Supporting Ugandans with Hands-On Vocational Training
Teaching skills and values, building confidence and providing hope for a brighter future.
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Denver construction worker dedicates 3 months each year to nonprofit projects in Uganda hometown
Patrick Lutalo founded Teach Men to Fish, a nonprofit focused on community construction and education in the Mityana District, in 2016 <read more>
Supporting those in need from USA to Uganda
WHO WE ARE
Teach Men to Fish is a 501c3 non-profit organization. We offer free hands-on vocational training in construction skills to both young men and women in Uganda. We cultivate strong personal values and model a professional work ethic so that participants have the means to create a better life for themselves and their families.
Read About our Newest Donors, The Moore Family!
The Sycamore Trust set up by Dr John and Helen Moore is very pleased to be able to support Teach Men to Fish to enable Patrick Latulo to build the new Community Healthcare Center of Myanzi, Church of Uganda, Mityana Diocese.
Meet Richard “Dick” Saunders
Dick Saunders is the founder of Saunders Construction, which he launched in Denver in 1972. He ran the company as CEO for three decades, and was Chairman of the Board until 2011. Dick entered the construction business in 1959, and worked in various roles before he tapped into his entrepreneurial spirit and started Saunders Construction.
Patrick has worked for Saunders for nearly 20 years, and Dick has been a mentor and an ardent supporter of Patrick’s mission and Teach Men to Fish. They have become good friends and have regular meetings. Not only has Dick donated countless equipment and supplies to TMTF, but he has given Patrick the opportunity to spend 3 months per year on site in Uganda to continue to teach the apprentices construction skills.
Dick has also been a generous donor every year for 10 years to help the Maternity Center come to completion and to help get the Mityana Community Health Center through Phase 2 completion. His belief and dedication and financial commitment to TMTF has been unwavering and admirable.
This picture features Dick and his wife with Patrick and his family.
About Patrick Lutalo
Patrick Lutalo was born and raised in Uganda, Africa. He traveled to the United States for higher education and began his career in the construction industry. Reflecting on the poverty and hopelessness of many young people in Uganda, he was inspired to share his skills and created Teach Men to Fish.
Patrick goes for three months every year to train apprentices in construction skills. In addition, he is a short-term missionary with the Society of Anglican Missionaries and Senders (SAMS), a long-established Anglican/Episcopal organization (https://samsusa.org).
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