Organizations Filed Purposes:
Action in Africa educates, inspires and empowers people of Uganda by focusing on education and community development. Our goal is to provide sustained education, allowing individuals to reach their untapped potential and incite economic growth by becoming the next leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs in their country. We aim to facilitate community development and provide educational opportunities through creativity-based programming.
Combating poverty is multifaceted, which is why we operate a community center to holistically empower and uplift the people of Nakuwadde,Uganda. The Center serves 300-500 people per day, offers free education services such as scholarships to high school and university, adult English classes, after-school tutoring and creative based activities as well as medical outreaches, a well stocked library, a woman's support group, and even AIAs own bracelet making program. Through The Center, Action in Africa inspires individuals to reach their untapped potential to become productive, educated and empowered citizens of Uganda.
Scholarships, Primary Level, Secondary Level and University scholarships granted by Action in Africa. The Primary scholarships provide for 33 students, the secondary scholarships help pay the schooling costs for 95 secondary students, and the University scholarship pays for 8 recipients.
The Center. A public community facility serving individuals and families throughout the community that offers free programs and services - after school programs(primary and secondary students visited The Center 5,167 times in 2019), private art sessions for schools, healthservices(380 children dewormed, 392 HIV tests),English classes and womens' support group.
Muganda. A "work for school fees" exchange program where women in our Women to Women support program can work to send their children to school. We had 7 mothers participate in 2019 allowing 14 children to be placed back in the school system.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Sarah Nininger | Executive Director | 45 | $69,400 |
| Susan Marolt | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Bo Gallagher | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Sarah Benson | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Kris Ufkes | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Annie Deboer | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Chris Cheo | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Slossberg | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Cathy Bern | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Marc Bern | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Zibby Schwartz | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Derek Young | Board Chair | 5 | $0 |
| Rick Schwartz | Board Chair | 1 | $0 |
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