This year has put even greater challenges on our partner schools in Uganda. Government lockdowns there have made it impossible to make a living and schools have been closed since […]

Literally everyone all over the world has been impacted by the COVID pandemic. Sadly, the materially poor are always impacted more by economic/health crises than First World folk.  The realities […]

“The data is unequivocal: No matter where in the world you are born, your life will be harder if you are born a girl.”  —Melinda Gates, Gates Foundation In rural […]

Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love. – Mother Teresa Looking back at 2019 for Knickers for New Life, I […]

Three years ago this month, I had a fundraiser in my home. My goal was to raise funds to supply girls at New Life Primary in Hoima, Uganda, with sanitary […]

We are beyond delighted to welcome our sixth and largest school, Bethany Centre Primary. Bethany Centre began in 2004. Peter Kiwanuka, who attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, founded […]

It’s fascinating to consider that “reflection” has two very different meanings – outward and inward. Definition #1. The change in direction of a wave at a boundary between two different […]

Knickers for New Life started as one event for one school in October 2016. The goal was to raise $2500 to provide knickers and sanitary pads for one year. To […]

As I reflect on 2018, I am overwhelmed by your kindness, encouragement, and generosity. Thankful for you…absolutely. Grateful for your partnership in this amazing work…more than I can say. But […]

So many moving parts at Knickers for New Life and our 5 partner schools in Uganda, only video updates will do. We have really had a growth spurt this year […]