Speakers on Thursday included John Gamble and our own Paul Phillips, who told of the mission to Uganda which they participated in recently with AIDS Orphans Education Trust (AOET) and the Presbyterian-New England Congregational Church of Saratoga Springs. Our club donated $500 to that mission earlier this year.
AOET is an African charity whose scope has expanded to helping poor children who may not have been orphaned by AIDS. The main speaker Thursday was Teo Nakubulwa (pictured left), child social welfare officer at AOET-Uganda.
" I have seen so many children's lives changed from hopelessness to hope," she said, but the need remains "overwhelming." Her work includes securing homes for children in Uganda, finding financial sponsors for them (including a good number from our area), and training women to be hairdressers or tailors.
More information about AOET, including how you can help through sponsoring a child's education or by making a donation to support clinics and outreach programs in Uganda, can be found at https://www.aoetusa.org/.
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