Education for Hope

We believe that education is the most effective means to truly break the cycle of poverty. Our focus as "Education for Hope" is to assist, promote and support the education of young adults entering Nursing school. The students complete a 2- 1/2 year nursing or midwifery certificate program (RN), consequently enhancing the health services in the community. The students have become educators in the community, sharing their healthcare knowledge and are active advocates expressing the importance of education. Each student plans to provide nursing services in the community after graduation.

The program will provide funding to educate young adults in the field of nursing or midwifery. A goal is to impact the community by increasing the number of health professional in Eastern Uganda, which will provide greater access to a Health Care Facility. Currently, 12.% of the population in Eastern Uganda are within 5 km to the nearest health care facility, whether public or private. This program goal is to educate over 50 young adults by 2024, allowing them to rise out of poverty, changing their personal future and the future of the health care system. We have already witnessed a change in the healthcare system and an impact in the community.

Our overall goal is to provide Hope through Education and to improved healthcare to the community of Eastern Uganda. This is accomplished by providing financial support to young adults for the purpose to complete a nursing or midwifery certificate program (RN). Creating a sustainable system that addresses the root causes of extreme poverty and poor health.

Goals to achieve:
- Support the education of compassionate, highly capable RN-level nurses to provide healthcare in Eastern Uganda
by increasing the number of new students participants supported by Education for Hope by 35 over the next 3
years.
- Provide higher quality healthcare to a region of over 200,000 community members by increasing the number of
qualified healthcare workers employed in local clinics and hospitals. we plan to increase the number of graduates
from 3 to 30 with a >95%placement rate.
- Provide community outreach and health education to the community to prevent the transmission of disease.
- Build awareness for healthcare and nursing/ midwifery careers in the local community through the importance of
an education.

The Education for Hope Foundation's strategies for helping young adults in Eastern Uganda graduate with the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in life are as follows:

1. Equipping students for success with an education-The Education for Hope Foundation identifies qualified candidates who wish to complete a certified Nursing or Midwifery Certificate program in the Ugandan education system. Through generous donors, the Education for Hope program provides funding for accepted students who wish to purse either a Nursing or Midwifery certificate programs. The foundation provides funding in a range of $1500- $2500 to each student for the completion of a 2 1/2 year Nursing or Midwifery certificate programs. The Education for Hope Foundation will maintain at least 20 students participating in the program continuously.

2. Providing emotional and family support- Students are challenged by the lifestyle difference once they leave their community and live at the schools. The Education for Hope Foundation monitors the students and family situations through site visits to the school and the family homes throughout the year. It is imperative that each student receives parental support throughout their educational experience. In addition, the Education for Hope Foundation engagement with the families can lead to financial and other resources support if the family merits this aid.

3. Supporting the development of the local healthcare infrastructure. Education for Hope works to Increase the number of trained nurses available to staff hospital and clinics, to impact the healthcare system upon successful graduation. EFH builds strong partnerships with local healthcare leaders and government officials to build awareness of the EFH students and program. EFH will provide training and guidance in the skills required for graduating students to find, interview, and gain employment with local healthcare facilities.

4. Creating a Global Nursing partnerships with U.S. medical facilities & nursing schools, as well as corporations with an interest in joining our work.

5. Increase the number of trained nurses available to staff hospital and clinics, to impact the healthcare system.

The Education for Hope foundation has a strong board, competent and committed staff, strictly adhering to nonprofit best-practices, and has created a committed approach to practical, long term solutions to help us focus our efforts for the greatest impact. The board members come from a diverse background of healthcare and nursing educational programs from major U.S. Universities and Healthcare programs such as Johns Hopkins University, University of Maryland, University of South Carolina, James Madison University, Advent Health, and Danaher Corporation which competently serve the needs of the foundation.
The Education for Hope foundation partners with the Prince of Peace Orphan and Women (POPOW) organization in Uganda. POPOW has a robust and comprehensive community engagement plan, and in 2019 articulated a 3-year Strategic Plan. The Education for Hope Foundation through POPOW, is fortunate to have a significant volunteer base in Uganda who annually support our work with a variety of skills.
The Education for Hope foundation personally interviews each student, and meets with the Nursing Supervisors and the management staff of each participating school in Uganda. In an effect to understand the needs of each participant and to provide the maximum support for success.
The financial support for the Education for Hope foundation is supported by two primary sources of funding. The founders, Carol, and Jonathan Clark, provide over 65% of the annual total funding with 100% of the operating cost funding coming from their contributions. Additional fundraising activities and outside donor support provide the remaining 35% of annual needs with 100% of these contributions allocated directly to the student support. In 2019, 98% of costs were student or student engagement directed. In 2020, due to extraordinary legal and tax expenses to re-designate the foundation to be a private operating foundation, 65% of costs were directed to the student support (without these extraordinary tax and legal expenses, 90% of expenses were directed toward student support or engagement).

After 3 years of commitment, the Education for Hope Foundation has assisted, promoted and supported the education of young people in Eastern Uganda. The program currently has 18 participants, and the first three students will graduate in June 2020. and additional 7 will graduate in March 2021. There is a great need for the program as witnessed by the waitlist of 10-15 applicants awaiting for acceptance into the program. The program will continue to have 18-20 students participating in the system congruently.

The Education for Hope Foundation has increased the awareness of healthcare education and its’ importance to change a community.

The Education for Hope Foundation has increased the population of young people furthering their education in the field of nursing or midwifery. The fundamental result has improved the healthcare system in the country of Eastern Uganda and provided the opportunity to enrich and enhance lives through healthcare education in a nursing profession.

Our plan is to continue to provide Hope through Education within the young population of Eastern Uganda, because education is the most effective means to truly break the cycle of poverty. Encouraging all 2care 2change.