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Geoffrey Ojok: Transforming Lives Through Education in Uganda
With the help of the Empowering Ugandans giving community, Geoffrey has turned a once-empty room into a vibrant hub of knowledge and growth.
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Teaching Marketable Skills In Uganda
STORIES OF HOPE AND BRIGHT FUTURES
Jeff & Yvonne Weinstein
- Jul 24
- 1 min
And Poof! Just Like That, You've Changed a ViIllage
Village women gathered for a sewing workshop led by Shirley Moran and myself. Starting with fewer than 25 participants, each woman...
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Jeff & Yvonne Weinstein
- Apr 22, 2023
- 1 min
How 2 Soccer Balls and 2 Jump Ropes Changed a School
Jeff and Jacob visited Pastor Edward Mosingi and a school he started in his village. They gave the gifts of 2 soccer balls and 2 jump...
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Jeff & Yvonne Weinstein
- Feb 21, 2022
- 1 min
A Huge Yam!
While we were in Adjumani a few days ago, the ladies honored me with the gift of the largest YAM I have ever seen. Always doing things in...
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Jeff & Yvonne Weinstein
- Jun 28, 2021
- 1 min
Food Purchased by Donations are Delivered by Boda
Generous people keep donating money for food for Ugandans who are being impacted by the harsh lockdown. We were able to deliver some food...
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Jeff & Yvonne Weinstein
- Jun 4, 2021
- 1 min
The Wheels on the Van go Round and Round!
Thank You! Generous friends, family members, strangers, and 2 organizations (Power Ministries and The Kiwanis CLub of Riverside) donated...
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Jeff & Yvonne Weinstein
- May 22, 2021
- 1 min
Feeling Loved in Adjumani
A surprise of mammoth proportions! and I went to Adjumani yesterday with Okello Charles Odoch, Dominic Toonekalit and his wife Nancy,...
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Jeff & Yvonne Weinstein
- Sep 3, 2020
- 6 min
The REAL Reason We Came Back to Riverside
Some Observations and Random Thoughts There are many things that I could have included in this update but haven’t because it would have...
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Jeff & Yvonne Weinstein
- Aug 30, 2020
- 3 min
Inquiring Minds Want to Know
I have a love-hate relationship with technology. This evening I’m deep into the hate side of the equation. I guess that wonderfully...
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Jeff & Yvonne Weinstein
- Aug 21, 2020
- 1 min
Happy News!
Jeff and I left for Uganda on August 15, 2019, one year ago. We thought back on the things that happened during our time there. There...
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Jeff & Yvonne Weinstein
- Aug 15, 2020
- 1 min
Too Good Not to Share - Fresh off the Press!
This morning I awoke to an email with a food distribution report from Pastor Simon Oloyojok. When we receive donations for food, we wire...
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Jeff & Yvonne Weinstein
- May 23, 2020
- 2 min
Thanks for the donation of $6300!
A total of just over $6,300.00 was donated to us during the face mask fundraiser. Our goal was $6000. The extra funds raised have been...
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Jeff & Yvonne Weinstein
- Apr 6, 2020
- 3 min
We are Concerned About Our Friends
Our lives, in a nutshell. Since our return to the US in early April, we have had the pleasure of talking to family and friends. Based on...
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Jeff & Yvonne Weinstein
- Feb 3, 2020
- 3 min
Uganda Be Kidding Me!
They charged you HOW muchfor 2 one-way airline tickets from Uganda?$6,000? Uganda Be Kidding Me! Face Mask Fundraiser Although missing...
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Jeff & Yvonne Weinstein
- Jan 2, 2020
- 1 min
My name is....
I realize that after seven months in Uganda...I miss my name. My name is Jeff or Jeffrey. Thanks to the British influence in this country...
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Jeff & Yvonne Weinstein
- Dec 2, 2019
- 4 min
A little bit of education can be a bad thing.
We found out there is a large opportunity for support raising at the end of the year as people reflect upon finances and decide where to...
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Jeff & Yvonne Weinstein
- Nov 28, 2019
- 2 min
Turkey, and Typhoid, and Malaria (oh my!)
We knew that Thanksgiving would be different in Uganda since it is not observed as a special day. We just did not realize how different...
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Jeff & Yvonne Weinstein
- Sep 23, 2019
- 4 min
Visiting the Child We Sponsor
Meaningful? Sometimes I wonder if the things that Jeff and I have done over the years have made a meaningful difference in the world. Of...
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Jeff & Yvonne Weinstein
- Sep 17, 2019
- 7 min
September 2019 Newsletter
We emailed our September Newsletter but wanted to post it here for those who have not signed up for our email updates. If you would like...
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