Thank you to those of you who supported UCE at our recent annual fundraiser. It was a blessed, joyful, and fun event celebrating UCE's 15th birthday. If you missed the party, or if you were not there to celebrate with us, enjoy this three minute video here!
If you haven't yet set a gift in honor of UCE's 15th birthday, please kindly consider a $15/month (or more!) monthly donation by clicking here!
You, the UCE donors, have so encouraged the Africans in bringing the chastity message to their youth through each of their UCE teams. Now, be encouraged yourself to see what your money actually does! Read the following thank-you messages from UGANDA, UCE-Kasese and UCE-Masaka programs. These are just a few of many examples of what your monetary gifts do to support a strong chastity message, which is life-saving in Africa where countries are still battling the scourge of HIV/AIDS.
May God bless you for your support of this beautiful, life-saving ministry!
In Christ,
Sarah Smith
UCE-USA Director
"Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the Lord's people." Philemon 1:7
A Headteacher's "Thank You" to UCE Donors
UCE-Kasese outreach to
Bishop Egidio Secondary School
"Heartfelt gratitude goes to your offices for the services you are rendering to our community, especially our school. First and foremost, we give glory to God for the service and allowing Universal Chastity Education in our school. As a school, we have achieved much from this program. Being located in a mountainous area, we have introduced this program in our community to sensitize about STDS. Students also are now aware that permissiveness is a major cause of school drop outs and early marriages. The UCE program has helped the school to be among the high performing schools...We hope for more support..."
Bwambale Jockim Bukenya, Headteacher,
Bishop Egidio Secondary School, Kasese, UGANDA
UCE-Masaka Reaches Thousands
The UCE-Masaka team brings their life-saving message
to over 1,000 students
each month! They have done outreaches to secondary schools, primary schools, women's groups, teacher colleges, and youth groups. Thank you, donors for making this possible! Thank you to the UCE-Masaka team for the great work. Enjoy some photos from recent UCE outreaches.
Youth committing to chastity
during UCE outreach
at St Bernard School on 8/28/19
UCE leader passing out chastity cards during outreach at Misanvu Nursery Teachers College on 8/6/19
UCE-Kasese Brings a Message Life and Hope
Youth holding up their signed chastity cards
during Mushenene outreach on 8/31/19
On 8/31/19, a UCE outreach
was requested by the local leadership in response to recent increased cases of child marriages, school dropout, and early pregnancies. The chairman attributed this to lack of parental education, student vulnerability during long distances travelled to and from schools, vanilla-growing in the nearby Munkunyu and Kisinga sub counties where people earn money and often spend it on bad habits. "
Men have left their wives and gone for young girls deceiving them with money and gifts. This, in turn, has increased the rate of early pregnancies school dropout". The team used an interactive format. This included a question and answer session, skits done by the participants including challenges of premarital sex, drug abuse, school dropout, early marriages and HIV/AIDS/STDs to encourage the chastity message to take root in their hearts. Through nonverbal communication, participants were showing that "the message had sunk into their hearts and they were ready to change their behavior for a better future". Many youth asked for a chance to first meditate more about it and asked for our prayers. By the end of sessions, youth were very ready and willing to change their negative sexual behavior and start a new life. The team witnessed 111 youth boldly sign abstinence cards. One young married couple signed fidelity cards.
THANK YOU, UCE DONORS!
Donors, we THANK YOU: 475,258 people have made
life-saving commitments to chastity through UCE programs
Universal Chastity Education, Inc. (UCE) is an educational organization established in 2004 and determined to be a public charity, exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Its promotes through education sexual abstinence until marriage and marital fidelity as healthy lifestyles free from sexually transmitted diseases including HIV/AIDS. UCE operates in rural Uganda. and launched in Burundi in 2007 and Tanzania in 2009 and in the USA in 2012. Visit the UCE website Click to DONATE to UCE
