The Pay It Forward Foundation Uganda

We believe that education is a basic human right and that every child throughout the world deserves the opportunity to attend school so they can brighten their prospects for the future.  This needs to be done in a sustainable manner, and [...]

Africa Rural Connect (ARC), a program of the National Peace Corps Association, is an online global collaboration network where knowledgeable people work together to communicate and respond to the needs of African farmers. The ARC platform allows you take an active role in building development initiatives that can directly affect the [...]

The PIFF would like to thank all of you who showed up for the “glamour party”; it was as ballistic as ever. The party was organised first; to spread the idea of paying it forward, and second to fundraise for the Oasis of Life orphanage.
As regards how much was raised from the party, we’ll have [...]

Despite the inception of Universal Primary and Secondary Education in Uganda, the cost of educating the children at Oasis of Life Orphanage remains unaffordable. School fees are Shs 28,000 per primary child and Shs 90,000 per secondary child. However, this does not include educational materials and other costs like registration for examinations for candidates classes.
The [...]

From our first open day at Oasis of Life Orphanage, we identified one of the urgent needs as provision of sanitary towels and some basic guidance to the teenage girls.  The girls had been using small cotton towels which they had to continuously wash and re-use, and they would generally not attend school during their [...]

Saturday 19 December 2009
A team from the Pay It Forward Foundation (the PIFF) visited the Orphanage on 15 November 2009 to find out what was ‘on the ground’, meet the Orphanage’s Patron – Henry Nsubuga, and identify where the PIFF can step in to help meet the children’s immediate needs and [...]

The Oasis of Life for Africa is an orphanage located in Natete, a suburb of Kampala. Founded in 2001 by Henry Nsubuga and the Living Word Temple church of the same area, it is currently home to over 50 orphans and also contributes to the well being of 96 others who live [...]

Abid was introducing the idea of the Workzine to bloggers last BHH and he was asked for an elevator pitch of the entire concept. An elevator pitch? I asked myself, then it dawned on me that it simply meant that you had to sum up the idea in the time it takes to ride an [...]