Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Mission: Uganda - Off the Mat Into the World

Hello!

I am one of 21 women to each succeed in raising $20,000 for Off the Mat Into the World's Global Seva Challenge "Bare Witness: African Humanitarian Tour" (all thanks to you and our wonderful community of love and support for this cause)! Together, we have raised over $500,000 for humanitarian work in Uganda.

From Feb. 5-21 2010 our group will travel to Uganda to take action in helping a severely impoverished area of the world. We will assist nonprofits Building Tomorrow, Shanti Uganda, New Hope School & Orphanage, and YouthAIDS. We will help build schools, organic sustainable farms, and natural birthing centers while providing aid to the Acholi Tribe, devastated by the Lord's Resistance Army, and supporting AIDS education/prevention work.

Stay updated on our work in Uganda by checking in on this blog, celebrating Yoga for Unity's first global mission! Writings, photos, and video footage will be posted here during the trip!