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September Service Team Roundup!
Teams in our Food Security Project (FSP) reported 17 events in September, serving 12,837 individual beneficiaries and giving out 5,214 meals! (These numbers are not final—teams in Florida were granted an extension for September because of Hurricane Ian.) Additional GO Humanity Service Teams (GO Teams) held 12 more service events.
Read MoreKasese Humanist School
Founded in 2011 Run & managed by Kasese Humanist School Limited Founded on – Science foundation Its a secular school Open to boys and girls aged between 3 – 16 Welcomes children from all belief and non belief systems Embraces Humanist values Curriculum – Uganda Nursery & Primary School Curriculum Optional subjects taught: Humanism, vocational…
Read MoreGO Teams – Food Security Project
Food Security Project Donate About the Food Security Project The Food Security Project was launched in May 2021 to address food insecurity through localized efforts and widespread impact. Food insecurity is described as “a lack of consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy lifestyle.” Recently, after decades of progress, there was a sudden and rapid…
Read MoreJanuary Beyond Belief Network Roundup & Recognitions!
We just rounded up what volunteer teams in the Beyond Belief Network (BBN) did to kick off the new year! Check out what compassionate humanist and nonreligious volunteers did for their communities last month. First off, please welcome BBN’s newest team — and its first Ugandan team — Humanist Association for Leadership, Equity, and Accountability…
Read MoreHumanist Association for Leadership, Equity, and Accountability (HALEA)
The Humanist Association for Leadership, Equity and Accountability (HALEA) is a grassroots not for profit, secular organizations registered on the 19th day February 2008 and launched on the 19th day of March 2008 at Kampala Students Centre by Mr. Gunnar Olefsen of HAMU Norway. HALEA is an off-shot of UHASSO which is the mother organization…
Read MoreThank You.
Happy New Year! With 2021 finally here, we have a lot to celebrate! In 2020, your gifts to FBB put to work $110,723.51 in Humanist Grants through 13 organizations that effectively transform the lives of men, women, children, families, and entire communities. During the COVID-19 pandemic, while our programming in Ghana has been on hold,…
Read MoreThe Parable of the Mustard Seed Means Something to Me
In 2018, Rogers Muwanguzi co-founded Eagle’s View Primary School in Kayiira, Uganda to address the high rates of teen pregnancy, child labor, and school dropouts caused in large part by the absence of any sufficiently nearby school. I only know this because Rogers Muwanguzi was a student at Mustard Seed Secondary School in Busota, Uganda…
Read MoreCompounding Disasters During COVID19
Disasters don’t happen in isolation. Never has that been more true than today. Hurricanes, tornados, and earthquakes are not cancelled because we are dealing with COVID-19. There is no part of disaster response and recovery in 2020 that will not be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. A pandemic means responding to emergencies is harder and…
Read MoreUpdate on the Kasese Floods
In 2011, a community of Ugandan humanists founded a school in Kasese, Uganda, where religious-based education isthe norm. Kasese was recently hit with devastating floods, to which FBB has responded by launching a fundraiser to help Kasese Humanist School recover. In this blog entry, the school's director Bwambale Robert has shared an update on how…
Read MoreFloods threaten students of Kasese Humanist School
In 2011, a community of Ugandan humanists founded a school in Kasese, Uganda, in a nation where religious-based education is a standard part of the state curriculum. Based on the principles of humanism and science, the Kasese United Humanist Foundation’s school has grown to include three campuses and a hostel, serving children ages 3-13 of…
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