17 Global Goals to Hit by 2030—Are They Your Goals Too?
As an Ally of Bright Hope, you’re part of a global plan to wipe out poverty. Literally every country in the world agreed on 17 goals they would work towards…
#GivingTuesday: 5 Quick Ways to Change a Child’s Future
If your inbox looks anything like mine, lately you’re seeing a lot of subject lines about #GivingTuesday, Black Friday or Cyber Monday. Just about everybody has a promotion, sale, deal-of-a-lifetime,…
Spared a Tragedy: A Story of Thankfulness
A beloved family member recently had serious, serious surgery. It’s lucky (providential) the doctors caught the problem in time, or it could’ve ended in a sudden, tragic death. I don’t…
I Was an Entitled Whiner
DRINKING WATER ALERT – BOIL YOUR WATER BEFORE USING IT. Nope. I didn’t see that sign while traveling in a developing country, or in a community putting itself back together…
Should I Trust the Non-Profits I Give to: A formula for Organizational Trust
Today, I’m going to give you an equation that you should use to measure every organization that you give to. I’ll use Bright Hope as an example, but you’ll quickly…
Pigs really are the gift that keep on giving!
When I was in Uganda this past summer, I met Enoch and his family. Enoch is a part of our pig project in a rural community. This was something I…
Having Hope from Day One
Six years ago, my eldest son surprised us and arrived extremely early, spending many months in the hospital before we were able to bring him home. As a mother of…
What’s it like to be pregnant in Uganda?
Recently, we’ve been meeting with midwives and pregnant mothers in Uganda, asking them what it’s like for women in rural, poor communities to give birth—often with little to no professional…
“Why are all Americans rich and all Africans poor?” we were asked
*Michael Okleme is Bright Hope’s Strategic Partnerships Manager. Last month he traveled to Uganda with a team for the first time. He shares his eye-opening experiences here… This trip was…
I Have Fallen in Love…With Africa
Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would ever travel to Africa. Africa wasn’t on my radar. It wasn’t even on my bucket list. So how did I…