Started by Atlanta native Brittany Merrill when she was just 19, the Ugandan American Partnership Organization (UAPO) has worked for five years to build global partnerships in the hopes of addressing Ugandan poverty and promoting sustainable development.

The charity, which began after a chance meeting with a Ugandan named Sarah during one of Brittany’s college trips, has brought new life to villages crippled by a lack of clean water, AIDS, and other challenges associated with rural Africa. Get involved with the UAPO by learning about its newly opened orphanage (The Mutungo Project), its clean water sourcing (The Amaazi Project), its economic development work (The Akola Project), and its holistic outreach programs (The Mukisa Community Village Project). Americans are needed not only for the funds they might contribute, but also for volunteer work in the U.S. and abroad.

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