Needs and Accomplishments

Together we can make dreams a reality

Our Primary Goals

Raising Leaders

Our number one goal is to help raise children and partner with families to be faithful, honest men and women of integrity.

Creating Sustainability

We want to create sustainability through education and entrepreneurship for lasting change.

DREAMS. WISH LISTS. NEEDS.

Here are the specific areas where your support can make the greatest impact:

General Fund

This enables us to feed, provide clothes, give medical care and parent our children.

Any amount helps

Maize Mill

Provides a new motor and updated stall to process animal feed

$250 - $2,000

Clinic Expansion

Added amenities to develop into a hospital:

  • Guard Quarters: $2,600
  • Sanitation: $2,500
  • surgical Theater:$1,550
  • Lab updates: $6,000

The Heart - Urgent Need

Renovate dilapidated toilets and sanitation

$10,000
  • Hybrid Solar System:$5,000

    • Garage/Mechanic Vocational

    Generates income and provides multiple jobs for LoL graduates. Create employment, free repairs, and provide a vocational center.

    • Garage: $25,000
    • Land: $25,000
    • Student hostels: $15,000

    Sponsorships

    Covers the cost of educating and boarding a child for a year

    • Primary: $500
    • Secondary: $900
    • Vocational/University: $1,500-$2,000

    Farm Development

    We supplement our own food by growing maize, cassava, bananas and beans. We also rear pigs and goats.

    2 adjacent acres with fence: $26,000

    4x4 Vehicle

    Will serve our organization and projects, help develop ecotourism business, and provide student transportation

    $35,000

    LoL School - Long-term Goal

    If we own our own school, we can help more impoverished children who are not sponsored

    $365,000

    How to Give

    Electronic Payments

    Venmo, Zelle or FB Messenger Pay (Cari Matejka)

    Automatic payments available via bank or Stripe ACH transfers

    Check Payments

    Checks Payable to: Literacy of Love

    1405 Washington St.
    Olean, NY 14760

    Tax Exempt Status

    Literacy of Love, Inc. is an exempt organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code

    FEATURED PROJECTS

    NorthStar Tour and Travel

    Literacy of Love has an exciting new business, an all-inclusive travel agency that tailors excursions in Uganda, NorthStar Tour and Travel. In an effort to build sustainability, it is not only managed by and employs our own well-trained graduates, it also generates income for Literacy of Love. NorthStar will manage all travel details. All you need to do is come….we'll take care of the rest! We will transform dreams into memories.

    Visit NorthStar Tours
    NorthStar Tours

    Community Tours

    Meet the children of Literacy of Love at our Home, The Heart. Plan, organize and implement activities with our members. This is your chance to share love, friendship, and faith while creating memories which will last a lifetime.

    Mission Trips

    A mission trip is a journey of the heart. Our journey provides an opportunity to live love through action. What you'll receive is more than you can imagine. A mind stretched can never retain its original shape.

    Educational Tours

    Develop a bigger picture of the world by experiencing The Pearl of Africa first-hand. Learn about exotic and diverse new cultures, take a safari, raft the River Nile, tour the city, and witness rural village life.

    Our Impact in Pictures

    Children's Home

    Children's Home

    LoL members come to visit, build relationships, learn about God and virtues, and enjoy family. We counsel and empower children to be the change in their family history.

    Farm

    Farm

    We grow maize, cassava, matoke, and pumpkin, and we rear pigs and goats. This fortifies our diet and earns money.

    Maize Mill

    Maize Mill

    Our mill earns money, provides employment, helps us grind food from our farm, and serves as a valuable community resource.

    Special Needs

    Serving Special Needs

    We support children with special needs which include non-verbal, deaf, phsyical limitations and learning disabilities. We also support children who are HIV positive.

    Supporting Families

    Supporting Families

    We work with families to provide basic needs and education while teaching them their emotional role is essential.

    Education

    Providing Education

    We support families by assisting with basic needs and eduation. We also counsel them about their valuable, emotional role and raise children together.

    Ready to Make a Difference?

    Choose an area where you'd like to help and watch your impact transform lives

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