Meet Nakato Winnie

Nakato tells us how HALO helped change her life… “The time I came in the home I used to be a very bad person. I used to behave in a weird manner. To an extent people couldn’t even tolerate me. Not even my mom could tolerate my character. There were a lot of things she used to say. She would even speak …

HALO Honors July Volunteer of the Month Carmen Gramajo-Moser

We would like to recognize Carmen Gramajo-Moser as the HALO volunteer of the month. Carmen has provided a great deal of resources in HALO’s research in Guatemala. She has served as an advocate on behalf of HALO in a variety of ways, including assisting with International Relations, Events, Research and bringing a unique perspective with fresh ideas. Thank you, Carmen! …

HALO Thanks Outstanding Uganda Ambassador Lindsey Platt

A HUGE thank you to Lindsey Platt for serving 2 years as the HALO Ambassador in Uganda. Lindsey has made an incredible impact during her time with HALO. She has helped HALO grow tremendously by assisting in the opening of the Learning Center in Uganda, improved our current programs, and helped us grow to support many new programs and youth. She …

Celebrating Alice

Alice, a longtime HALO supported Uganda youth, will soon be graduating from college.When she was in high school, she started out in our Uganda Learning Center. Since graduating high school, she has been helped by a number of individuals and sponsored by These Numbers Have Faces, an organization aimed at using education of women and girls to reduce cyclical poverty in Sub-Saharan …

HALO’s Uganda Learning Center Begins Salon Construction

HALO’s Uganda Learning Center is partnered with Moroccanoil to build a salon and cosmetology school. This will be targeted at youth who have been unable to pursue traditional schooling.             The salon, which will double as a school staffed with cosmetology and business professionals, will help these students gain skills that will help them compete …