The Global Uplift Project’s current projects and gifts
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Project Name
Project
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Cost
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Uganda
17600
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Each year, 2 billion people are exposed to contaminated water, leading to over half a million deaths. Children are particularly at risk. In Uganda, waterborne illnesses) cholera, dysentery, & typhoid) are mostly due to dirty water sources. This project will install Sensiblue filters in 16 schools to provide clean, potable water.
Cameroon
5788
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There are 344 students (184 girls & 160 boys) and only 4 teachers at Mbabe Community School. The existing pit latrines are full, so the children and staff have resorted to relieving themselves in the nearby field. This situation causes many students to skip school, especially girls. This project will build a new 4 stall latrine.
Uganda
9872
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There are 719 students (383 boys & 366 girls), many who are sight-impaired, at Balita Primary School. There are also 31 who board full-time. The cook does her best with a dismal kitchen. This will fund a new 6m x 6m kitchen and two cooking kettles, called jikos. This will allow for more hygenic and safe meal preparation for all.
Cameroon
3011
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TGUP is in the process of building a new 25' x 21' classroom for the 362 students at Dibanda Primary School. This project will fund 40 bench/desks, 2 chairs, 1 table (for the teacher), and a chalkboard for the new classroom.
Nicaragua
238
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This project will repair the electrical system throughout the school's 6 school classrooms, 1 office space, 1 storage room and 1 bathroom facility. Currently, most of the lights and sockets do not work. New cables will be installed, where needed, and repairs done to ensure electricity is available everywhere in the school.
Nicaragua
1182
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The restroom facilities for the 232 students & 9 teachers at Santa Clara Primary needs new hardware & toilets, a fresh coat of paint, and complete plumbing renovation. The local community tried to raise funds for the repairs but were unsuccessful. The poor condition of the toilets affects morale of the students and teachers.
Tanzania
7560
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This project will build a 400 sq meter fruit & nut tree nursery & a demonstration garden next to the school. The girl's dorm and bathing room produces grey water which will be used for watering the garden. The garden will not only feed the 350 students but will serve as a training center for the Maasai and other local schools.
Nicaragua
1577
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This project will repair and replace over 150 desks (with bench seats attached), tables, chairs and book cases. Many are still reparable so they will not have to be replaced but can be refurbished. The school's 232 students often have to sit on the floor or share desks.
Cameroon
5263
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Muea Primary has 662 students & 6 teachers. TGUP recently built new latrines, classroom furniture, school supplies for the children, & put in drainage. Now, the school needs water. They have had a lot of recent cases of cholera & other water borne illnesses due to the lack of clean water. This project funds a 120' borehole.
Cameroon
8137
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The Bomaka Primary School has 487 students and 10 teachers. In 2024, TGUP built new latrines for the school as the old ones had failed. This project will drill a 200-225' borehole, a filtration system, and a tower with a 5,000 liter tank to store the water. This will ensure the school has a continuous supply of potable water.
Cameroon
27953
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The Dibanda Primary School has 362 students in just four classrooms which are split into two so different grades can be taught in the same room. The existing rooms are falling apart with holes in the walls and roof. Ideally, two new classrooms are built but depending on funding, one can be done for $16,162 or two for $27,953.
Cameroon
3424
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TGUP is in the process of fundraising to install new latrines for the 344 students and 4 teachers at Mbabe Community School. This project would connect the school up to the water main, 2.5km away, & provide a washing station for the latrines. Additional taps will be installed for both general school use as well as the community.
Cameroon
4194
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Muyuka Secondary School enrollment has surpassed the classroom & furniture limits with 544 students, and 10 teachers in a few classrooms. Often, 5 students share one desk & many end up sitting on the floor. Pushing and shoving for a seat is common. This project funds 50 desks (each desk seats 2-3), 3 large tables, and 4 chairs.
Cameroon
5788
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Koke Primary has 386 students and 7 teachers. The existing toilet facility that was constructed many years ago, is full, and has crumbling walls. Children have been restricted from using the toilet facility as it may collapse at any time. This project will build a new 4-stall latrine building for use by both students and staff.
Cameroon
3852
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Bomaka Secondary School has a borehole that was dug last year but because of lack of funds, was abandoned. This project funds a filtration system to make the water safe to drink, a storage tank, a water pump, a ladder to climb the tower to clean the water tank, and water pipes to extend water in front of the classrooms.
Nicaragua
2725
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Our partner built a Learning Resource Center for the Mesas community where 30-40 children gather daily after school for free educational support. The community also uses the center for meetings. The center does not have a bathroom, so this project will add a new building with two latrines & a shower.
Uganda
10323
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There are 732 students and 11 teachers in only 8 classrooms at Naibowa Primary School. The kitchen makes the midday meal, which currently consists of a thin porridge made from maize flour. This project will build a new 6m x 6m kitchen with two vented cooking vessels, called jikos.
30000
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More than 20 million girls drop out of school every year because they can't manage their period. It is probably the greatest preventable loss of human potential in the world. TGUP’s Save a Girl™ Project addresses this by providing kits of washable, reusable, sanitary supplies. Each kit is given free of charge to the girls.
30000
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TGUP has multiple schools in Uganda, Kenya, and Nepal hoping for a Science Lab in a Box™ installation. This allows the schools to teach and practice experiments in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. In 2025, we are hoping to fund 10 SLaBs. Each SLaB costs $3,000 and the school chooses from a long list of supplies and equipment.
Kenya
18000
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Due to recent changes in Kenyan academics, primary schools now include 7th and 8th grades & are required to teach science. The government is not assisting so TGUP's Junior Science Lab Program will provide the basic equipment needed to demo experiments. Each JSS costs $1,800. TGUP hopes to fund 10 schools in 2025.
Gifts
Tanzania
$35
Garden Towers
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Garden Towers
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These 4-foot-tall mesh fabric cylinders, are filled with soil and punched with holes a few inches apart into which seedlings are planted to produce a dense vertical garden. 120 vegetables and herbs can be grown, all in a diameter of just 3 feet.
$8
Kits
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Kits
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$8 provides one adolescent girl with washable reusable sanitary supplies so she can manage her period and stay in school. Each kit lasts for three years and is given free to adolescent girls along with education on the use of the kit, feminine hygiene, self-defense, and both male and female biology.
$12
Shoes
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Shoes
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Over 1.5 billion people suffer from soil transmitted diseases worldwide. Without shoes, children are especially vulnerable to diseases and parasites. These 'shoes that grow' can expand 7 ways through 5 sizes. They keep children healthy, allowing them to go to school. Each pair only cost $12 and lasts for years.
$5
Supplies
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Supplies
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Many school children in African countries are prohibited from going to school because they don't have the required basic supplies: pens, pencils, etc. This project provides one school child with the needed supplies so they can stay in school. It only costs $5 to give the required materials.
Uganda
$10
Kits
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Kits
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These $10 hygiene kits are given to school children in need in Uganda. Each kit contains a toothbrush, toothpaste, comb, nail clippers, soap, wash cloth, and tube of vaseline. All the items are contained in a mesh carrying bag.
Tanzania
$20
Kits
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Kits
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Maasai women give birth in their homes often in unsanitary conditions. These $20 kits are given free to pregnant women, and include a plastic drape over which the birth takes place, razor and clamps for cutting the cord, antibiotics for cord stem and eyes, wash basin & soap, blankets, gloves & gowns for midwives and washcloths.
Kenya
$90
Hives
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Hives
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A $90 beehive provides pollination to boost crop yields 2–4x. Each hive comes with a personalized plaque naming the person honored and will be installed on a farm, at a school, or in a village in Kenya. The honey from hives is sold to support local farmers, schools, and the hive upkeep.
Tanzania
$100
Stoves
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Stoves
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$100 will fund the construction and installation (done by Maasai women) of a smoke-reducing stove for a Maasai family in Tanzania. The stoves benefit the health of the entire community, but particularly the children for whom the smoke causes lung problems, burns, and even death.
