Mission Statement
Let Hope Arise is about developing leadership potential, especially amongst girls in East Africa. Starting with Uganda, we work through Education, Mentoring and Social Enterprise.
HOPE – expectation, desire, confidence in the future.
The opposite of Hope is hopeless (despair, pessimistic). So we are contrasting the difference between having a positive vision of future possibilities rather than being destined to be caught in the trap of poverty.
There is so much untapped talent in Africa! Sadly for many without good education, this talent will not be realised. Just in one district alone in eastern Uganda there is a shortfall of 1,000 classrooms. So the children study in grass huts. Average class size is 140 children.
So ‘Let Hope Arise’ wants to find some of these children and make a difference for them and their families. We want to create opportunities to develop and mentor young talent. We do this by having a network of partnerships especially in Uganda who bring individuals and communities to our attention.
So we work one person at a time. To discover a Nelson Mandela is our dream. Individuals who can make a difference like ‘D’, from western Uganda. Educated in poor schooling in Arua, he taught himself. Accepted on a medical degree but with no money to attend university.
Now through a partnership of fundraisers, he has started at Kampala International University studying Medicine and Surgery. The first ever in his clan to train as a doctor.
Let Hope Arise Africa
We are a group of individuals motivated by our Christian faith and energized by compassion to make a difference to individual lives. We welcome anyone with a desire to care and help those who fall outside the mainstream of NGO work in Africa to join us and make a difference.
The advisory group is:
David Leeper, Founder, International Director, UK based
Peter Etabu, CEO, Society with a Vision, Uganda based
Rachel Dalton, UK based
Jackie Kitongo, Uganda based

David Leeper BA CertEd DipCouns
Founder
David has held senior management roles in UK schools, community education and colleges. For the past 21 years he has run an international coaching and mentoring company DLAssociates (www.dlassociates.co.uk). During the past 13 years he has travelled to Africa serving on the international board of Medair (www.relief.medair.org) and more recently as Chair and International Director of African Revival (www.africanrevival.org).
David has a heart for east Africa, especially wanting to support authentic leadership development. His quest is especially to strengthen girls leadership opportunities.
Through Let Hope Arise, he wants to integrate his love of mentoring with his calling to develop and promote young talent in Africa.

Peter Etabu BSc MBA
Advisory Group

Rachel Dalton BSc (Hons) ACA
Advisory Group

Jackie Kitongo BSc
Advisory Group
Jackie is a graduate of BSc Agriculture of Uganda Martyrs University. Currently a student of Masters of Business Administration at Gulu university.
Jackie has aggregated 10 years work experience in livelihoods, women empowerment and markets systems development and has served in different management capacities in development organisations in Uganda.
Besides work, Jackline is passionate about women and girls empowerment.