Rose Charities Canada

Ngomo Dolce Music School

Education, ZAMBIA

Safe Motherhood

GUATEMALA, Healthcare

Stand Tall

Education, UGANDA

Uno A Uno

Community Support, ECUADOR, Education

Haiti Children & Youth

Community Support, HAITI

Projecto San Gerardo

Community Support, COSTA RICA, Education

Smiles Uganda

Education, UGANDA

Malambo Grassroots

Community Support, Education, ZAMBIA

Low Overheads

Donations should not be wasted on excessive overheads. 97% of what we raise goes directly to the projects.

Volunteer Run

Rose Charities, including the Board of Directors and Project Leaders, is run by volunteers. Salaries are paid to local people in the communities we serve.

Secular

We have no religious agenda.

Rose International Network

We are part of the Rose International Network and we collaborate with Rose groups across the world.

Inclusive

We work with all people without discrimination.

Network of Volunteers

We have a wide network of dedicated volunteers who enable our projects to succeed.

“After leaving Africa in 2004, I always knew that somehow I would need to find a way to give back to those children and fulfill on the hope they felt and the optimism they saw for their future despite the poverty and despair they were living in.”

Galib Kara, SMILES Director

I just can’t wait to go back! I miss everyone and everything about StandTall!

Honey Halpern, Volunteer

We had a fantastic visit with the principal of StandTall. It is a remarkable place filled with learning, smiles and ambition. We acquired plenty of information that will help our program grow.

Namuwongo Literacy Project

Although the holidays have just started, I wish we continued schooling until we complete the whole year. I am addicted to going to school rather than sitting at home. If you invest enough time in something, it gives you positive results!

Kenneth Ssengendo, 4th Year Student

Pulling Together in Lombok

December 2, 2018

Extract from email from William Grut regarding our contribution to Lombok : The Indonesian island of Lombok was shaken by two strong earthquakes, after weeks of tremors that have killed hundreds of people. The island has been rocked by hundreds of quakes and tremors since 29 July.Aug 19, 2018 Rose Charities Canada raised $650 for the … Read More

Outstanding Community Field Experience Award

November 28, 2018

David Yuill, who worked at Stand Tall as a teacher candidate in April, was recognized by UBC with an Outstanding Community Field Experience Award. In the space of 3 short weeks, Dave managed to put up two flagpoles flying the Ugandan and Canadian flags, created lesson plans about maple syrup that had our students begging … Read More

Digital Tablets Improve Grades

November 27, 2018

The Digital Tablet Project headed by Bern Mcleod aims to improve learning outcomes through the use of curriculum-programmed digital tablets. Last March the first 50 tablets, programmed with upper level science questions, were introduced in grade 6 & 7 classes at Stand Tall. The overall improvement in Science grades and excitement generated towards learning was … Read More

Top Results for Madagascar School

November 22, 2018

Exam results are in for the pupils of The Mahatsara School in Madagascar and they are wonderful! Eighteen out of twenty students passed the final Baccalaureate- that’s a 90% pass rate- one of the highest for any school in Madagascar. In other grades the pass rates were also well above the country average. Just a few … Read More

Graduation and Work Experience in Uganda

November 19, 2018

Doreen used her Rose Charities Scholarship to graduate this year from Business School. Here she is on a day’s work experience with Ruth Hoffman and her organization that provides “Financial Literacy Workshops ” for Ugandan NGO’s and small businesses.

A Thousand Trained Comadronas in Guatemala

November 19, 2018

The Safe Motherhood Project is now entering it’s 17th year of providing hands-on education to the traditional midwives (comadronas) of Guatemala. The courses improve their understanding and skills in all aspects of pregnancy, birth and new-born care. Originally all the courses were taught by a Canadian team but now we have skilled local trainers who … Read More

They’re Now Professionals

November 6, 2018

Abdul and Dorothy just graduated from teachers college with top grades and performance evaluations. Without the support of their sponsors for the past 5 years, this would only have been a dream. Sponsorship is the most wonderful gift you can offer anyone. It gives young people the hope and the opportunities that they need to … Read More

Innovative Thinking = Great Results

October 29, 2018

We encourage our students to be creative thinkers and we strive to do the same ourselves. We look for innovative techniques to improve learning and grades. Instead of writing mid-terms, our senior class has been organized into discussion groups. The strong help the weak, and everyone benefits. Results? Group learning is yielding better results.

Days for Girls Kits

October 29, 2018

A very warm thanks to Disaster Aid Canada and to daysforgirls.org for making these reusable, attractive and discreet menstrual kits and donating them to Stand Tall and Smiles in Uganda. These kits are a brilliant solution to school absenteeism that is so widely seen among adolescent girls who lack sanitary napkins. This has been an … Read More