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Organization: Uganda Village Project

Based in: United States,   US EIN #: 26-3025897 add to cart Request Info
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Quick Facts

The Uganda Village Project is a nonprofit organization that collaborates with diverse partners on the design of sustainable rural health and development solutions through networking, advocacy and project innovation in Iganga District.

Focus Areas: Children, Economic Development, Education, Health, Poverty, Gender & Equality, Microfinance
Countries Served: Uganda

Background

Date Founded: 2003
Number of Staff: 4

Description of Services:
We envision a future in which local Ugandans in the Iganga District will have the tools and the means to effectively create and facilitate their own health and development solutions using international human and technological resources.
History:
Accomplishments & Progress:

Additional Information

Additional Background Information:
Healthy Villages is an innovative, grassroots approach to addressing rural healthcare and public health in Uganda. Its goal is to improve the provision of healthcare and of preventative health education to underserved populations across rural Iganga District. Though Healthy Villages we target the primary health risks of the region at a village-by village-level, working always with the District Health Office (DHO) of Iganga, with Sub-County officials, and with local Health Center staff.
Local Partners:
Iganga District Water Office, Iganga District Health Office, Jinja Diocesan Development Coordination Organization (JIDDECO)
Additional Affiliations:
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Officers & Board

President:
Alison Hayward
Director Phone: 860-748-5358
Development Director:
Kelly Burba
Fundraising Chair
Phone: 805-403-6174
Volunteer Coordinator:
Kristen Shuken
Internships Coordinator
Phone: 805-403-6174
Board of Directors and Board of Advisors:
Alison Hayward, MD, Director
Sarah Dunigan, Assistant Director
Kelly Burba, Fundraising Chair
David Dinh, Board Member At Large
Kristina Wang, Treasurer
Archana Jayakumar, Publicity Chair
Kristen Shuken, Internships
Benjamin Krause, Member at Large
Christine Poquiz, Member at Large
Hailey Davis, Member at Large

Contact Information

Address:
11249 Dormouse Rd
San Diego , Ca 92129
United States
Phone: 805-403-6174
Fax:
Web: http://www.ugandavillageproject.org

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