Bring healthcare to 1,000+ Awake Uganda villagers

200 Donations from 77 Donors:

The Safari Partners

Project Personnel

Julius Achon - Founder

Julius Achon grew up in a small Ugandan village. At age 12, he was kidnapped by the Lord's Resistance Army and was forced to become a child soldier. Shortly thereafter, Julius returned to school and began running. Julius went on to compete for Uganda in the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games both times as team captain. Julius is the founder of the Achon Uganda Children's Fund.

James Fee - Executive Director

Jim Fee retired in May 2009 after a 40 year career in the medical device industry. During his career, Jim held executive and senior management positions at Welch Allyn, Protocol Systems and Physio-Control. Jim also served on the board of directors of Clear Catheter, Acrymed, Inc. and Eastside Catholic HS, and for 20 years led an outreach programs providing medical equipment for medical missions.

Jimmy Okullo - General Manager

A brother of Julius Achon, Jimmy operates the Achon Uganda Children's Fund's presence in Uganda, including the support of 37 orphaned children and the construction of a medical clinic in Awake Village