My Nonprofit Reviews

At the beginning of August, I had the incredible opportunity to join the founder of Women's Global Empowerment Fund (WGEF), who also happens to be my wonderful mom, for a trip to Gulu, Uganda, where the organization is based. This trip was especially exciting for me because it was my first time visiting Uganda and seeing first hand the implementation of WGEF's mission and commitment to the women of Gulu. While I have been my mom's biggest fan and supporter of the organization from the start, being on the ground in Gulu, visiting their office, the Women's Resource Center, (finally!) meeting the in-country staff and visiting with clients in the field was beyond any expectations I had prior to traveling. The relationships WGEF has created and fostered through the years is evident in their continued success to support their staff, clients, their families and fellow community members through microloans, the literacy program, the peer counseling program, access justice program and most recently the period initiative - providing clean, easy-to use sanitary napkins to the girls and women of Gulu and surrounding towns. The opportunity to engage with staff, clients and the Gulu community just fueled my commitment to continue to support WGEF and what they have set out to do. The future is very bright for this organization. I am already looking forward to my next opportunity to visit the WGEF family in Gulu!