East Africa NGO
Introducing non-governmental organizations and projects operating in East Africa. Hosted by Patrick Hill, president and founder of Team in Faith (teaminfaith.org), the podcast shares experiences, insight and anecdotes from the field in some of the poorest communities on the African continent.
Episodes
14 episodes
Moses Kyarisima
Moses Kyarisima is a former Community Health Officer at the Bwindi Community Hospital in SW Uganda. Nowadays he’s a medical entrepreneur, delivering mobile obstetric and other medical scans by motorcycle to pregnant women and others.I wa...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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34:41
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Aslan Child Rescue Ministries
Pastor John Ramey calls Mother Theresa one of his heroes. Ramey is president of Aslan Child Rescue Ministries and travels the world to support partners on the ground in difficult and far off places. Like the saintly Mother Theresa, Pastor Ramey...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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37:57
Maker Marial: Former Lost Boy now Author
Maker Marial is a former Lost Boy of Sudan who came of age during the Second Sudanese Civil War (1987-2005). His family and village were attacked, friends and relatives killed…and he began a years-long process to rebuild his shattered lif...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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39:29
Kigezi Coffee Development Academy
The coffee industry is booming in Uganda and elsewhere in East Africa. Farmers in Uganda are turning to a dynamic cash crop that is gaining attention worldwide. You can call it "black gold."Joshua Rukundo is executive director of Kigezi...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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33:31
Daisy Masika
Daisy Masika is a teacher and a mother of five. Her life and the lives of her children were shattered when their husband and father, Charles, was murdered in 2019. She continues to work but the needs of the family are overwhelming this now-sing...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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24:52
Afriyea
Using golf to transform lives, Isaiah Mwesige manages Afriyea, a youth-led organization that promotes environmental campaigns and smart urban farming. Music composed by Dale Enstrom<...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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15:28
UPDATE: Covid-19 in Uganda
The coronavirus pandemic continues to make lives miserable for people around the world. In Uganda, a new lockdown has again impacted livelihoods. How soon before a full recovery is underway?In this podcast, Patrick returns to Walter Wwe...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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18:23
Redemption Song Foundation
Freelance journalist Wendee Nicole first visited Uganda to research the mountain gorilla. What happened next changed her life. Listen to how Redemption Song Foundation was founded to help transform the lives of the Batwa Pyg...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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20:19
Friends of Ruwenzori
Friends of Ruwenzori has supported the work of the Kitojo Integrated Development Association, or KIDA, in Western Uganda since 2004. KIDA was organized to bring HIV prevention, health care and education closer to villages and parishes in Kabaro...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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21:49
Action for Community Empowerment and Rehabilitation (ACER)
Whether its through micro-finance loans or providing training and seeds for women farmers, the ACER organization, led by Cleous Bwambale, helps women entrepreneurs grow their businesses in Western Uganda.
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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14:18
COVID-19 in Uganda
The novel coronavirus has impacted people around the world. In Uganda, the government ordered strict lockdown measures in March to slow infection rates and death. In this podcast, Patrick speaks with Walter Mwesigye, a health reporter w...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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30:03
Dr. Abraham
Dr. Abraham Masereka is a young Ugandan whose medical career is underway. Having completed his formal medical training in 2019 despite severe financial hardship, Dr. Abraham has raised his status by serving his community at a regional referral ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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19:29
The Kellermann Foundation
Dr. Scott and Carol Kellermann have worked in SW Uganda for about 20 years, providing medical services for the Batwa Pygmies. The Batwa were the inhabitants of an ancient rainforest until the 1990s when the Ugandan government evict...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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15:37
East Africa NGO--Team in Faith
Introducing "East Africa NGO" podcast. A look at non-governmental organizations and projects operating in East Africa. Hosted by Patrick Hill, president and founder of Team in Faith (teaminfaith.org), the podcast will share experiences, insight...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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