by Amanda | Aug 31, 2026 | Hope Collective, Main, Otino Waa, Sponsor a Child, Uganda
Faith’s Story Faith never knew her father, and her mother had been very sick since she could remember. One day, Faith was waiting in the hospital while her mother received treatment. But her mother disappeared. Her mother was never seen again. Faith was only 3...
by Amanda | Apr 29, 2024 | Aid, Community Development, Ethiopia, Hope Collective, Main, medical care, Water
Cholera Outbreak Cholera Outbreak and Ethiopia Support Right now, cholera is spreading rapidly throughout Ethiopia. In 2023, there were over 30,000 cases and more than 400 deaths in Ethiopia alone. This year, the spread of cholera has accelerated – In the last 3...
by Amanda | Jul 10, 2023 | Hope Collective, Main, Otino Waa, Sponsor a Child, Uganda
Peninah’s Story – 20 Years Later Peninah just a little girl when she was rescued from being abducted by the violent rebel group that was terrorizing her homeland in 2003. She had a very painful start in life, loosing her parents at such a young age, while...
by Amanda | Jun 5, 2023 | Education, Hope Collective, Main, Otino Waa, Sponsor a Child, Uganda
Hilda’s Story Hilda has changed a lot in the few short months she has been in Otino Waa Children’s Village. Hilda and her older brother lost both parents to HIV/AIDS. When we found Hilda, she and her brother had never stepped into school before. She hardly had...
by Amanda | May 29, 2023 | Education, Hope Collective, Main, Otino Waa, Sponsor a Child, Uganda
Elizabeth and Mercy’s Story Elizabeth and Mercy are sisters who came to Otino Waa at the beginning of 2023. Their mother had a mental disability and was raped by an unknown person two times, which is how Mercy and Elizabeth were born. Later, their mother died...
by Amanda | May 17, 2023 | Aid, Community Based Care, Community Development, Education, Hope Collective, Main, Otino Waa, Roots, Sponsor a Child, Uganda, Water
Holiday Break – Uganda Right now in Uganda, the students are on holiday break. This means that most of our residential Otino Waa children are back in the bush living with relatives. It is a very important time of year in Uganda, as there is so much work to do in...
