HMI was founded in 2003 by the late Beatrice Garubanda (left) to assist needy children in her beloved Uganda. It is a 501(c)(3) charity based in St. Paul, Minnesota. HMI is also registered as a nonprofit Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) in Uganda. Currently, the Blue House orphanage in Kazo Parish is HMI's only project.
The vision of HMI is to impact and redirect the lives of Ugandan children who live in extreme poverty and survive parents who have died from AIDS and other diseases.
As a non-profit organization, it hopes to develop an efficient, multipurpose program that will enable children without parents in Kazo Parish to prepare for a future. Hope Multipurpose seeks to educate and partner with others – communities of faith, agencies, foundations, businesses, governments and individuals – to accomplish its goals.
The vision of Hope Multipurpose Inc. is also to create a safe and nurturing space for children to grow, even without parents. The children are offered safe housing, adequate nutrition, clothing and essential health care. They are encouraged and supported to obtain basic education and to retain ties with extended family.
We seek to help the children grow in self esteem and self sufficiency and to develop a sense of family and community. AIDS and other diseases create villages with few adults, severe poverty, and no place for children. HMI seeks to develop the model in Uganda, and to share it with other similarly devastated societies throughout the world.
• Learn more about The Blue House, HMI and its founder, Beatrice Garubanda.
• Frequently Asked Questions about Hope Multipurpose and the Capital Campaign.
• Sermon about Beatrice and HMI, by Pastor Blair Pogue, St. Matthew's, April 2008.
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HMI is governed by cooperating boards in both countries
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United States
Board of Directors
Carol Roeller, President
Marilyn Grantham,
Vice President
Dr. John Wathum-Ocama,
Vice President
James Garubanda,
Treasurer
Lisa Van Valkenburgh,
Secretary
Birdie Carter
Esther Garubanda
Joshua Garubanda
Nancy Love
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Uganda
Board of Directors
Alex Byarugaba, Chairman
JamesTuryagenda,
Vice Chairman
Eldad Karugaba,
Secretary/Treasurer
Sere Tuhairwe
Provia Natukunda
Anne Tumusiime
Ephraim Gensi
Margaret Gensi
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Board Resources, Advisors and Consultants
Duke Addicks, Legal
Susan Hardman
Karen Lilley, Website
Margaret Lunyolo
Rev. Blair Pogue
Jerry Roeller, Administration
Dr. Rosa Uy, Cuisine
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Hope Multipurpose Inc.
color brochure. (PDF)
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