The Mindy Nigilazzo family raises funds to send dresses to girls in Uganda. Deacon Don Grossnickle, founder of MAAP Foundation, Joe, Mindy, and Dave Nigliazzo Mindy Nigliazzo, husband Dave, and son Joe stood on Arlington Heights Road begging and collecting funds on Kiwanis Peanut Day to help women and babies needing healthcare in rural…
Please help The MAAP Foundation send 200 Dresses, Shorts and LOVE to kids in Uganda! A $20 donation will cover transportation and delivery of one dress or shorts outfit to a child in need. Dress A Girl has hundreds of dresses for girls ages 6 months to 10 years old. The MAAP Foundation has chosen Budini, Uganda for our next shipment.…
The Kasese Clinic is making progress! Check back soon for more construction updates! Update 1.20.25 | The finishing touches on the Deacon Pierce Sheehan Memorial Maternity and Pediatric Clinic construction are in the works. We are purchasing beds and working on funding to give them solar power in the new clinic. Update 11.16.24 | The…
Today, we talk about the St. Jude community clinic in a deeper way. Health is something we often take for granted—until a moment of crisis pulls us into its importance. For some, it’s a short, haunting text: “Call me. It’s about your son.” The world stops. You freeze & stare at your unfinished pizza order…
A good part of each $5000 MAAP Foundation grant approved by the MAAP Board requires a facility. Generally, this means construction from scratch or remodeling. The host supplies the land. Next, blueprints, engineering, management, labor, and materials come together. Once the facility is approved by our MAAP Uganda Staff (on the ground), an additional $2500…
With a donation of $1000 from the Ruebe Family, three sewing machines costing 2 million Uganda shillings have started a sewing academy in Mbarara, Uganda. This second “Dress a Girl” mission jump-starts a friendship with 300 young Uganda girls. Each will soon have the opportunity to make and sell their own dresses. Microfinancing will be…
In the heart of Uganda, in the district of Kasese, a small act of kindness has blossomed into something much greater than anyone could have imagined. At Our Lady of the Wayside School in the United States, a community of students, led by their teacher Joe Nigliazzo, set out to make a difference across the…
This is how a MAAP Foundation project begins. The Simple Process Often, $2500 is invested to build a poultry barn or livestock facility. When approved, a second $2500 investment is made in livestock feeding and care. Ultimately, eggs, chicks, or piglets go to market in a few months. Profits from the sales create a monthly…
$25,800 IS NEEDED to help us build the DEACON PIERCE SHEEHAN MATERNITY & PEDIATRIC WARD for the St. Philomena Clinic in KASESE, UGANDA! The Kasese region of Uganda is a stunning mountainous area, but it is prone to mudslides and floods. The closest hospital is 40 kilometers away over terrible roads and terrain, making it…
Kasia Janus and Maapf making a difference with Girls stay in School Project. Orientation meeting at Kakone primary school Trainers and the students of St. Egidio primary school. Trainers and the Parish pastor on ‘Reusable Sanitary Pads project’ orientation day. Sewing machine and Sanitary pad in progress Girls learning to make reusable sanitary pads Liquid…