Hey Steemit folks!
Super excited to join this wonderful community.
Who Are We?
We are Raise Uganda Now (RUN), a non-profit based in Cambridge MA (USA) and Nankoma Village (Uganda). We run a small orphanage called RUN Children’s Home, taking care of 45 orphans who had lost either or both their parents and were found in unimaginable situations.
Why We Do It
Aside from the 8 local staff members in Uganda, our operations are entirely college-student run (excuse the pun) who receive no pay, so all the funds we raise can go directly to the children.
Though we come from all kinds of backgrounds, whether it’s by country (South Korea, United States, Belgium, etc.) or professions/aspirations (military, medical, diplomatic, engineering, law, etc.), we’ve shared our love for children and social impact, bringing us to where we are over the past 3 and a half years!
The Plan
Starting today, we want to share with you short blurbs, photos (often those we took ourselves, or even by our own kids!), and videos that deliver you everything:
from the lives of the young boys and girls between the ages of 4 and 14,
our journey in earning the trust and respect of the locals,
the adventures we experienced from the chandeliered classrooms of Harvard to the streets in the slums of Uganda,
sometimes as threaded episodes, others as standalone tales,
we would like to invite you to a read, learn, and contribute to a community that is as real as your couch and laptop.
Social Impact, and Beyond
To the naysayers who think that cryptocurrency has no worth beyond the fueling of greed, we want to show them how a community like Steemit can truly generate tangible value (sometimes in the form of a bed, or clothes, or books, or even clean water) on the opposite side of the globe. And yes, we are all about transparency--more to come on that soon.
*Note that postings here on out will rotate Korean, English, and Chinese
We are so excited to embark on this journey with you.
And without further ado, here we go!
SNS
RUN USA Facebook
RUN Korea Facebook
RUN Korea Instagram
