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Hope Speaks Fundraiser - Leah Gonzales

Hope Speaks Fundraiser - Leah Gonzales

Kampala, Central Region, Uganda
$5,870
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Dear family, friends, colleagues, and acquaintances, 

I am ecstatic to share that I have been given the opportunity to serve in Uganda. I originally planned on volunteering with Hope Speaks in 2020; however, the pandemic began right before my departure. This fall, I will be using my skills and knowledge as a pediatric speech-language pathologist to help many children in need of services. My heart is so happy knowing I will finally be able to serve with Hope Speaks.

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!

With love,
Leah

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Glen Ellyn, IL
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Leah Gonzales
Chula Vista, CA

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Kampala, Central Region, Uganda

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Funded - March 14, 2023
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Hope Speaks Fundraiser - Leah Gonzales

by Leah Gonzales 200 Lives Impacted Kampala, Central Region, Uganda

Dear family, friends, colleagues, and acquaintances, I am ecstatic to share that I have been given the opportunity to serve in Uganda. I originally...

$5,870 One-time Donations
  • $5,000 One-time Goal
  • $0 Still Needed
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