Support Education for Youth in Rural Uganda

Dear sponsors and well-wishers,

I hope you are all doing great.

I bring you greetings from Uganda particularly from one of our long-term beneficiaries, Oliver, who recently graduated from College with a certificate Course in Secretarial studies.

Just a brief background, we took on Oliver about 11 years ago when she was in her Primary five. Oliver was an orphan living with a helpless guardian. With support from Orphans Against Aids and Alliance Africa, Oliver was sponsored up to Primary Seven and later from Form 1 to Form Four. She would later join College with the same sponsors where she pursued Secretarial studies in which she excelled as the candidate with the best Grades.  Oliver had this to say at her graduation ceremony: “I wouldn’t have been here today wearing this graduation gown of honour if it wasn’t because of the good work of my sponsors”. She added: “I will do all I can to ensure that I give back to somebody else in need as a way of paying back to those who never knew me but gave in all they could to ensure that I get educated”.

Oliver is currently gainfully employed as a School Secretary in one of the upcoming schools in Mukono district.

Thanks to all those who made her education a reality.

Note that our long-term strategy of building a school which will support more needy children at primary level with quality education is still going on. Construction is underway and this will be shared in due course.

Thanks,

Dear our well-wishers and funders (past and present),

he sponsored needy students continue to make good progress in the higher academic levels. We continue to receive more requests for scholarships at various education levels but additional needy students and pupils cannot be taken up because of lack of funds. In our view it’s not sustainable to keep soliciting for grants without creating an institution that can offer scholarships on a cost-sharing basis.  In February this year, 2019, one of our directors embarked on the process of building a private owned school in which a fraction of enrolled pupils will be needy children. The 3-level storied building has now reached the 2nd floor and hopefully it will begin operations in February 2019. The project is being funded privately but one of its objectives is giving back to the commuinty. 

Once this school opens what may only be needed may be school materials such as books, uniforms, among others. This way we will be able to sustainably support a relatively larger number with quality education at primary level. We will share photos of the school project in future as the project progresses.

Thanks,