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Pregnant and Abandoned

Robinah was a university student living with her family in Uganda. When finances became difficult, Robinah turned to a school friend for assistance paying her university tuition. This young man helped out but had ulterior motives and convinced...

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Business that Benefits Everyone

Arise placed a team on the ground in Uganda full time from 2014 to 2024. Andrew and Terry Banman left careers to do grass roots work in poor communities. They worked with a number of Ugandan organizations to help them develop their operations and...

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Abandoned at 13 with 3 Younger Siblings

The Arise Uganda team (Terry and Andrew Banman) worked in an urban slum located on the edge of Kampala. In this slum, Arise focused on helping in the worst families situations they found. The goal was always to see families reunited and children...

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Education in Uganda

Education in Uganda Ugandans struggle to thrive in an environment lacking in effective social services such as healthcare and education. The government presents a facade of good governance by mimicking first-world legislation and practices, but...

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COVID in Uganda

COVID-19 Hits the Third-World but the Third-World seems Ready for it! Children Arise has a family living and working in Uganda. The Banman’s have been watching the COVID-19 pandemic from there and comparing how Uganda has managed the...

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A 21st Century Education

A 21st Century Education Education systems around the world share a number of common practices that were established after World War II and designed to educate an industrial age population. These systems were designed to create factory workers in...

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