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RUFC's Amazing 2016-2017 Year in Review

August 31, 2017 marked the end of RUFC's 2016-2017 year and what a year it was! All together, over $70,000 was raised for our programs including our first Youth Vision Trip, launch of our student-led small grant program, continuing student sponsorships, and of course our flagship event, the  2017 RUFC Soccer and Public Health Camp!  We've got lots of plans for 2017-2018 including launching new school clubs, expansion of activities to Mozambique, and continuation of our programs in Uganda. Be sure to follow along on social media and share our news with all your friends!
Video of #RUFCCamp17 made by Evan Pye.  Thanks Evan!! 

#RUFCCamp17 Surpasses All Expectations
After a whole year of fundraising (over $40,000 raised just for camp!) and hard work to organize, RUFC's Third Annual Soccer/Public Health Camp was held in Oyam, Northern Uganda on August 8-12. Over 1,000 youth benefited from a week of dancing, soccer, education, food, and fun.

We also reached over 300 people with HIV, Hepatitis B, blood sugar and blood pressure testing through a medical outreach on the final day of camp!
 
We'd like to say THANK YOU our delivery partners Global Health Network Uganda, Youth Rising/Youth At Work Initiative, Football for Good, and the University of Southern California Institute for Global Health.

We'd also like to THANK Albion San Diego for supplying full team jersey kits to all 21 schools participating in this year's camp! 

You can see many more pictures on our website and read Ray's effort to capture the epic week in words on his Blog.
"In the end, a great group of people working together can make all the difference in the world." - Ray's Blog, 8/29/2017
Start an RUFC School Club Today!
- Access to RUFC's innovative Global Health High School curriculum 
- Matching with a partner school in Uganda
- Mentoring from university global health students and professionals

Learn more and register at http://www.rayunitedfc.org/rufc-clubs.html
RUFC's Sponsored Students Excel! 
RUFC is now facilitating the sponsorship of 10 youth to go to secondary school in Uganda! The students just completed their second term. Join us in congratulating Joseph for being first in his class for the second term in a row and Samuel for being appointed as a Prefect for his academic excellence! Click Here to read more about our new student, Christopher, and watch short videos of our amazing students! 
 Interested in joining our 2018 Youth Vision Trip?  
Contact us so that we can include you in all the plans! 
RUFC Visits Mozambique to Explore New Collaborations
Catch up on his impression of the trip in his blog post "The Myth of Africa"
Ray visited Reencontro, a non-profit organization dedicated to the support of children orphaned by the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Southern Mozambique. Plans are underway to organize an RUFC Camp program in Maputo in Summer 2018.
Ray also visited Favela United to discuss partnering on soccer training during future RUFC programs in Mozambique. Favela United uses the transformational power of soccer to empower youth from disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Maputo. 

Ray recognized as a Youth Service America
Everyday Young Hero

Everyday Young Heroes are young people, ages 5-25, who are improving their communities through service to others and making significant progress in achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Each week, the YSA Team selects one young person to receive this honor.

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