UOCO – Uppernile Orphans Care Organization

Hello all! Unfortunately, due to some technical difficulties we lost the entirety of our site and it cannot be recovered. However, although our website is not functioning, the school is and still needs our support. Please be patient while we rebuild what was lost, and feel free to donate using our donate page!

Who Are We?

UpperNile Orphans Care Organization is an official NGO in South Sudan, Africa, with a sister fundraising 501(c)(3) organization in the USA. Our first project is the founding of a war orphan boarding school in upcountry South Sudan. This is an international effort by staff and volunteers on three continents: Africa, and North and South America, with four countries represented! We value a collaborative, accountable, intentional focus to help vulnerable children in Leer County, South

Our Mission

Our first participatory, collaborative effort is to build the Hands of Hope Community School. We chose a different name for the school itself so as not to stigmatize the children. We will welcome the most vulnerable girls and boys, ages 3-15, building to a capacity of 50 student-residents. The school will integrate conflict resolution skills into the academic studies and will care for, protect, teach and empower children.

Our intent is to plant this school, free for the children, and empower the local community to make it grow. We offer support for their work, including nonviolent conflict resolution and extra support for girl students. Once established, the school can host volunteer teachers or community volunteers. We plan to eventually create an international exchange program, train community health workers and offer scholarships to universities.  

Our Vision

Our vision is for all children, everywhere, to have what and whom they need to grow into joyful, healthy, happy, engaged people who can live lives of peace.