What We Do
Founded in 2001, with about 5 volunteers, Pilgrim is successfully growing into a major local player in development and relief interventions in Uganda. With a staff of about 100 fulltime workers and more than 100 volunteers, Pilgrim is a significant player in the rehabilitation and development of the sub region - reaching more than 500,000 households in north and eastern Uganda through a broad spectrum of community programs. Through affiliates and partners in South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe, Pilgrim is providing relief to orphans and promoting sustainable socio-economic development in the region.
About our work
Pilgrim strives to share the hope and love that is found in Christ Jesus which generates wholeness, creativity and dignity. Because love is never content with a partial or lukewarm response to need, we believe in a holistic and progressive multiservice approach in our interventions. We believe the best witness of Christ's revolutionary love is to invest ourselves in the lives, dreams, hopes, gifts and talents of the people we serve. Pilgrim aids the needy and war-afflicted communities through relief efforts and with long-term goal of promoting sustainable socio-economic development.
Agathos Aid And Relief
Agathos Aid And Relief Projects
Agathos Aid And Relief Campaigns
Pilgrim's Relief program brings aid to those in emergency situations in various parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. Food is provided to those suffering the effects of flooding, drought and war. Through partnerships, Pilgrim delivers medical aid to needy children in Uganda, Southern Sudan, Zambia and Zimbabwe. These doses of Vitamin A and de-worming make significant improvements in the overall health of nutritionally-challenged children. The Orphan Care program mobilizes African community leaders to care for those within their community who have been orphaned and widowed by AIDS.
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NEWS 7.20.11 Diocese of Soroti Receives 2 Million Doses of Deworming Meds for Local Distribution Dorsey McConnel, Pilgrim Board President, was in Soroti, Uganda, when the delivery of 2 milion doses of deworming meds was made to the Diocese of Soroti. He was joined by officials from the Pilgrim office in Soroti. More...
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RELEASE 10.16.09 Pilgrim Food Distribution Brings Relief To Thousands In Uganda
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Agriculture
Agriculture Projects
Resettlement & Agricultural Assistance
Pilgrim's agricultural and environmental programs promote formation of farmer cooperative groups, tree plantings, adoption of drought-resistant crop varieties, the use of renewable energy production and the introduction of technologies which enhance and preserve the environment. As these initiatives come to fruition, the farmers can halt further environmental degradation while achieving food security and financial independence for generations.
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NEWS 2.17.11 Energy Efficient Stoves Introduced in Teso Pilgrim's Agriculture and Environment Program introduces energy efficient stoves, beginning with large new efficient wood stoves at Beacon of Hope College, and extending to training and fabrication of rocket stoves in Teso. More...
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RELEASE 10.16.09 Pilgrim Food Distribution Brings Relief To Thousands In Uganda
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Education
Beacon of Hope College (BOH), a boarding school operated by Pilgrim in Soroti, Uganda, provides an excellent Christian education for 500 former refugees and disadvantaged young people, many of whom are former child soldiers. In addition to academics, students receive room and board, medical treatment, clothing, trauma counseling and mentoring to become leaders in their communities. Pilgrim's second education project is the formation of Teso University, with the goal of providing Christian higher education for deserving students in Northeastern Uganda.
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NEWS 11.13.11 Beacon of Hope Science Fair The school's first Science Fair was a highlight of the visit of a project team from Boston's Church of the Redeemer. Spearheaded by Lloyd Dahmen, the fair exemplified a high proficiency in science concepts by the students. Enthusiasm is high for more such hands-on events. More...
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Public Health
Pilgrim's public health programs seek to demonstrate Christ's love through medical care in locales without access to such services. The Beacon Medical Center provides preventative and acute care including trauma and HIV/AIDS counseling for the townspeople in Soroti, Uganda, and for staff and students of Beacon of Hope College. Using the clinic as a home base, the Pilgrim mobile medical team delivers health care and trauma counseling to people in remote villages and IDP camps in the region. In 2008, Pilgrim launched Move On Malaria, an aggressive campaign to eradicate malaria in northern Uganda.
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NEWS 8.01.11 Medical Mission in Amuria In June of 2011, a surgical team from the Church of the Redeemer in Boston to Teso treated patients at a clinic in Amuria. More...
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RELEASE 10.10.09 Dr. Katy Hurd To Lead Pilgrim's Public Health Program In Africa
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