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Uganda Rural Fund (URF) is a grassroots non-governmental organization working in Southwestern Uganda,〔“Uganda Rural Fund.” ''africa.kidsworldwide.'' KIDS Worldwide. 2 Oct. 2010. Web. 29 Jan. 2012.〕〔Blake, Chris and Rebecca Richards. “Locals Want to Buy Van for Ugandan Health Clinic.” ''Wicked Local Duxbury.'' 1 Jul. 2011. Web. 29 Jan. 2012.〕 primarily in the Masaka and Rakai Districts.〔“Where We Work.” ''ugandaruralfund.'' Uganda Rural Fund. 2012. Web. 3 Feb. 2012.〕 URF states that its mission is to “to empower orphans, impoverished youth, and women to fight poverty in Uganda’s rural communities, through the creation of educational and sustainable development opportunities.” 〔“Mission, Vision, Philosophy, & Values.” ''ugandaruralfund.'' Uganda Rural Fund. Web. 3 Feb. 2012.〕 URF attempts to give community members the tools and resources to better their own lives and the lives of those around them. ==History== Uganda Rural Fund began in 2005, when John Mary Lugemwa, OSB, Peter Francis Luswata, and Rev. Mike Lillpopp discussed setting up an organization to help rural Ugandans,〔. Giardina, Michael. "RHS Grad Helps Bring Hope to Ugandan Village." ''The Ridgewood News.'' 4 July. 2008: A9.〕〔Alderson, Iris. “Priest Lends Ugandans a Helping Hand.” ''The Republican'' (MA ) 5 Jul. 2006. ''Newsbank.'' Web. 19 Jan. 2012.〕〔Alderson, Iris. “Grandparents Group Helps AIDS Orphans.” ''The Republican'' (MA ) 19 Mar. 2008. ''Newsbank.'' Web. 19 Jan. 2012.〕 They brainstormed ways to help,.〔〔John Mary Lugemwa. Interview by John Ogle. WCVE. Richmond, VA. 14 July 2008. Radio.〕 With the support of contacts across the globe, they created the organization.〔 The organization began with two branches, one in Uganda and one in the United States. It briefly expanded to a third branch in Canada.,〔Rafael, Philip. "Dynamic Duo." ''South Delta Leader'' (British Columbia ). 20 Nov. 2008: 14. ''Infotrac Custom Newspaper.'' Web. 1 Nov. 2009.〕〔“Uganda Rural Fund Canada.” ''Canada Gazette.'' Volume 145. Issue 20. 14 May 2011. Web. 29 Jan. 2012.〕 URF's initial project was to build a school on land donated by the Waliggo family,〔"Our History." ''hopeacademyuganda.'' Hope Integrated Academy. 8 Aug. 2009. Web. 1 Nov. 2009.〕 in the small village of Molubere, near Kyetume village, in the Masaka District.〔 From its groundbreaking in January 2006 to its opening on May 26, 2008,〔 Hope Integrated Academy relied volunteers both in Uganda and throughout the world.,〔〔〔Becker, Greg. "Making a Difference in the World." ''Saint Benedict's Magazine.'' Summer 2006: 8-9. Web. 29 Oct. 2009.〕 Volunteers fundraised, worked to install wells 〔Kuntz, Matt. "Honoring Mike." ''Assembly''. Sept./Oct. 2007. 46-47. PDF.—note ''Assembly'' is the magazine for West Point's Association of Graduates.〕 and a water purifying system,〔"University of Minnesota's Engineers without Borders Student Group Awarded $50,000 for Projects in Haiti, Uganda." US Fed News. Newswire. 26 Mar. 2009. ''Lexis Nexis Academic.'' Web. 29 Oct. 2009.〕 improved the electric system,〔〔“Uganda Project.” ''ewbvirginiatech.''Engineers Without Borders USA, Virginia Tech. Web. 29 Jan. 2012.〕 and helped in numerous other ways. URF created drafts for future extensions to the campus.〔"December–January 2008 Updates from Uganda." ''volunteer.ugandaruralfund.'' Uganda Rural Fund. Web. 1 Nov. 2009.〕 As the construction of Hope Academy continued, URF branched out to other projects regarding education, community development, and health,.〔〔"What We Do." ''ugandaruralfund.'' Uganda Rural Fund. Web. 20 Feb. 2012〕〔"Uganda Rural Fund." Netvention Company Profiles. 8 June. 2009. ''Lexis Nexis Academic.'' Web. 29 Oct. 2009.〕〔"Featured Interns." ''Internship Program.'' The College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University. 2009. Web. 20 Oct.2009.〕 Volunteers provided support for the projects.,〔〔"30 under 30--Scott Andrews." ''South Delta Leader'' (British Columbia ). 24 Apr. 2009: 11. ''Infotrac Custom Newspaper.'' Web. 29 Oct. 2009.〕〔Panian, A. J. "St. Vincent seminarian starts relief campaign for Uganda." ''Tribune-Review'' (PA ) 16 Mar. 2010. ''InfoTrac Student Edition.'' Web. 19 Jan. 2012.〕 URF also sought to partner with compatible organizations, such as Engineers Without Borders, Architecture for Humanity, and Uganda Cares.,〔〔〔“Uganda Rural Fund.” ''nourishinternational.'' Nourish International. 17 November 2012. Web. 29 Jan. 2012.〕〔“Uganda Rural Fund.” ''Bicycles-for-humanity.'' Bicycles for Humanity Inc. 2009. Web. 29 Jan. 2012.〕〔Richard. “EWB-UMN in Uganda: Water for Molubere.” ''ewb-umn.'' Engineers without Borders USA University of Minnesota. 14 Oct. 2011. Web. 29 Jan. 2012.〕〔"HIV/AIDS Outreach." ''ugandaruralfund.'' Uganda Rural Fund. n.d. Web. 1 Nov. 2009.〕 URF attempted to find sustainable methods〔 and on-going solutions to community needs.〔 Following this aim, URF changed paradigms in 2011 to let the communities served, rather than people associated with URF, identify needs and to have URF play a supporting role,〔“Community Visits Paving Way for a New URF Service Delivery Model.” ''ugandaruralfund.'' Uganda Rural Fund. 11 Jun. 2011. Web. 4 Feb. 2012.〕〔“Community Strategic Planning Workshop: Promoting Participatory Community Development.” ''ugandaruralfund.'' Uganda Rural Fund. 14 Jun. 2011. Web. 4 Feb. 2012.〕〔“Kampala Chapter Village Outreach Strengthens Community Participatory Development Model.” ''ugandaruralfund.'' Uganda Rural Fund. 28 Jul. 2011. Web. 4 Feb. 2012.〕〔Martin. “Empowered to Take Action: Three Villages Start a Kindergarten to Educate Their Children.” ''ugandaruralfund.'' Uganda Rural Fund. 5 Oct. 2011. Web. 4 Feb. 2012.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Uganda Rural Fund」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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