Allison has been in Uganda for the last week with Okoa Refuge. In Swahili, “Okoa” means to rescue from the fire. Okoa started as a home for orphaned and vulnerable children. Founders, Tyler and Liv Workman of Jacksonville, FL, had a vision to rescue children from dire situations. As you can imagine, once they moved to Uganda in 2012, their vision and dream began to truly take shape. What started as a dream to care for a few children, became a vision to transform entire communities. Gradually, each of Okoa's projects was added in response to the needs of the vast community. As the years have passed by, new needs and new opportunities have presented themselves. Okoa approaches each new project possibility with an open mind and a desire - not to give hand outs - but to empower families to stay together.
Huge thanks to the entire Anchored team for all their work for holding down the fort in Jacksonville so Allison could make this trip.
Stay tuned for more ways to help, but in the meantime:
Follow:
@okoarefuge
@collaboratecommunityinitiative
@ekaandmaka
•Save the date for the “Evening of Hope” fundraiser in Jacksonville on October 8th. If you would like to sponsor or donate items for the silent auction, it would be so appreciated.
•Sponsor a child at Okoa and be a part of their care team. Sponsorships begin at $25/month up to $150/month for full sponsorship.
