Support Education for Youth in Rural Uganda

Thank you to all our generous donors! Your consistent support has enabled us to provide educational scholarships to vulnerable youth in rural Uganda for over ten years. Our current group of scholars have been sponsored since the beginning of their primary education, through secondary school, and now they are beginning their final semester of university study. Without this program it is most certain our scholars would not have been able to continue their education due to financial constraints.

One scholar, Justine, has been one of our students for over eight years. Being raised by a single mother with limited resources, Justine would have discontinued her education after elementary school if it weren't for Even Ground and the Uganda Eudcation Project's support. Today, Justine is happily pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Micro-Finance from Kyambogo University in Uganda. Recently, she completed an internship with Pride Micro-Finance, one of the leading micro-finance institutions in Uganda.This opportunity allowed her to apply her studies and gain valuable experience necessary to begin her career. Now in her final semester, Justine anticipates completing her degree next spring. 

Justine reports, “I’m hopeful that after finishing my studies I will get a job and be able to support my family and other needy students.” Throughout our work, we emphasize the importance of giving back to the local community so that the impact of our work reaches beyond the scholars we support.

Our scholars look forward to a bright future thanks to your support.

Best,

Mark & Meredith Wallace

Greetings from Uganda!

Our university pilot program continues to progress, with several scholars approaching graduation. During a recent field visit, we caught up with Julius, who has been an Even Ground scholar since 2006 and is currently finishing his training as an automobile engineer.

Over the last eight years, Even Ground has supported his secondary education, university diploma, and most recently a practical internship. In addition to a full academic scholarship, the generosity of our donors enables us to provide scholastic materials, counseling support and career guidance to all our scholars.

Leveraging the relationships of his university, Julius got an internship at a respected automobile mechanic garage in the community and has spent the last several months applying the classroom learnings. He reports, “I’m confident that after my training here I can do any automobile repair project. I like the garage as I am able to apply what I learned in a practical way.” Upon graduation in December, Julius will be seeking employment as an engineer in a local garage, and is looking forward to giving back to his community. He feels the education and support he received from Even Ground will enable him to make a difference in his community.

This fall we are hoping to start a new cohort of students for secondary education. This will require an annual budget of $7,000 USD. We appreciate the continued support of each of our donors, and have raised over half of the funds to launch the program. Please spread the word about our project to your friends, family and colleagues who may be interested in supporting our work.

Thank you!