A River Blue

April 24th, 2008

A River Blue will host two field volunteers this summmer. Check back soon for more information.

March 22nd, 2008

A River Blue vocational training program finished first month of training.

March 1st, 2008

2 ARB youth have been selected to attend 1 year catering/hotel management course.

February 10th, 2008

2 ARB youth have been selected for the vocational training programs outside of A River Blue.

February 5th, 2008

20 ARB youth have been selected for the vocational training program which includes English, tailoring, agriculture and business.

February 4th, 2008

27 ARB youth have been selected and are now supported with secondary school fees.

February 1st, 2008

Renovation of ARB Vocational Training Center is complete. Check back soon to see pictures.

January 13th, 2008

Classrooms will be complete in two weeks allowing 20 students to begin vocational training in tailoring. Argiculuture education will also be taught to the students. 30 additional students will be sponsored in secondary school.

January,11th 2008

Chandler Griffin and Brooke Bassin arrive in Northern Uganda.

August 18th, 2007

This Saturday, August 18th, 12 pieces from the A River Blue collection will be be for sale at in Los Angeles at Art 4 Africa, a benefit soiree sponsored by Empowerment Works to support programs in Sudan, Zimbabwe, Senegal and Northern Uganda. To learn more about the event please visit Art 4 Africa.

August 17th, 2007

14 pieces from the A River Blue art collection along with a 24 minute documentary will be exhited at the University of Maine's WITHOUT BORDERS exhibition which opens tonight in Orono, Maine. For more information please visit Without Borders.

January 25, 2007

ARB website launch!

August 2006

Alebtong camp donates a building to Barefoot to be developed as a rehabilitation and vocational center for youth in the Alebtong, Aloi and Amoro camps.

 

 

October 30, 2006

In the New York Magazine review of Joseph Arthur's new album Nuclear Daydream, Arthur talks about A River Blue and the music that came out of Uganda. Read it here (PDF 128k).

October 8, 2006

Listen to Joseph Arthur talk about A River Blue on NPR's "World Cafe."