Apr 14, 2014
It’s been good to be back in Gulu, Uganda. The weather has been good, the food is good and people are welcoming me everywhere I go. Usually when I first get here I have to start many things over and that takes a lot of time, and then by the time I get the schedule going it’s time to leave.[...]
Mar 22, 2014
Burim arrived in Uganda on Tuesday. Flying to Uganda means an overnight flight with a few stops and plane changes, and arriving in the middle of the night. He arrived in Entebbe on Tuesday at 4am. Burim then traveled to Kampala (the capital of Uganda) and spent the day there getting supplies and taking care of things like banking.[...]
Dec 30, 2013
If you feel overwhelmed by this busy time of year, take a moment and listen to these voices:[...]
Dec 02, 2013
This year, instead of a store-bought gift, give your friends and loved ones the gift of knowing that they have a part in giving PEACE to children living in war-zones.[...]
Oct 21, 2013
A few days ago I received an email from our Ugandan youth volunteers asking us to send Burim to Uganda as quickly as possible.[...]
Aug 30, 2013
At the very beginning of our internship, Liz had us each write down our goals that we hoped to accomplish while we were here.[...]
Aug 27, 2013
The Shropshire Music Foundation is an amazing program and we are all so grateful for having been invited to participate in it. [...]
Aug 22, 2013
A few semesters ago, I took a psychology course that left a phrase engraved in my mind: “Difference is not equivalent to deficit.” [...]
Aug 10, 2013
Our Peace and Conflict Resolution program at BYU-H loves Liz’s Music Program ever since she came as a guest speaker.[...]
Aug 07, 2013
Today I got to teach my favorite Kosovo kids–the ones who grew up living in an IDP Camp (for families left homeless after the war). [...]