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Yoash Mayende is from Namutumba, Uganda, where he is a member of Abayudaya (the People of Judah), a group of seven communities in Eastern Uganda practicing and observing Judaism. Yoash founded the Tikkun Olam Nursery and Primary School in his home community and is currently raising money to build a well for his village.