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Melvin's Story
Written by Kinyera Melvin I am Melvin, a 15-year-old primary seven (P7) boy from Christ the King Demonstration school being raised by a...
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Dec 15, 20223 min read
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Climber of the Term: Chris' Story
Story collected by Akena Dickens, Communications Support We are proud of all of our term 1 graduates. But when we sat down as a team to...
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Aug 3, 20213 min read
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'Waiting for Thursdays': Reflections from two of our newest female climbers
Written by Dickens Akena, Communications Support In Lacor center, across from the hospital and stone’s throw away from our forest, 37...
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Jun 1, 20215 min read
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Stories from Community Outreach Program
Written by Dickens Akena Communications Support Officer and Hannah McCandless Managing Director “It wasn’t just because of COVID-19 that...
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Mar 2, 20216 min read
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Recording of October 15th Webinar
Join The Recreation Project team to learn about what we're proud of in 2020 and what's next in 2021.
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Oct 16, 20201 min read
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Building Resilience Then and Now
We remain dedicated to empowering young people to thrive in the face of adversity through transformative play and outdoor adventure.
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Jul 27, 20204 min read
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Black Lives Matter: Access and Empowerment in the Outdoors
It is time to acknowledge that in the outdoors, just like everywhere else, Black lives matter.
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Jun 22, 20203 min read
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COVID-19 Updates and Reflections
A letter from our Managing Director to friends of The Recreation Project Dear Friend, I’m sure that this note is one of many updates...
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Apr 15, 20204 min read
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152 to 450: What's new in 2020?
We are healing relationships, nurturing thinkers, training leaders, teaching through failure. We are preparing young people to thrive.
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Feb 17, 20203 min read
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From Bullets to Bouldering Walls
About five months ago TRP bought a large stack of beautiful mahoganyboards. The wood is surprisingly easy to access as it is grown here...
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Oct 6, 20191 min read
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Women of The Recreation Project
Here in Uganda, as in many countries around the world, International Women’s Day is celebrated as a public holiday. It is an opportunity...
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Oct 5, 20192 min read
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A Letter From Our Executive Director
Dear Friends of The Recreation Project, My name is James Wagenschutz and I’m am thrilled to be The Recreation Project’s new Executive...
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Oct 5, 20192 min read
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The Next Step
This past Saturday, The Recreation Project had the pleasure of celebrating the conclusion of the second semester of our Piggery Training....
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Oct 5, 20192 min read
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