquito nets for the kiddos at STAO and greater Mafubira village! The mosquito nets will significantly help prevent number of malaria among vulnerable children at STAO!

New Latrines!

Emergency Aid was a great success, thanks to everyone who has been incredibly generous in giving to the immediate disaster relief fund to alleviate the dire situation at STAO and Mafubira due to recent flood in the region.The new latrines construction has begun and will be completed by end of December.

Thanks to you, the children of STAO and greater Mafubira will have access to sanitary latrines soon!

Mukama yebazibwe!

Emergency Aid

Mafubira, like many places in Uganda, has recently suffered devastating damages due to heavy storms and flooding in the region. Most notably for STAO, it has caused over flooding and destruction of the latrines on site, which have left the children at STAO extremely vulnerable to poor sanitations and infectious diseases. They are left with no choice but to rebuild the latrines asap, but construction costs in Uganda are very high, making this a near impossible task for a small grassroots organization like STAO.
You can help now to rebuild the latrines!
Join us in our effort to raise $2600 by December 15th to support STAO’s rebuilding efforts!

*please note “emergency aid” or “latrines” in the paypal comment section

Mafubira Mosquito Net Drive

This Christmas season, Tusubira’s friend Tanner Weber from Tacoma, Washington is raising money to buy 250 mosquito nets for the children in Mafubira! Each mosquito net costs only $10! You can help now by sending your donations via paypal!

Start Time: Friday, November 30, 2007 at 4:00pm

End Time: Tuesday, December 25, 2007 at 7:00pm

*please note “Mosquito Nets” on paypal comment section

Check out Tanner’s facebook event page for more info! or contact us if you have any questions.

WJP at Quest Global Market

Crafts from Widows Jewelry Project will be sold during the annual Global Market at the Q Cafe on Dec. 2nd and 9th. Along with jewelry and paintings by widows in Mafubira, Global Market will also be featuring crafts and gifts from sustainable projects of several other organizations including Heal Africa, World Aid, and more!

Summer Vision Trip Team is Back!

We have been incredibly overwhelmed with the amount of love, support, and kindness that has been extended to each of us throughout this whole process. THANK YOU for joining with us in prayer and support throughout the year, and especially while we were gone. To our awesome families, encouraging friends, and larger church communities—we are so grateful.

Mukama Yebazibwe. Praise the Lord.

Join us for our Recap Night at QCafe on October 13th, 7pm!

Tusubira on GoodSearch!

Now you can help Tusubira simply by searching the internet!

Visit GoodSearch.com, type in “Tusubira” under “Who Do You GoodSearch For?” tab and just search the web!

YOU SEARCH, THEY GIVE!

We’re Off!

The Tusubira 2007 Summer Vision Trip team is en route to Mafubira! Keep up with our endeavors over at the Trip Blog!
We will be there from August 21st through September 17th!

Tusubira Summer Newsletter

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Tusubira Spring Newsletter

The Spring Newsletter is now available! If you’re on our e-mail list, you should have already received it.

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2007 Team prepares for Uganda trip

This summer, 11 young Seattle-based volunteers will travel to Mafubira for one month representing Tusubira. Divided into three teams, the volunteers will assess opportunities to develop healthcare, education, and other community programs that will benefit orphans and the village as a whole. Click here for more information!

Peace talks move forward

April 13th, 2007 - Peace talks between the Ugandan government and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) moved forward this weekend. Representatives from the Ugandan government met with local Acholi leaders and representatives of the LRA. We hope and pray that this will be a major step toward a lasting peace in the region and an end to 21 years of horrific conflict. Read More

UN cuts food aid to Uganda

March 16, 2007 - The United Nations’ World Food Program, constrained by funding, has announced it intends to cut food rations to war-torn northern Uganda by half. Nearly 1.5 million displaced people and refugees will be affected by the cuts.

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Uganda Rising Film Screening

Come join Tusubira for a free screening of the documentary Uganda Rising, on February 16th, 6:30PM at the University of Washington, HUB Auditorium! Tusubira staff will be on-hand taking donations for STAO and selling crafts from Widows Jewelry Project.

Check out the Trailer! [ QuickTime : Windows Media ]

Winter 2006 Newsletter

The Winter Newsletter is now available. If you’re on our e-mail list, you should have received it.

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Generation Against Global Injustice, a campaign group led by high school students in So Cal are holding a benefit concert to support Tusubira!