Far Away Friends

Access to education and opportunity will END cycles of generational poverty across the GLOBE | Ugandan led 🇺🇬 | Globally Minded | Do No Harm Development

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48% of children in Uganda do not eat 3 meals/day. Our students are the exception. At Global Leaders Primary, we're feeding over 250 boarding students breakfast, lunch and dinner EVERY 👏 SINGLE 👏 DAY 👏
Give more students the oppor... #AdvocateforEducaton https://t.co/f8ztUPVmuy

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Meet Our Advocates! ✨Anthony Jasper has been an Advocate since 2020, and this year alone, Anthony's support has funded daily lunches for 7 of our students at Global Leaders, provided 5 girls with 1-year of AfriPads menstrual hygie... #AdvocateforEducation
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Meet Our Advocates! ✨ Avery Jones has been an Advocate since 2018 (!!!), and this year alone, Avery's support has funded daily lunches for 8 of our students at Global Leaders, provided 6 girls with 1-year of AfriPads menstrual hyg... #AdvocateforEducation
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What are you doing today that your childhood self would be proud of? How are you making the world a better place for that 10-year-old kid? Thank you for making the world better for kids in Uganda on behalf of the kid you once were ✨💕

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What do you Advocate for? ✨ We're looking for our next 25 Advocates who will join us in uplifting education for hundreds of children and their teachers in rural northern Uganda.

Your $25/month gift can provide daily meals to st... #AdvocateforEducation? https://t.co/f8ztUPVmuy

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Walking into the weekend like... 🤝🥰
Happy Friday from all of your friends both far away and nearby!

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Recently I had someone ask me "why should anyone care about what's going on in Uganda?"
This is how I replied. If you can't see yourself as part of something bigger...if you can't see how intertwined our futures are and how dependent we are on one another globally...zoom out.

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Here's a sneak peek at this week's Featured Teacher Friday, where you'll meet GLP Teacher, Okello George! Stay tuned for our interview with him tomorrow! ✨

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Unequal access to education, to job skills training, to healthcare, to transportation, to food security, to the justice system, to family planning resources....and the list goes on -- these are just a few of the systems that feed cycles of generational poverty around the worl...?

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Are you a TikTok enthusiast that would like to use your skills to make an impact internationally? We're looking for you! We're now accepting applications for our Summer 2022 Internship Program! Visit the link in our bio to learn more & apply today!

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No matter how far away the village or how distant the school, rural communities deserve equitable access to education, healthcare and opportunities to thrive. Your support enables more kids in rural Uganda to gain access to the education they deserve. Are you in?

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According to a recent study by @Forbes, "[Africa] could capitalize on having the highest rates of female entrepreneurship in the world if access to capital wasn't such an obstacle to achieving full potential."
When you support Far Away Friends, you're backing a female-founde...!

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Will you help grow our Music, Dance & Drama program at Global Leaders? 😍 Kids like Solomon, who have a passion for playing music deserve access to the resources to hone their skills. Become an Advocate today and your $25/mo gift will support classroom ... https://t.co/f8ztUPVmuy

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We are absolutely heartbroken by the state of American school safety and firearm laws that have taken the lives of innocent children, most recently in Texas. Please use your voice and VOTE for lawmakers who prioritize the safety of children in schools. Our deepest ... #FORTHEKIDS

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Distance means so little when someone means so much! 🔊(VOLUME UP!) There is something particularly special about a birthday message that comes from your friends far away ❤️ Happy Birthday to Kaitlyn Phillips who has been part of the Far Away Friends team since she was just 1...!

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Last year, our friends at @Wordfence supported the installation of a ☀️ campus-wide solar energy system ☀️ that is fueling Global Leaders Primary school with sustainable, clean energy and lighting classrooms, dorms and teachers housing for years to come! We are so p... @Wordfence

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Did you know, since 2014 you've helped invest nearly $1million into the development of the Global Leaders Primary School campus?! This campus started off as a wild dream, and is now serving 500 students and employing nearly 30 local staff in rural Nam... https://t.co/9VgCTewhHH

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Way to go Dakota Ridge! This week, the Dakota Ridge Far Away Friends Club @dakotaridgefaf challenged their teachers to a dunk-tank experience and raised nearly $300 for their Sister School in Uganda by charging students $1 to throw a ball and try to dunk their ... #GlobalCitizens

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Global Leaders is fully back to school after a short holiday break! This week, students are picking up uniforms, registering for classes and studying for mid-year exams! Thank you to our community of Advocates whose monthly support makes continuing our work possible ✨ PS: How...

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Last week, Global Leaders Primary School held their first Parent Meeting of the year! 🤝 💚This meeting was particularly important since students in Uganda have been out of school longer than any other country worldwide. We are so proud to educate the students of these awesome...