https://www.mindleapsuganda.org/home daily 1.0 2024-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a6c744c8fc307f1c58a26a/1621557535509-GEWNXP7TNGHDQOH9NNOL/IMG_0016.JPG_effected.jpg Home - Partnerships in Kampala In Kampala, MindLeaps Uganda partners with Save Street Children Uganda, KAYP, CADI, and Agape Ministries to run dance classes for vulnerable youth and refugee children. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a6c744c8fc307f1c58a26a/1621561610887-B30N2CBA3O9OPCWPRIMR/IMG20190906153720.jpg Home - Oruchinga Refugee Settlement MindLeaps operates multiple programs in the settlement including dance classes, school sponsorships, and Covid-19 relief. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a6c744c8fc307f1c58a26a/1626465623010-KXX7FZ535MJVYE6U5ZFQ/Screen+Shot+2021-07-16+at+12.58.08+PM.png Home - Virtual Academy Across all of MindLeaps Uganda's program locations, the Virtual Academy brings business entrepreneurship and life skills training on low-bandwidth smart phones to out-of-school and unemployed youth ages 18 -25, many of whom have taken part in MindLeaps' dance programs either as students or trainers. MindLeaps Uganda initiated a Virtual Academy for Girls pilot program, to increase the self-esteem, digital literacy, and business acumen of 40 young women and girls. https://www.mindleapsuganda.org/oruchinga daily 0.75 2024-08-25 https://www.mindleapsuganda.org/contact daily 0.75 2024-08-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a6c744c8fc307f1c58a26a/1621543975257-HQD5IIZ2SY2YH72IV1FN/1.jpg Contact - Contact us contact@mindleaps.org MindLeaps Uganda Katwe Buyaya Mutebi Road Kampala Facebook Instagram Twitter https://www.mindleapsuganda.org/kampala daily 0.75 2024-08-16 https://www.mindleapsuganda.org/donate daily 0.75 2021-08-30 https://www.mindleapsuganda.org/virtual-academy daily 0.75 2024-08-25 https://www.mindleapsuganda.org/our-team daily 0.75 2024-08-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a6c744c8fc307f1c58a26a/1621559248757-H4QA7FJZE6IDIC28JVUL/PHOTO-2021-04-19-17-10-56.jpg Our Team - Martha Peace Bua Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a6c744c8fc307f1c58a26a/0ca8da2a-5a66-42c6-91ab-c15093f67d16/cathy-nimisiima-headshot-compressed.jpg Our Team - Cathy Nimusiima In August 2023, Cathy was promoted to the position of Program Coordinator at MindLeaps Uganda, Oruchinga Refugee Settlement. Cathy holds a diploma from Kampala University and also studied at the Ishaka Adventist College. She first joined MindLeaps as a dancer in the 2019 Train The Trainer program and was hired onto the team later that year. In her spare time, Cathy volunteers at a local government project: Development Response to Displacement Impact Project (DRDIP). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a6c744c8fc307f1c58a26a/1621559610730-RLXHBPNWV8M2CY9F4GSZ/unnamed+%283%29.jpg Our Team - Team Kampala Annet Kapule Abdulbast Dumba Pius Kiberu Jonathan Zagabe Rachel Nyakasane Nankafu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a6c744c8fc307f1c58a26a/1621559654603-DZF4T3RJNXH2JBG96Z5S/PHOTO-2021-05-06-12-58-40.jpg Our Team - Team Oruchinga Fatuma Hamis Didier Byabene Eliya Katwira Catheline Nimusiima Juliette Binja https://www.mindleapsuganda.org/our-vision daily 0.75 2024-08-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a6c744c8fc307f1c58a26a/1621558779323-FVDDLI6HRGM96OQHGMW1/IMG_9764.JPG_effected.jpg Our Vision - Education and healing through the arts Who We Are MindLeaps Uganda is a not-for-profit organization staffed by dance instructors, educators, social workers, counselors and administrators, all dedicated to building a bridge to education and positive livelihoods through dance. What We Do We engage kids in fun dance classes that are part of a carefully crafted curriculum to develop the key cognitive and social-emotional skills vital to success in school and work. Why We Do It We believe that changing mindsets and opening the door to education and employment can change the future for youths who are suffering from poverty or traumatized by conflict. How We Know It Works We monitor and evaluate progress with Tracker, our software program specifically designed to collect data and measure development of critical learning skills. https://www.mindleapsuganda.org/studentstories daily 0.75 2024-08-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a6c744c8fc307f1c58a26a/1628209441367-IIBRTQS15C69N9CQOWY4/Zani.jpg Student Stories - ZANI Zani is a 16-year-old refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo, who came to Uganda in 2013. She was orphaned at four years old and is now living in Nsambya, Kampala, with a mother and father who are not her biological parents. She speaks five languages fluently French, Lingala, Swahili, Mashi, and English. Zani first joined the MindLeaps program in 2017 through the refugee organization HIAS. From the beginning she worked hard, and MindLeaps teachers recall a particular day during the second week when they were busy changing the music at one point during class. When they turned around, Zani was leading her peers in the warm up and counting out loud since there was no music! Zani had to drop out of school due to lack of school fees. But her interests lay in dance and she continued to excel. Because of her love of dance and her commitment to MindLeaps, she was chosen to attend the Train The Trainer program and became a qualified MindLeaps instructor. With the money she earns as a trainer, Zani is now the sole breadwinner for her family. Her guardians suffer ailments that limit their ability to work, so Zani is their source of support. She has continued to hone her dance and teaching skills by taking part in an intensive training program in Rwanda with the MindLeaps international team. With her dedication and enthusiasm, Zani has not only become a role model for other refugee youth in her community, but has also enabled MindLeaps to reach many other disadvantaged children in local communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a6c744c8fc307f1c58a26a/1628209780271-WS288UWKUSYU1P3YY16V/franciooos.jpg Student Stories - FRANÇOIS Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a6c744c8fc307f1c58a26a/1628210470169-FYTS47QCWBG7M6YU0ZSQ/Nadine.jpg Student Stories - NADINE Nadine is a refugee in Oruchinga Refugee Settlement who joined the MindLeaps dance program. She did well and was then sponsored to go to school. But in March 2020, school was stopped. As a result of a situation at home, Nadine’s mother forced her to get married. When school reopened in October 2020, her mother refused to let her go back to school. But with the help of MindLeaps staff in Oruchinga who intervened, Nadine was permitted by her family to go back to school. https://www.mindleapsuganda.org/annual-reports daily 0.75 2024-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a6c744c8fc307f1c58a26a/1642112374163-H3K4GXS7ZEQ0C98XGY32/2020annualreport.jpg Annual Reports https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a6c744c8fc307f1c58a26a/1642112441463-XFEGDIZHFF2UQV55DYA6/2019annualreport.jpg Annual Reports https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a6c744c8fc307f1c58a26a/1642112499373-4X60IB1N39KT3UYCZHE4/2018annualreport.jpg Annual Reports https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a6c744c8fc307f1c58a26a/c190dc84-9dbb-4805-b51b-1b8bcf273d2b/BestPhoto2024+-+UG_April_Jonathan2..jpg Annual Reports https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a6c744c8fc307f1c58a26a/daaa647e-9d83-458e-b99f-2fe92865cd72/BestPhoto2024+-+UG_March_Juliette3_WINNER.jpg Annual Reports https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a6c744c8fc307f1c58a26a/d842399c-c8d2-40ea-b16f-be67f37fc2e1/BestPhoto2024+-+UG_June_Jonathan1.jpg Annual Reports