Save a Life. Train a Midwife.

Educate

Empower

We make it possible, through scholarships, for Ugandan women to pursue a midwifery degree at St. Mary’s Midwifery Training School in Kalongo, Uganda.

Ugandan midwives are women helping women. Our scholarship awardees demonstrate financial need, commitment, and passion for saving lives.

The Family Copeland Foundation funds midwifery training for women in rural Uganda.

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Our Impact


Your gift makes it possible to train Ugandan midwives serving the most vulnerable women in the world.

The following 5 women were awarded scholarships this year…

Aloyo Susan

I come from a family of 7 sisters, and I am the first in my family to receive an education. My mother sold a piece of land, greatly undervalued, to keep me in school. Your foundation has done wonders in my life. You have opened for me a door of light. Before I was not seeing but now I am.

Lakong Christine

Of 10 children, only my brother and I have been able to attend school. My father died when I was very young. At times I had to quit school in order to raise more money for tuition. I am determined to become a midwife because I want to help mothers, their babies and sick people. I hope to bring positive health outcomes to our communities. I pray that the good Lord bless you abundantly.

Addania Gloria Atim

During my primary and secondary schooling I had to drop out many times because of the lack of money. Sometimes I had to repeat a grade when I returned. I want to become a midwife in order to help people. I thank all my guardians and especially the Family Copeland Foundation who have worked hard so that I can reach my destination of becoming a midwife.

Akello Mary

I live with my grandmother who is not well. I am an orphan because my father died when I was very young and my mother died a few years ago. I collect firewood to stay in school. Thank you for the great support you are giving me so that I can move to the next level in becoming a midwife who does her job with joy and love.  

Alezuyo Agnes

My parents are peasant farmers. My father is alive but my mother passed away a few years ago. Thank you to the Family Copeland Foundation for providing me with a scholarship so that I could become a Certificated Midwife. Thank you again for supporting me with another scholarship so that I could get more education and receive my Diploma in Midwifery. I am very grateful for everything you have done for me and my family. I have learned many things that help to make me a very good midwife helping those in my community.

Why I Wanted To Be A Midwife

Angwech Agness became a midwife because she was inspired by her mother who was a Traditional Birth Attendant. She wants to save the lives of babies and mothers with better knowledge and skills of midwifery. Agness was certified as a midwife in 2017. She is now a student pursuing a Diploma in Midwifery. Agness is one of the beneficiaries of the Family Copeland Foundation.

“Healthy babies grow up to be healthy citizens of Uganda, and a healthier Uganda means a healthier world.”

— Sister Carmel Abwot, Principal Tutor at St. Mary's Midwifery Training School