Project Have Hope in the News
Images of Courage Inspires Photographer
April 19, 2007
"Recalling her first visit, Sparacio said, 'During the two and a half weeks that I was there, not a single person asked me for anything. But while they asked for nothing, they were tremendously generous.'"
Drawing a Bead of Misery: Mission to Uganda
April 23, 2008
"It’s not uncommon for documentary photographer Karen Sparacio to get phone calls from Uganda at 3 am. It’s inevitable, actually, considering that there are 100 women living there who depend on her for survival. Sparacio is the one-woman force behind Project Have Hope, a local foundation she created after her first trip to Uganda"
Loka: Land beyond the River
May 6, 2007
"'The women are the ones who make everything happen,'' [Sparacio] said. "They're the heart of the community. Helping them, it's helping the entire community.'"
Hub Photographer Lends Hand to Uganda
July 31, 2008
"Since founding Project Have Hope in 2006, Sparacio has raised nearly $200,000 and enrolled 85 children in school. The project targets children in greatest need, sends them to day and boarding schools, and supplies them with uniforms, books, pencils, mattresses and whatever else they need."
Former A-B Standout Collecting Shoes for Uganda
July 9, 2009
"In addition to getting involved in student life at Yale, Raymond is also working on a project at home. This summer, she’s an intern for Project Have Hope... 'I’m interested in economics and projects involving microfinance,' Raymond said. 'This organization helps women in Uganda and gives them vocational training. One of the things they need is footwear.'"
Material List
October, 2008
"As we were preparing the October 2008 issue of Bead&Button magazine, we happened to receive information from some of the many nonprofit organizations that help people in Africa through bead or jewelry sales…[including Project Have Hope], which raises money for women and children in the Acholi Quarter of Uganda by selling recycled-paper jewelry made by Ugandan women."
August 7, 2008
"'The main goal of Project Have Hope was to help women create something that is sustainable once I’m gone,' Sparacio said… 'my goal is to help provide the women with the education, skills and finances needed to help them support themselves without the need of outside, foreign assistance.'"
Contest: Project Have Hope Helps Ugandans Help Themselves
July 30, 2008
"So, let’s see. Recycled materials? Check. Environmentally-friendly production? Check. Helping the less fortunate through education and self-sufficiency? Check. Guilt-free shopping? Check.
Loka: Land Beyond the River
April 17, 2008
"In Fall of 2005, while volunteering at a nearby orphanage, Karen Sparacio accepted an invitation to visit a community of refugees in a hardscrabble area of Central Uganda’s Acholi Quarter. So transformed was she by this experience that Sparacio took up residence with them, and vowed to devote her time and energy to improving their lot."
Give a Woman a Bead and She'll Make a Livelihood
April 8, 2008
"Give a woman a necklace, and she can wear it. But give her the beads, and she can create a livelihood.. So discovered Karen Sparacio, award-winning photographer and founder of Project Have Hope."
Project Have Hope Helps Feed Impoverished in Uganda
2008
"The economy in the US is the worst it has been in years, but giving gifts to people you love help brighten everybody’s day. Now, Project Have Hope gives you an opportunity to give a trendy, fashionable gift to someone special while also helping women and children in the impoverished nation of Uganda."
Award Winning Photographer Makes Difference One Bead at a Time
2008
"'One of my recent trips to the Acholi Quarter brought me to a young woman of 20 who is HIV positive, who lost both of her parents to AIDS, and is now the sole provider of 5 children including one of her own. Without Project Have Hope, this young lady, who may eventually die from AIDS, would have no means of supporting the children she is raising, no food for them to eat, nothing to give them, no hope." said Ms. Sparacio."
Art Calendar
April 15, 2007
"Loka: Land Beyond the River, a collection of photographs by Karen Sparacio taken in a community of refugees in a hardscrabble area of Central Uganda's Acholi Quarter, will be on display… She will donate 100 percent of the proceeds from the sale of her photographs to Project Have Hope."
Project Provides Hope for Ugandan families
April 17, 2007
"'The people of the Acholi tribe don't ask for anything, but they're always so appreciative of the help,' she said. 'You have to try to give back when you can. If you can't go to Uganda there are other ways to help.'"
Recycled UD Printer Cartridges Aid Ugandans in Need
April 2, 2007
"'If we can get these children educated, they will be better off,' she said. 'If we can maintain this momentum with 100 people, perhaps we can grow to help 100 more.'"
