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MAJOR INSPIRATION, a guest blog by Carolyn Gordon, Global Health Honors Major at the Univ. of Washin
Like any high school student, I have spent many late nights staring at my ceiling contemplating my future. In these lonely conversations,...
Apr 26, 20212 min read
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Reflections by Jordyn Hart
It’s been a year since I had the privilege to travel to Uganda with RUFC. Although it may sound like a cliché, it truly transformed my...
Sep 12, 20203 min read
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Separate Together
I like to joke these days that my seventeenth birthday was the day the world went ballistic – March 13, 2020. That was the first day that...
Jul 7, 20203 min read
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Realizing Your Vision
Six years ago today I had an experience that I have come to recognize as the most defining moment of my young life and the spark that led...
Feb 24, 20203 min read
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THE POWER OF SOCCER, A Guest Blog by Lukas Lövgren
In late October, I traveled to Uganda and Malawi for two weeks to train and live with two soccer academies there, Football for Good (FFG)...
Dec 7, 201910 min read
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The Stories We Tell
9/24/2019 A few weeks ago, I pulled up to find a boxy news van in front of my house. I was expecting it. For a few days I had been...
Sep 24, 20192 min read
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‘Until Someone Hears You’… a Guest Blog by Audrey Melillo
​This summer I had the incomparable opportunity of co-leading a workshop with award-winning Ugandan poet Harriet Anena about using...
Aug 31, 20193 min read
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Is it Safe?
I am often asked when people hear that I am traveling to Uganda whether or not it is safe. There seems to be a prevailing misperception...
Aug 19, 20193 min read
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Quite the Trip: Guest Blog by Francesca Christensen
Earlier this summer, I had the privilege of attending the RUFC Youth Vision Trip in Uganda, allowing me to meet many new friends and be...
Jul 30, 20193 min read
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Always more…. (to learn, experience, and give)
This June, RUFC successfully implemented our fifth annual soccer and health camp. It came at the cost of a lot of work from us and all of...
Jun 25, 20193 min read
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Reflections from #2019GHIC
​This April I had the incredible honor to attend Unite for Sight’s Global Health Innovation Conference, an annual global health...
Apr 28, 20194 min read
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My Road to the Consortium of Universities for Global Health Conference in Chicago, Illinois, 2019
By Meddy Katende I would like to share my experiences to the 2019 annual Global Health Conference on the RUFC blog. I have no idea where...
Mar 28, 20195 min read
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To Be Heard…
In May it will have been 5 years since writing my first blog entry on this site. I am proud of my commitment, but it is also strange to...
Feb 26, 20193 min read
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My Greatest Privilege: The Ability to Travel
The first month of 2019 is off to a blistering start, as it seems just yesterday I was enjoying the snowy holidays with loved ones. 2019...
Jan 26, 20193 min read
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New Year’s Resolutions
My siblings (including Miriam) and I on Christmas Eve. Happy New Year! I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season full of love...
Dec 30, 20182 min read
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Sharing our Programs…Together
Our first RUFC poster! I’m excited to share our experiences! Happy Halloween! October has been full of monumental achievements for us at...
Oct 30, 20182 min read
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Data Driven
Me collecting data with a tablet with the preloaded survey. All our data collection is done digitally. ​This year I had the chance to...
Sep 29, 20182 min read
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Safe Space
In  August, the world celebrated International Youth Day, a day during which we appreciate all of the hardworking, dedicated, and...
Aug 24, 20182 min read
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The Joy of Cooking
Yesterday I was reminded about the things we share with my friends living in rural Uganda, as well some differences, as I enjoyed cooking...
Jul 24, 20183 min read
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RUFC Camp Results in Life Changing Opportunity
​RUFC’s fourth annual soccer camp which concluded last week was another wonderful success. As always, we provided soccer training, health...
Jun 20, 20183 min read
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