Hello everyone! I am so excited to share that I will be volunteering my services as a Speech Language Pathologist for a nonprofit in Uganda for three weeks this summer. As you know, my career as an SLP is meaningful to me and I love helping children and families learn to communicate in new and more effective ways. I am looking forward to sharing my education and skill set that I have developed throughout my 10 year career with this amazing nonprofit. I will share more about them and their mission below. I would greatly appreciate the support of my friends, families and colleagues and I prepare to embark on this wonderful opportunity. 

Hope Speaks is a nonprofit based in Kampala, Uganda. Their mission is to inspire hope and raise voices of people with disabilities through speech therapy, advocacy, education, and social services. In Uganda, 1 in 7 children are living with a disability. Hope Speaks' main focus is on making speech, language, and feeding therapy accessible for hundreds of children. In therapy, they help children learn to communicate their wants, needs, and ideas, build social skills, and swallow safely, as well as empower and educate families and communities about disabilities and available resources to help people of all abilities reach their fullest potential.  

Many of Hope Speaks' volunteers are Speech-Language Pathology grad students, as well as SLP professionals. Through volunteer partnerships, Hope Speaks strives to build the capacity of Ugandan therapists through training and mentoring. 

Hope Speaks has gone beyond that and also includes hosting other groups who help with projects, food for families, respite care, children's day camps, and serving in the slums.

Every donation is important and will enable me to be present and help children with disabilities to find their voices. Would you kindly consider making a donation? Also, I would appreciate your willingness to share this with others who may want to participate.

Thank you so much for being a part of my life and helping me accomplish something that's important to all of us! God bless you!