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HOPE FOR UGANDAN STUDENTS

2007 ANNUAL REPORT


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Message from the C

Dear Friends,

Thanks to you, this has beenUgandan Students (HUGS). ItsHUGS was incorporated as a nonp2007.

You may know that the idea foShapiro, after nine months vreturned home to affluent Fairfielstruck by the contrast with lifeUganda. The running water, freoverabundance of food and entertawould be a dream beyond imaging

HUGS is based on the idea thatstandards, can help jump start a ysponsoring students to receive vothem the chance to support themcycle of poverty. The vocational sof HUGS efforts. In addition, HUspecial needs school for young chilin this part of Africa.

In HUGS first year, over 100 suppfar exceeding our initial goal.Development of Needy Commorganization in Uganda, HUGS acc

Sponsored 30 students toVocational Skills TrainingUganda;

Provided 200 anti-malarialthe Vocational School, bothome, for years of protectio

Provided supplies and equidepartments;

Provided funds for 12 setailoring students and 1graduating carpentry stude

Supported the FDNC KiEducation Center, includsalaries and finish the conslatrine;

2 HUGS Annual Report 2007

-Presidents

n amazing year for Hope forbeen just over one year sinceofit organization on January 12,

r HUGS was born when Sallylunteering in Mbale, Uganda,d County, Connecticut and wasin her newly adopted home ofe schooling, not to mention aninment that we take for granted,or her friends in Uganda.

a small sum of money, by U.S.ung persons life in Uganda. Bycational education we can giveselves and begin to reverse theponsorship program is the heartGS has been helping establish adren in Uganda, one of the first

orters donated a total of $32,200,Working with Foundation fornities (FDNC), a grassrootsomplished the following:

attend the Innovative TalentsCenter run by FDNC in Mbale,

mosquito nets for all students ath to use at school and to take

from malaria;

pment for the Vocational School

wing machines for graduating0 sets of carpentry tools fornts at the Vocational School;

ayke Memorial Special Needsing helping to fund teacherstruction of a school building and

Tail

HU

Vocational students receivinmosquito nets from HUGS

oring graduates receiving semachines from HUGS

Special Needs class

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Through the Gifts that Give program, provided specificsupport to schools and families including livestock, cleanwater projects, school furniture and tuition for special needsstudents, AIDS testing, and seeds for community vegetablegardens;

Provided FDNC with general operating support;

Collaborated with the Womens Microfinance Initiative (WMI)in a drive to collect used musical instruments for FDNCs

Youth Band. Fifty instruments were donated and shipped toUganda by DHL free of charge;

On September 12, 2007, HUGS received 501(c)(3) tax-exemptstatus, allowing all gifts from U.S. citizens to be fully tax-deductible.

We at HUGS are proud that in 2007, 100 percent of donorcontributions went directly to programs that support students inUganda. All administrative costs of both HUGS and FDNC inadministering HUGSs programs, including transfer fees andexchange rate costs, were covered by a special fund supported by theBoard of Directors of HUGS. Two HUGS Board members, SallyShapiro and Roman Stearns, were able to travel at their own expenseto Mbale in 2007 to oversee HUGSs programs there.

Our goals for 2008 are to (1) match 50 Ugandan students with U.S.sponsors, (2) improve communication between sponsors and students,(3) expand our donor base to 300, and (4) explore innovative ways toraise funds.

Last year we began selling greeting cards designed by FDNC artistPison Masaba, and hand made by him and his students. Boardmember Robert Israelite was very successful selling them at aholiday craft fair. They have also sold well in one retail outlet. Wehope to expand our greeting card project in 2008.

The happiest surprise for us in the first year of HUGS was yourenthusiasm and generosity. We were excited about HUGS and thepossibility of changing lives, and you all jumped right in with us. Weare not alone! Please let us know what you would like to see HUGSdoing in 2008 and beyond and let us know how you want to beinvolved. Theres lots to do, and we need all of you and more.

Thank you, from us and from your friends in Uganda.

Sincerely,

Clara ShapiroCo-President

Sally ShapiroCo-President


Board of Directors

Joseph Berman,M.D.Jayne Hitman

Robert IsraeliteClara Shapiro

Sally Shapiro

Roman Stearns

dren in Natondome village, one of themmunities participating in FDNCsal Communit Develo ment Pro ram

Our Partner in Uganda:

oundation for Development ofNeedy Communities (FDNC)NC is a grassroots organization

n Mbale, Uganda. Founded bygandans, FDNC works to buildelf-sufficiency and communityevelopment in eastern Ugandathrough vocational, arts andhealth education programs.

Learn more about FDNC at:www.fdncuganda.org


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Student ProfilesMeet a few of our sponsored students attending the FDNC Vocational School.

Marion Mwalye, age 18, CarpentryMarion is a quiet, gentle young man. Marions parents are struggling tocare for his six sisters and one brother, but are unable to pay for theirsecondary school fees. Marions father has been unable to work since beingblinded in an electrical accident while at work. Marion had to drop out ofsecondary. Now sponsored by HUGS, Marion is working hard to acquirecarpentry skills and is determined to start his own carpentry workshopafter finishing his course so that he can do his own job, as he said, tosupport himself and help his brother and sisters to go to school.

Junic Bubele, age 22, Computer

Junic, the oldest of eight girls, has just successfully completed a one-year computer course. Junics father died when she was three. Junichopes to continue her studies and receive a diploma in computers sothat she can support herself and Gift, her two-year-old daughter.

Fredrick Sakwa, age 22, Carpentry

Fredrick lost both his parents to AIDS, leaving his aunt to care forhim, his brother and seven sisters. His aunt also has her own childrento care for, and has not been able to provide school fees for Fredrickand his siblings. Fredrick has an outgoing personality but also has aserious side. A natural leader, he was elected as the leader of thegroup of HUGS-sponsored students. Fredrick successfully completedthe carpentry course in December 2007 and now plans to start acarpentry workshop in his village.

Robinah Kibone, age 18, Tailoring

Robinah is the oldest of 8 children. After her father died, her motherstruggled to keep the family together. The Kibone family is too pooreven to afford mattresses. They sleep on mats with no blankets. WhenRobinah went to school she was often sent home because she couldntpay her school fees. With 3 years left to graduate secondary school,she finally had to leave school for good. She stayed at home for 3 yearshelping her mother until 2007, when she received the opportunity tostudy tailoring at FDNC through a HUGS sponsorship.



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87%

4%

4%5%

Individuals($28,028, 87%)

Corporations($1,382, 4%)

Earned Income($1,219, 4%)

Contributions In-Kind ($1,571, 5%)

51%

15%

25%

9% StudentSponsorship($7,283, 51%)

Special Needs($2,106, 15%)

FDNC GeneralOperating Support($3,614, 25%)

HUGSAdministrative andFundraising Costs($1,325, 9%)*

Revenue

Individuals $28,028Corporations $1,382Earned Income $1,219Contributions In-Kind $1,571

Total Revenue $32,200

Expenses

Student Sponsorship $7,283Special Needs Program $2,106FDNC General Operating Support $3,614HUGS Administrative andFundraising Costs* $1,325

Total Expenses $14,328

*Covered by HUGS Board of Directors. Includes one-time$750 IRS filing fee for 501(c)(3) application.

Change in Net Assets $17,872

Net Assets, Beginning of Year $0

Net Assets, End of Year** $17,872

**Net assets at the end of 2007 include funds raised forstudent sponsorships for the 2008 school year, as well asfunds for vocational tools that HUGS contributed to FDNCin January 2008.

Revenue

Expenses

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2007 Financial Summary


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Rose AguilarAndrew Akre

Anonymous

Harry and Lois Becker

Joseph Berman, M.D.

Terri Bernsohn

Paula Bindschedler

Guy and Jenny Bocchino

Lara Brumley

Keith and Kristina Burnett

CUNA Mutual Group Foundation

Fernando CalcinesMichael Cohen and Robin Lewis

Marc Cowley

Kevin Crawford

Mary Dain

Svetlana Darche

Alexandra Donlan

Arthur and Rhoda Finer

Sandra Friedman

Catherine Furco

John Gabbay

Michael Gabbay

Glenda Gentry

Seymour and Marilyn Goldstein

GoodSearch

Elizabeth Gordon

Sharran Greenberg

Susan Greenwald

Lara Haas

Michelle Halvorson

Jeff Hedrick

Andrew Herrup andElizabeth Nightingale

Elaine Hirsch

Jayne Hitman

Lacy Hitman

Robert and Arlyne Hoffman

Terry Holt

iGive.com

Dan Israelite

Gerald Israelite

Robert and Mary Israelite

Robert Jackiewicz

E. Jackie Jones

Elizabeth Killip

Margaret Killip

Amy Klee

Sy and Marlene Kozer

Liz LaneRobert Lindsay

Melvin Lopata

Sari Mandel

Jonathan Mandras

Carmine and Maria Marallo

Marya McGinn

Kevin Miller

Rosie Miller

Timothy and Jennifer Nelson

Victoria Niblock

Robyn Nietert

Ann Petersen

David Poole

Emily Pusser

Frederick Quillin

Aaron Rabideau

Uri Raich

Rick Reicker

Elizabeth Renaut

Rachel Robasciotti

Eric RoeschNancy Rogers

Sandy Romaniello

Frieda Rosenberg

Jessica Rosenberg

Liz Ryan

Leah Schildknecht

Gabriel Schwartz

Laura Schwarz

Annie Shapiro

Clara Shapiro

Joseph Shapiro and Ilene Traiger

Larry Shapiro and Cathy Berkman

Nathan Shapiro

Rhoda Shapiro

Sally Shapiro

Jan-Michael SilbaughDena Sneider

Robert Stearns

Roman and Annette Stearns

Sharon Stearns

Jodie Stein

Kimberly Stoddard

Ari Telisman

Jonathan Tien

Arthur and Dorothy Traiger

Larry and Franziska Traiger

Saul and Glenna Traiger

University of Notre Dame

Patrick Vitarius

Karen Walker

John Ward

Elaine Waxman

Kendall Webb

William and Dolores Whamond

Stephen and Jeanne Winograd

Pearl Winograd

Mark and Sandy WinogradRoxanne Wolf

Steve Worcester and Audrey Pertl

Min-Kyung Yoon

Amy Zausch


HUGS Donors in 2007


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While our thanks are first and foremost to all our donors, without whom there would be no HUGS,others must be recognized for their contributions to HUGS during 2007, going above and beyond the callof duty. All of these people contributed their own resources, expertise and finances, and each was anessential part of this critical initial year. Many, many thanks!

Board member Dr. Joseph Bermans wisdom and experience has been a steadying and much appreciatedinfluence during HUGS first year.

Jimmy Bettcher is a founding member, fundraiser and is now HUGS representative in Uganda.

Jay Halfon, J. D. volunteered his professional time and expertise in nonprofit tax law, making it possiblefor HUGS to receive Federal tax-exempt status in record time. There are no adequate words of thanksfor this gift.

Robert Israelite, HUGS much-appreciated board member and financial advisor, is also fundraiser andgreeting card seller extraordinaire.

Jessica Rosenbergs enthusiasm and moral support helped put HUGS on its feet. Jessica also getsspecial thanks for coming up with the HUGS name!

Justin Silbaugh,,,, as Executive Director of FDNC, has been the grant recipient most nonprofits can onlydream of endlessly supportive, responsive to every request and sensitive to the relationship betweenU.S. and Ugandan organizations.

In addition to discovering a talent for fundraising, Joseph Shapiro, J.D. volunteered his professionaltalent helping to draw up HUGS corporate documents, working on the application for tax-exemptstatus, and providing financial, legal and parental support on an ongoing basis.

Board member Roman Stearns has donated untold hours to help HUGS from its earliest birth throesand throughout this first year of operation. His confidence in this project and unfailing support wasabsolutely crucial. All this while starting a family of his own.

Arthur Traiger began a new career in fundraising on behalf of HUGS and served on the Board of

Directors. He and his wife Dorothy were among the first donors to HUGS and have never looked back!

Many thanks to Deborah Wafer for serving on the Board and for her fundraising and interest in HUGS.

Irene Watulatsu,,,, FDNC Youth Empowerment Program Coordinator, is HUGS go-to person for studentsponsorships. Working under challenging conditions, she has been the key to the success of thesponsorship program.

Hope for Ugandan Students Inc. (HUGS)35 Eastern Parkway #1A, Brooklyn NY 11238 (203) 731-4584

www.hugsuganda.org [email protected]

HUGS Annual Report 2007

Special Thanks

FDNC Special Need

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