Welcome to AROH-USA
Updated June 16th 2010
Helping People Help Themselves
to Build a Better World.
AROH is a non-profit organization which helps children and their families in the outlying districts of Jinja, Uganda, find a better way in the world.
AROH stands for Aim for Restoration Of Hope.
AROH was founded in Uganda in 2000 by Ronald Mugabi, who is the current Director of AROH. He gave up a very high profile job to help the people of his village, after he visited his home one Christmas.
Our mission is to help the children of the villages around Ronald's hometown support themselves as they grow up to be adults. The majority of the children AROH is working with are afflicted with HIV/AIDS.
AROH runs schools in the villages of Wairaka and Magadda. AROH is completing the construction of a second orphanage building and health center in the village of Magadda. AROH also assists with an orphanage in the village of Kiboyo. This charity assists with the education of teenagers through a small computer training school and funds classes for local women to train in skills such as manufacturing clothing as well as arts and crafts.
AROH-USA was formed three years ago by IBE Consulting Engineers to assist in fundraising for AROH-Uganda. From a grassroots level, our work in fundraising ensures over 80% of the money we collect goes to the children and the families served by AROH-Uganda. The remaining 20% of our fundraising efforts pays for teachers and administrative staff salaries in Uganda. Over $150,000 has been raised but as you can imagine its never enough. It never is. If you can help, no matter how small the donation, it would be appreciated by all the kids and families of AROH.
AROH-USA staff work for the benefit of all in AROH in our free time. One of our friends, Ana Escalante, an established Architect from Palm Springs, CA, has designed the school and health center.
We have set up a new board of directors and continue to apply for the USA 501 (C) 3 status. All of the work we do for AROH is done for no financial gain. We all just want to help others.
The AIM of this site is to inform you of the work AROH is doing to help a small part of Africa, one penny at a time, helping kids and their families that do really need our help.
Our world is very small, as we travel or listen to the news, we all will see sad and disturbing situations. We ask you to stop and think for a minute. And to pay back to others less fortunate than ourselves.
When you feel down, sad and upset, bring a smile to your face and realize that all can be better if we can spend some time thinking of others, helping others and caring about each other.
There is no better greatness, than love.