In Ethiopia and Uganda Africa, millions of children live in extreme poverty and basic education is essentially out of reach. Tigi was one of those children at one point – until the day ROTOM Ethiopia and the Champions program changed her life. Tigi, a 21-year-old young lady is now seeking a degree in Information Communication […]
Author: Stephanie Matty
The JOY of Seniors Receiving Food
Meet Benaletta Acupa – 72 Years Old Acupa is a widow who lives mostly lives alone and other times, she lives with grandchildren – especially during their school break. Overall, Acupa originally had 11 children; 7 passed away and 4 are still living. She is grateful that her children have supported her with some of […]
Home At Last for Clementine!
Clementine was the second senior ROTOM wrote and reached out to upon the conception of our organization. Fondly called Mai, or “mother” she lived like a frail old woman abandoned by her children working odd jobs to put food on her table. Those days neared the end because her tired old body eventually gave up […]
The ROTOM School Children Update: Thriving this past Quarter [VIDEO]
At ROTOM we’re excited to be able to periodically bring you up-to-speed on the progress of your support for the grandchildren! In Uganda, and other African countries there are millions of children living in extreme poverty, experience extreme hunger; and for most of these children – basic education such as what you and I are […]
Food Supply Sufficient for Disan
For this 91-year-old senior, your monthly support has delivered him from Hunger to Hope. Unlike other ROTOM seniors who have children, grandchildren or their relatives contributing to their Food Security, Disan has no one. Not even a nephew looking out or coming by occasionally to visit him. His only surviving son left him, and Disan […]
New Hope Restored for Nusula
Meet Nusula. A true story of hope restored! One that will likely renew your faith. Like most of the seniors registered into the ROTOM Friendship Program, all have a familiar story ~ lost, desperate, lonely, and scared of what tomorrow might bring. What was once lost, has now turned new for Nusula. Nusula, 79 years […]
Meet Vereria: Blind No More
Learning to Live Again After Sudden Vision Loss Every year we share our seniors’ stories about the impact of your generosity. Today, we want to tell you about one of those inspiring seniors’ — a story straight from our main headquarters in Uganda. About 8 years ago, Vereria’s vision started to deteriorate. In her young […]
Executive Director, Dave’s Reflections from Ethiopia Trip
What a joy it was to be back in Ethiopia again. It is amazing how things have changed in only 4 years and to be lovingly greeted at the airport by Hawi with her beloved mentor and friend Windamu! We set off with our team from The Ascent Church in Monument, CO on November 8th […]
Rampant Food Crisis Among ROTOM Seniors Continues
Hunger is a worldwide catastrophe. The global food crisis is real. We are working hard to assure our seniors and families do not go hungry. The most intractable problem our seniors grapple with in Uganda is malnutrition. This is now an on-going issue caused by lack of enough nutritious food worsened by the economic conditions […]
Hunger Has No Season!
Can you imagine what you may feel like when you’re running on an empty stomach. A really empty stomach. You do not have access to a quick snack or any food to satisfy your immediate hunger. Not only are you completely distracted by how hungry you feel and cannot focus on anything else, but you […]