About

Harriet Zaffoni, Founder and President of Lend A Hand Uganda-USA (LAHU-USA), is inspired and motivated. Her deep-seated compassion for the millions of at-risk and vulnerable children in her native Uganda inspires her humanitarian efforts. Her motivation is the mandate to make their lives better.

After working side by side with members of LAHU in Uganda, Harriet recognized an urgent need for better funding so more children could benefit. When she returned to her home in New York, she founded LAHU-USA, a sister organization that works closely with its Ugandan counterpart.

Harriet has rallied the combined forces of her U.S. friends, contacts and connections to wage battle against the poverty, homelessness and abuse of vulnerable orphans and children in Uganda. Funding vocational programs and basic services for the children is LAHU-USA’s primary goal.

Through events such as the Annual Poker Tournament, LAHU-USA Gala, Summer Soiree in New York City, the group raises funds to support LAHU’s horticulture & agricultural and vocational projects. The programs help at-risk orphans and vulnerable children in the safe setting of their communities creating brighter futures.