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Karon Wright

Nov 09 2017
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Women standing in front of Gulu main market.

Dedicated Women

By Karon Wright 2017 Uganda Trip, Uganda Travel No Comments

Yesterday was a long, long drive from Kampala to Gulu, the headquarters of our program, a city of about 40,000…

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Nov 05 2017
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Karon holding a laptop computer and interviewing woman.

Gratitude Journey #10

By Karon Wright 2017 Uganda Trip, Uganda Travel No Comments

Tomorrow I leave on my tenth trip to Uganda. I have dubbed these trips the “Gratitude Journeys”. On each trip,…

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Feb 10 2016
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Karon and a Ugandan woman standing next to each other smiling.

Some Photos Tell the Story

By Karon Wright 2016 Uganda Trip, Uganda Travel No Comments

Dear Friends, I feel guilty for having done such a poor job keeping in touch with you on this blog…

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Feb 02 2016
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Two woman seated at table talking and filling out papers.

The Industrious Women of Uganda

By Karon Wright 2016 Uganda Trip, Uganda Travel No Comments

Although I’m back in Uganda for the 8th time, I’m still stunned by the depth of the poverty but also encouraged…

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Feb 10 2015
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Karon sitting with arm around Ugandan woman.

My Heart Sings!

By Karon Wright 2015 Uganda Trip, Uganda Travel No Comments
This morning I was working in our loan office with our loan administrator when a borrower came in. Sharifa is...
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Feb 06 2015
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Giving and Receiving

By Karon Wright 2015 Uganda Trip, Uganda Travel No Comments

Today, we head out to observe final repayment day of the current loan cycle and to distribute new loans. This…

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Feb 04 2015
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Ahfoiyo (ah foi yo)

By Karon Wright 2015 Uganda Trip, Uganda Travel No Comments

My mind is spinning with all of the things I have seen and done over the last 2 days. I…

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Feb 03 2015
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Red Dirt and Computer Cartridges

By Karon Wright 2015 Uganda Trip, Uganda Travel No Comments

Today has been a day of ink and dirt! While installing printer software on a computer in our loan office,…

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Feb 02 2015
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Karon and two Ugandan women on porch.

“Thank You For Loving Us”

By Karon Wright 2015 Uganda Trip, Uganda Travel No Comments
This is a sentiment our Ugandan borrowers express to us often and we were thrilled to hear it more than...
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Feb 01 2015
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February 1st, 2015

By Karon Wright 2015 Uganda Trip, Uganda Travel No Comments

Surprisingly we awoke early and the air was actually chilly! I have never in my previous trips felt chilly in Uganda! …

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    • MICRO LOAN PROGRAM
    • NEWS AND EVENTS
    • KARON’S REFLECTIONS
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    • LIVES TRANSFORMED
    • ANNUAL REPORTS
    • TRAVEL ARCHIVE
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    • WHY WE DO THIS WORK
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    • OUR PARTNERS
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