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All kids deserve the opportunity to be healthy, to be educated, to play sports, to dance, to love, and to eventually succeed in a profession. – Ray Wipfli, Tedx Temple City, 2019
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Mission
RUFC harnesses the power of sports and the arts to promote education, health, and global citizenship among youth. We bring youth together to have fun, improve skills, promote healthy behaviors, and strengthen citizenship.
Approach
We are dedicated to a community-based, youth-led and youth-centered approach to all our programing. We emphasize positive role modeling, interactivity, and fun in all of our educational activities. All our programs are inspired by respect, benefit, sustainability, and joy.
Programs
We run a number of programs to fulfill our mission, including annual camps, school clubs, service learning trips, and student sponsorships. We also provide internships and specialized training for global health students and young professionals.
Support
RUFC provides financial and technical support to local partners who take the lead in implementing community-based programs. Our funding comes from individual donations from volunteers and friends. RUFC is a registered non-profit. It’s tax ID code is 46-5381488. All donations are tax deductible.
Partners
RUFC is above all a partnership between local community-based organizations in Uganda who take the lead in developing and implementing programs and international organizations with the capacity to help strengthen their efforts.
RUFC Blog
Posting about global citizenship since 2014…

Reflections by Jordyn Hart
It’s been a year since I had the privilege to travel to Uganda with RUFC. […]
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Separate Together
I like to joke these days that my seventeenth birthday was the day the world […]
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Realizing Your Vision
Six years ago today I had an experience that I have come to recognize as […]
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THE POWER OF SOCCER, A Guest Blog by Lukas Lövgren
In late October, I traveled to Uganda and Malawi for two weeks to train and […]
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‘Until Someone Hears You’… a Guest Blog by Audrey Melillo
This summer I had the incomparable opportunity of co-leading a workshop with award-winning Ugandan poet […]
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Is it Safe?
I am often asked when people hear that I am traveling to Uganda whether or […]
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Quite the Trip: Guest Blog by Francesca Christensen
Earlier this summer, I had the privilege of attending the RUFC Youth Vision Trip in […]
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Always more…. (to learn, experience, and give)
This June, RUFC successfully implemented our fifth annual soccer and health camp. It came at […]
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Reflections from #2019GHIC
This April I had the incredible honor to attend Unite for Sight’s Global Health Innovation […]
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My Road to the Consortium of Universities for Global Health Conference in Chicago, Illinois, 2019
By Meddy Katende I would like to share my experiences to the 2019 annual Global […]
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My Greatest Privilege: The Ability to Travel
The first month of 2019 is off to a blistering start, as it seems just […]
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New Year’s Resolutions
My siblings (including Miriam) and I on Christmas Eve. Happy New Year! I hope everyone […]
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Sharing our Programs…Together
Our first RUFC poster! I’m excited to share our experiences! Happy Halloween! October has been […]
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Data Driven
Me collecting data with a tablet with the preloaded survey. All our data collection is […]
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Safe Space
In August, the world celebrated International Youth Day, a day during which we appreciate all of […]
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The Joy of Cooking
Yesterday I was reminded about the things we share with my friends living in rural […]
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RUFC Camp Results in Life Changing Opportunity
RUFC’s fourth annual soccer camp which concluded last week was another wonderful success. As always, […]
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In Honor of Mother’s Day
Humanity. The person I feel most embodies humanity is my mother.I’d like to thank her for […]
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How We Represent
I like this image because it shows Meddy Katende, 3 year RUFC volunteer who is […]
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Who’s Stressed?
RUFC team members survey participants during #RUFCCamp17 Our data suggests that the youth in Oyam […]
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Giving Thanks
We saw many different types of tents used by people fleeing their homes. Some look […]
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In recognition of recognition
The awesome winners packet. I was deeply moved by the words ‘extraordinary service to people […]
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WhatsApp Love from Bluetooth
Bluetooth and I hanging out at camp together Bluetooth pumping up the campers Bluetooth and […]
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The Pearl of Africa by Louella Gonzalez
Members of the #RUFCamp17 team including Louella Louella participating in the RUFC Medical Outreach Day […]
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The Myth of ‘Africa’
Meeting with our partners at Reecontro Soccer is played on red sand pitches Meeting with […]
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A Few Good Men (and Women)
In my happy place Evan Pye sacrificing dryness to deliver camp Girls enjoying their time […]
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Football for Good
#RUFCCamp17 activites focus on healthy diets, infectious disease, risky behaviors and more! #RUFCCamp17 volunteers packing […]
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The Role of Joy
One month from today, Ray United’s 3rd annual soccer camp will begin. This has gotten […]
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Reflecting on 8th Grade Promotion
RUFC Youth Vision Trip participant Laelan Wright and I at our 8th grade promotion dance […]
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CECA Message Version 2017
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Teamwork
Hi Guys!!! This month was all about strengthening the RUFC team. To start, we […]
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#RUFC15 Curriculum Evaluation and Recommendations
During the #RUFC15 Summer Camp, USC students Kristin Dessie and Asia Dean undertook an evaluation […]
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Time to Get Moving!!
My friends and I at the RUFC Pancake Breakfast in November – the small turn […]
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#RUFCMpigi15 trip video
This is a video of clips from my recent events in Mpigi to the music […]
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Groundbreaking in Namambo Primary School
What’s up guys? Sorry for not posting. As I mentioned in my last blog, I […]
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Important Meetings!
Hello again! Sorry for not posting yesterday, I didn’t have a lot of time to […]
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Arriving in Kampala (after a day in Istanbul)
We finally made it!!! Oh man I am tired! The day began in Istanbul. I […]
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Pit Stop in Istanbul
How’s it going everyone? We are having a little interruption in our journey. We missed […]
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Returning to Mpigi
Bags of donated gear are ready to go! Get your RUFC practice shirt today!!! Looking […]
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Setting My Goals
Hello everybody! Ethan Zohn’s talk on Tuesday got me thinking about my goals for the […]
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Taking the Mic…
Happy October everybody! I had a very busy September! Between the 2 speeches I gave […]
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6 Months in…
This month marks half a year since I had my life changing experience in Uganda. […]
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2 Months in…
Today marks 2 months since I started my foundation. I am really excited at how […]
Read MoreMeet Our Sponsored Students

Joseph
Sponsored by the Sagardia family since 2015.

Elijah
Sponsored by the McLaughlin Family since 2018.

Abas
Currently seeking a sponsor for a year of technical school.

Naome
Sponsored by Kim Jaime since 2018.

Jakob
Sponsored by Case Cortese since 2017.

Morris
Sponsored by the Cabello family since 2018.

Samuel
Sponsored by Anna Davis since 2016.

Christopher
Sponsored by the St. Claire family since 2018.

Miriam
Sponsored by the McLaughlin Family since 2016.