In the spring of 1998, a much younger version of me went to Nepal for the first time and had my life changed forever when the headmaster of a rural school made a humble request that would forever change my life: “Perhaps, Sir, you will someday come back with books.”

We were delighted to have had nearly 200 of our supporters from around the world join us for last week’s 2nd Anniversary Celebration. Partners, donors and board members tuned in from 19 countries. We now have 2,500 ambitious and promising young women on long-term U-Go scholarships….

In the Bengali language, the word Jaago means wake up and go. Not coincidentally, that’s also the name of U-Go’s partner in Bangladesh. Founded in 2007, Jaago has worked across the nation in critical areas of children’s development…

As we enter December and ask ourselves, “Where has the year gone?”, we feel immense gratitude for your willingness to change the future through the power of our scholarship program.

As the new academic year begins, we are thrilled to share news that illustrates the impact U-Go is making. We hope you enjoy this brief update that shows the quality of our work, congratulates our first graduates and announces bold growth in the number of scholars in the U-Go family.