By Penny Randell, Co-Founder and Secretary, Speakers for Africa A roof that keeps the rain outside. A bathroom a child can safely use. A school kitchen preparing meals for hundreds of students. This is what What Your Support Made Possible in Uganda in 2026! These are practical improvements, but their meaning reaches far beyond the buildings themselves. They help children arrive at school, stay in class, and learn with greater comfort and dignity. As co-founder and secretary

A Mother, A Mission, and a Life-Changing Decision By Penny Randell Penny Randell taking home brew with local villagers on the shores of Lake Victoria, Uganda In 1997, after earning my degree in Biology from University of Alaska Anchorage, I made a decision that would shape the rest of my life—and my son’s. I moved to Kampala with my 12-year-old son, Peyton Thomas. We began our journey in Nakulabye, where life was extremely difficult. The conditions were challenging, unfamilia