Archive for August, 2009

Meet Charles and Joselyn…

Charles has become a dear friend to POH over the last year.  He’s a graduate of the Cornerstone Leadership Academy, located about an hour outside of Kampala, and has been a Youth Corps Coordinator for the last four years.  The Youth Corps organization has a long-standing, effective model for their homes.  Their vision is not unlike ours, but [...]

Questionnaires Back From the Girls!

 ”I would like to know the people who care about our well being living in America,  their names and where they live.”   -Agnes  
PURSE OF HOPE
 QUESTIONAIRE
 1. Name:  Jackie
2. Birthday: 16th August, 1994
3. Favorite Colour: Brown
4. Favorite Food: My favorite food is vegetables, beans and fish with posho
5. Do you have brothers and / or sisters?   Yes! [...]

We Got the House!

Pauline is signing the last bit of paper work in the morning (it’s 8:00 pm there now) then getting the keys!
Yeah!

Meet Agnes, Grace, Concy, Beatrice, Jackie, and Pauline!

I just received these pics from Pauline this afternoon!  (She is in the photo with Beatrice wearing the blue shirt and capri’s.)  I was impressed by how beautiful and “put-together” the girls look.  I asked Blake if he knew where the photos were taken because I didn’t recognize the area.  It certainly doesn’t represent most of Gulu, [...]

The Story on the Jewelry

Jewelry making is one of the income generating skills we’ll be offering the girls at the Total Impact Home.  A group of girls we support in Kampala began making beaded necklaces just a few months ago.  Prior to that, POH has been purchasing these hand-made beaded necklaces from Janet, a dear woman living in Gulu.
One [...]

The House and History

The past four weeks…
Pauline, our Ugandan Social Worker/Director, has been house hunting in Gulu for the last month. She recently toured an impressive property located less than a kilometer outside of the city. I believe an American Professor or researcher was staying there for the last couple years. Friday morning Pauline met with a broker [...]

Total Impact House to save kids from human trafficking

One thing you probably know about Total Attorneys is that we have no attachment to the way things have always been done. We’re always looking for new, dynamic, exciting ways to interact with the world. You see that most often in our products and services and the way our company operates, but our [...]