Pittsburgh-Area College Student Gets Involved in Program Helping African Orphans
By Samantha Kalnas
"As a child growing up in Cranberry Township, just north of Pittsburgh, I never really thought about the international world, and besides Disney’s The Lion King, Africa was barely even on my radar...
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Local Middleschooler does her part for Africa’s orphans and vulnerable children
By Ashley Luthern
In five days, one local teenager was able to raise $1,200 for the Empower Campaign – and she did it all on her own initiative....
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Jewelry Sales Empower Ugandan Youth

By Kerry Kong and Monica Chapman
Breakfast before heading off to school may be part of the regular routine for the average American child, but to Muhebwa Richard, it was a dream. Since his parents died in 2001, then 12-year old Richard had been living alone in a village in Uganda, working to ....
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Pittsburgh-Area College Ohio University students return to Athens after traveling to Uganda for local nonprofit
By Ashley Luthern
Last week, two Ohio University students returned from Uganda, Africa, with a new perspective on the work they do here in Athens. Britney Gedeon and Gwennan Richmond, two OU juniors studying video production and political science, respectively, traveled to Uganda for 10 days as part of The Empower Campaign...
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