| Students in Free Enterprise, (SIFE) is a non-profit | | | | ICHOOSEYOU, and our community, was able to |
| organization with teams at more than 1,600 | | | | raise over $6,000. This allowed the Karamojong |
| universities in 40 countries. SIFE helps students | | | | tribe to buy land in Namtala, build a pig farm, and |
| practice leadership, teamwork, and communication | | | | employ members of the tribe. In Uganda, pork is |
| skills. The award winning Texas State SIFE team | | | | in high demanded delicacy, which is why this |
| is one of the leading collegiate teams in the nation. | | | | business should progress rapidly and prove to be |
| The Texas State University Students in Free | | | | self-sustaining. |
| Enterprise have began fundraising for the 2nd | | | | SIFE is supported by individuals, foundations, and |
| annual Race for Relief 5K Run/Walk that will be | | | | corporations whose mission is to build collegiate |
| held on Saturday, March 20th, 2010 at River Ridge | | | | SIFE teams who teach free enterprise in order to |
| Park in San Marcos, TX. | | | | better individuals, communities, and countries. The |
| The purpose of Race for Relief is to help the | | | | goal of our project is not to financially support the |
| Karamonjong tribe in Mbale, Uganda. The | | | | Karamonjong tribe, but to give them the |
| Karamonjong are known as beggars to their | | | | opportunity to support themselves. Although the |
| nearby towns. Because of the lack of resources | | | | first Race for Relief was a success, funds are still |
| and care for the children, many of them are left | | | | needed to achieve the goal of self-sustainability |
| fighting unemployment, hunger, and disease daily. | | | | for the pig farm and the Karamonjong tribe. |
| The previous Race for Relief, sponsored by SIFE, | | | | |