Only the Beginning!
The opening of the new Lukome Center in Uganda this past January was a huge success! And it signifies only the beginning of ChildVoice’s plans to not only expand the work there, but also to build...
View ArticleThis is YOUR Year for RAGBRAI
The route for the RAGBRAI cycling event in Iowa has been announced; if you are ever going to ride, this is the year – it’s the shortest and easiest ride ever (only 400 miles)! Get more general info or...
View ArticleThe Hope of a Fresh Start
The hope of a fresh start in life, after years of brutality and fear, is a vibrant reality for the girls served by ChildVoice in Uganda. We are grateful for your support that has provided a sense of...
View ArticleBringing Joseph Kony to Justice
Last night, 60 Minutes presented a report on the ongoing effort to bring Joseph Kony, head of the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda, to justice. Kony’s abduction of young children to serve as soldiers...
View ArticleThanks, Volunteers!
Recently ChildVoice took a little time to celebrate the men and women who held our organization together–our 2012 volunteers! Thank you SO MUCH for your important work! Related posts: Video Tribute to...
View ArticleThanks to YOU!
Just two months ago, we announced great news — a $50,000 Matching Grant had been awarded in support of ChildVoice’s work in Uganda. And now we can officially announce: THANKS TO YOU, WE MADE IT! Thanks...
View ArticleA New Mother’s Day for Uganda
In 2000, Gloria was abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army at the age of 10. She experienced many horrors that child soldiers face. Gloria was treated as a slave and forced to kill and commit other...
View ArticleSave the Date and Raise Your Voice!
You’re invited to join us on September 26, 2013 to Raise Your Voice for ChildVoice! You’ll find more details and tickets here. Related posts: This is YOUR Year for RAGBRAI
View ArticleThe Walk to Freedom: Beatrice’s Story
After ten years of unthinkable abuse, Beatrice has finally escaped the hands of the Lord’s Resistance Army and Joseph Kony. Beatrice says she is 23 years old, but she is not entirely sure of her age....
View ArticleChildVoice 2103 Year-End Update
Please take a look at this new video from Conrad Mandsager, ChildVoice President. Great news on the work to help girls in war-torn countries! Also, earlier this month, ChildVoice Board Chair Bill Bryon...
View ArticlePumped Up for RAGBRAI
The 2007 ChildVoice RAGBRAI team, including Patrick, Charles, and Jackie, former child soldiers in Uganda In two weeks, I will join ChildVoice’s largest team to ride my 6th Register’s Annual Great Bike...
View ArticleA Quilt for Justice
In November 2011, Dianne Joens and her daughter Darla traveled to Uganda with her Church, Lutheran Church of Hope in Des Moines, Iowa on a ChildVoice team. Dianne was moved by what ChildVoice was doing...
View ArticleInternational Day of the Girl
International Day of the Girl - October 11, 2013 Celebrating Girls Every Day at ChildVoice Today may be the International Day of the Girl, but at ChildVoice we are committed to making a difference...
View ArticleGifts with Impact: ChildVoice Beads
ChildVoice Beads are handmade by women who work at the Lukome Center in northern Uganda. Each of these beautiful, one-of-a-kind necklaces, bracelets and earrings are made with mostly recycled paper...
View ArticleChildVoice Staff, Students and Graduates address Ugandan Parliament
Christine, who appeared before Parliament, in her home at the Lukome Center ChildVoice’s lead counselor, Winnie Acayo and five of our Lukome Center girls (three current students and two successful...
View ArticleWonderful Video for Thanksgiving!
For Thanksgiving, we append a first class (and brief!) video presentation on the first-class results of the work you are making possible through ChildVoice’s Lukome Center in Uganda. Rose was a girl...
View ArticleGiving Tuesday
It’s Giving Tuesday – with exciting news from ChildVoice! Today is the Second Annual Giving Tuesday - a national day of giving. Giving Tuesday marks the opening day for the end-of-year-giving season,...
View ArticleRose’s Amazing Transformation
Rose was a girl with little hope of a future. Today, she is a shining example of what is possible through hard work, prayer, determination — and some helpful counseling and training. Related posts:...
View ArticleDouble Your Impact in 2013
Christine, at the ChildVoice Lukome Center in Uganda ChildVoice has been blessed in remarkable ways this past year. In a few moments, I want to share exciting news of yet another blessing – a $50,000...
View ArticleChildVoice helps bring hope out of desperation!
Jacky and her two boys Jared (7) and Ronald (2) The turmoil of Jacky’s childhood is almost beyond belief. By eight years old, both of her parents died due to illness. The following year, the Lord’s...
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