The genesis of Think Humanity began in 2006, when Aimee Heckel traveled to Uganda as a Boulder Daily Camera journalist on assignment.
She visited the Kyangwali Refugee Settlement Camp in the most rural region of western Uganda near the border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This trip brought light to the devastating conditions refugees were facing. Lack of education, underdevelopment, rampant malaria, and other diseases were leaving the refugees in a state of hopelessness.
Soon after Aimee’s visit, Beth Heckel began raising donations for mosquito nets and sent several students outside of the refugee camp to provide them with a quality education.
By December 2007, Think Humanity became a registered non-profit organization.
Think Humanity expanded their services to another camp and an internally displaced persons’ camp (IDP). Later we began to assist the local population of Uganda, because while refugees are often badly off, the local population faces many of the same struggles.
Think Humanity grew from a small organization supplying mosquito nets to one that also provides healthcare, water wells, education and socio-economic development projects.
Mission: To help save lives and provide hope for refugees and underdeveloped communities in Africa by improving provisions for healthcare, clean water, education and socio-economic development.
Vision: To create a positive change for refugees and underdeveloped communities in Africa.
At Think Humanity, instead of having an expatriate staff who may not fully understand the local context and way of operating, we engage our local African leaders. We believe in empowering them to make the changes necessary in their communities.
Anti-discrimination Statement: Think Humanity shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, activities and operations of the organization. These activities include but are not limited to volunteering and provision of services.
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Think Humanity Uganda
P.O. Box 490297
Hoima, Uganda
Nykambugu Ward, Buhanika Road
0702780087 or 0772017062
Ndelo Peter
ABC
P.O. Box 125790
Kampala GPO, Uganda