https://www.kigeziwomen.org/home daily 1.0 2025-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59fe0496b1ffb6ee9913444b/1626918694632-IBK9J4MPWY4YOQL55BCT/Dr.jpg Home - A letter from Olivia Kamayangi, MD “Sometimes on a break during a busy clinic day, I think fondly of when I was a young girl growing up in rural South Uganda. I recall watching grazing cows, planting and harvesting potatoes, hiking to the tops of hills and surveying the glorious Ugandan countryside. Much has changed from my early life in becoming what I am today: an American physician. My origins are deeply rooted in me, and they are the reason why, together with my husband, I founded a Non-Governmental Organization to support the women in my region of Uganda. They are a courageous group of women who, with a little bit of help, can change the trajectory of their lives and the lives of their families. The strength and humanity of these women of south Uganda inspire me to tell you my own story, and I hope that, in turn, my story inspires you to become involved with the Kigezi Women and Children Health Initiative…” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59fe0496b1ffb6ee9913444b/e0494771-9f8a-4cb7-86d7-a789039fc845/FB_IMG_1733990966290.jpg Home Ritah is sewing to sustain her family’s future https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59fe0496b1ffb6ee9913444b/1511824530587-ZBTKVAAGWSEZEUIUGDRM/DSC_0098.JPG Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59fe0496b1ffb6ee9913444b/1710434493432-80GSNRQ2FCH0CGJ5X86F/school1.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59fe0496b1ffb6ee9913444b/1729107374646-TY94V1UZSZKS15HJ454N/Opening1.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59fe0496b1ffb6ee9913444b/65a11b78-075f-406b-b062-01d28d68c5c6/PREK1.jpg Home https://www.kigeziwomen.org/home-footer-cta daily 0.75 2017-02-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5797de498419c2b3b97221ba/1473710561160-VDU4A8DUOP2HHNWSWQJN/solid-ecae6b-2500x1667.jpg Home Footer CTA - Latest News Read our Blog → https://www.kigeziwomen.org/news daily 0.75 2021-07-17 https://www.kigeziwomen.org/news/2019/5/24/dentalphilanthropy monthly 0.5 2021-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59fe0496b1ffb6ee9913444b/1558716539757-9CKWYV3ZUUVBDLBX5LX2/dental-students-assist-in-uganda-300x225.jpg News & Reports - Providing Access to Dental Care in Partnership with Dr. Julie Spaniel & The Summerwood Dental Brigades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59fe0496b1ffb6ee9913444b/1558716747609-3POF88GPBFG70USOWH6L/jenny-lind-conlee-150x150.jpg News & Reports - Providing Access to Dental Care in Partnership with Dr. Julie Spaniel & The Summerwood Dental Brigades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59fe0496b1ffb6ee9913444b/1558716321968-BZICGN1J4JJBEU2Z7G6B/Dr.-Julie-Spaniel-Summerwood-Dental-Uganda-696x462.jpg News & Reports - Providing Access to Dental Care in Partnership with Dr. Julie Spaniel & The Summerwood Dental Brigades - Dental Philanthropy Growing Partnerships to Bring Greater Access to Kigezi Women https://www.kigeziwomen.org/news/2019/5/14/accomplishments-from-april-2019-site-visit monthly 0.5 2019-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59fe0496b1ffb6ee9913444b/1557817239061-QSHXZNVZXJ5ML8743TVB/DSC_0667.JPG News & Reports - Accomplishments from April 2019 Site Visit: Kigezi Women Developing Skills https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59fe0496b1ffb6ee9913444b/1557817248059-B0755LGTA533IDEXZ3B2/DSC_0693.JPG News & Reports - Accomplishments from April 2019 Site Visit: Kigezi Women Developing Skills https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59fe0496b1ffb6ee9913444b/1557817250846-4YA35QVUR11GOV1K0AYX/DSC_0698.JPG News & Reports - Accomplishments from April 2019 Site Visit: Kigezi Women Developing Skills https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59fe0496b1ffb6ee9913444b/1557817389852-2SP3L0N651R4UJ4E3M2N/DSC_0007.JPG News & Reports - Accomplishments from April 2019 Site Visit: Kigezi Women Developing Skills https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59fe0496b1ffb6ee9913444b/1557817387789-ZIBWNVXOEA6O3RB4EX21/DSC_0046.JPG News & Reports - Accomplishments from April 2019 Site Visit: Kigezi Women Developing Skills https://www.kigeziwomen.org/news/rosesoma monthly 0.5 2019-11-29 https://www.kigeziwomen.org/news/2018/10/3/accomplishments-from-july-2018-visit-to-uganda monthly 0.5 2019-11-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59fe0496b1ffb6ee9913444b/1538565258102-HANGBY0X32B3XE18UABU/20180728_164635.jpg News & Reports - Accomplishments from July 2018 Site Visit: Providing Renewable & Clean Energy to Over 775 Women & Children in Rural Uganda! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59fe0496b1ffb6ee9913444b/1538542273135-ST85OIKMAIVZLU0G8M08/20180812_110612.jpg News & Reports - Accomplishments from July 2018 Site Visit: Providing Renewable & Clean Energy to Over 775 Women & Children in Rural Uganda! - Providing Renewable & Clean Energy to Over 775 Women & Children in Rural Uganda! 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