Our Story.

On a 2008 vision trip, our leaders were armed with a basic understanding that we wanted to go “beyond relief”.  Contrary to relief, the concept of development is the idea of “teaching a man to fish” as opposed to  “giving a man a fish”.  

​To accomplish this goal we started off by meeting with over twenty established local Uganda organizations that focus primarily on development.  Ultimately, the research from this trip led to a partnership with several organizations and this website describes some of the work that has transpired since that initial trip. Beyond Relief is not a nonprofit organization, rather a theme to characterize the various work that we do. We established a nonprofit, World Water Project (dba TivaWater), that is used to fund our international work and has launched several projects and big ideas.

Our initial group has grown to include many people who are involved with the various projects. We are not bound by any specific church affiliation. Rather, our team is a collection of Christ followers working together by using their unique gifts, talents and financial resources.  Over 140 different souls have traveled to Uganda, including many families.  We are on a journey rooted in deep relationships. Below is a collection of videos and pictures from some of our work.

Short Film: Enock's Journey

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