HIV status in Uganda: The Big Picture
In the small village of Mawanga, the local clinic is turning away people because of the lack of funds for HIV medication. How will ROWAN respond?
News
Clean Water Comes to Mawanga
August 13, 2010
Earlier this year, Mawanga entered into a season of crisis when the one water source which served 4,000 people suddenly broke down. With much prayer and research, ROWAN responded.
African Child Day Celebration
August 2, 2010
Our wonderful ROWAN children had their first, star-studded performance on June 20th, 2010, in their very own village, Mawanga, Uganda, while participating in African Child’s Day, a day set aside to…
Bringing Healthcare to the Hut
One major lesson ROWAN learned this past year is although schools and clinics may teach on issues such as AIDS, disease and general healthcare, these concepts do not translate into the individual home environment. There is a gap between knowledge and application.
Handcrafted Jewelry Reaches Singapore
May 1, 2010
The ROWAN office in Mawanga has become a bead-making machine after local artisan trainer empowered our women and children to make beads out of local paper and varnish them to create…
Samaritan’s Purse Shoebox Surprise!
Turning Dreams into Reality
The Facts:
-There are 200 secondary school kids from Mawanga.
-Closest secondary school is 20 miles away (3-hour walk by foot…
ROWAN Stories Take Center Stage
No matter what tribe or tongue, drama is a timeless universal language. A language through which stories come to life, culture is preserved and information on issues like AIDS, can spread. Local…
Housing Hope
February 18, 2010
Late last year, one of our beautiful women, Mirabu Namunyago, passed away due to several sicknesses caused by AIDs. She left behind five beautiful children—four boys and one girl—to live in their…
ROWAN Land
January 1, 2010
Over the last four months, Pastor Paul Nyende has been negotiating with a local farmer to buy his four-acre plot of land. It us located right next to our ROWAN office. The…
