ABOUT US:
Uplifting My Sister, Incorporated (UMS) is a non-profit, non-governmental 501(c)(3) organization founded and incorporated in January 2007 by young women living in the US and UK. This organization was conceived to aid women and girls around the world who are denied the basic rights to education, nutrition and health services.
MISSION:
To promote opportunities for girls, ages 6-25 in impoverished nations to become educated, independent and self-reliant within their communities. To work towards increasing literacy rates, numeracy; promote health and hygiene amongst under privileged females internationally.
GOALS:
• Assess and focus on the holistic needs of girls/women within their communities
• Provide financial, social and health services that would empower women/girls and to promote their independence (formal schooling; creating job/training opportunities; protecting women and children from (sexual) exploitation) not dependency
• Develop and foster programs to curtail sexual promiscuity and educate about HIV/AIDS
• Work within the guidelines of relevant current government and international legislation (e.g. Human Rights Act)