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Mwesigwa Benon
$5 of $360 donated
Kampala, Uganda
Until this year I lived with my family in a remote village in the northern part of Uganda. I came to Peace School six months ago. I had never been to school before. After my father died, Mrs. Oliver, who is a teacher at the School, brought me here. She was a friend of my father. I now live at Peace School with 14 other boys in the Boy’s Dormitory. During the holidays I go back to my village and stay with my grandfather. I miss my family a lot. It is good to see my mother, brothers and sister. My family speaks Swahili and it has been difficult to learn English and attend a school where classes are taught in English. My favorite subject is math. Thank you for helping me to get a good education. Note: Peace Nursery and Primary School is a private school serving orphans and other children unable to afford the costs of attending public schools. As such, it receives no funding from public sources. Located in a suburb of Uganda’s capital city Kampala, the school is in a hig...
Teacher Training and Support - Ms. Alia
$490 of $490 donated
Pakistan
Alia was born in red light area Lahore and luckily got chance to complete the matriculation level education, staying in same school system locally. She wanted to be teachers and got the chance to get a job of school teacher in SHEED Society. Her age is 31 years and is associated with SHEED Society as school teacher for the last five years. Although her family has never been associated with the prostitution, they were totally against her work in red light area as a school teacher for the education of children of sex workers. Being an educated woman, Alia knew that female sex workers and their children have rights and to provide them the opportunity of education will help them to find other options for their livelihoods. She convinced her family members for continuation of her job as school teacher in SHEED Society. Alia says “main reason for continuation of my job as school teacher for the children of sex workers is that I believe that children of sex workers can only get rid of pr...
Fatinah Nalubanga
$300 of $300 donated
Bugiri, Uganda
Fatinah is a student in Educate!’s Socially Responsible Leadership Course that focuses on the entrepreneurial and leadership skills students need to find solutions to poverty, violence, disease and environmental degradation. Educate! trains teachers who become mentors to their students (like Fatinah), building powerful relationships that give youth the confidence to lead change. The mentor also facilitates the Educate! Social Entrepreneurship Club that gives students like Fatinah practical business skills while aiming to solve a community need. The amount requested covers the cost of training, salary and transportation for the Educate! mentor, as well as all materials/handouts/textbooks provided in the Socially Responsible Leadership Course. Once you listen to Fatinah, you don’t want to stop. She is audacious, ambitious and yet very realistic. She is not afraid of making mistakes, but she is very afraid of not learning from them. A student of History, Economics, Christian Religi...
Grace Nakisozi
$360 of $360 donated
Kampala, Uganda
My name is Grace Nakisozi. I am eight years old and the youngest child in my family. My family and I live in the village several miles away from the Circle of Peace School. I have one sister. Her name is Jessica, and she is nine years old. Several years ago, my father was eaten by a crocodile as we were getting water from the river. After I saw the crocodile eat my father, I was in shock and could not speak or hear for six months. I am starting to hear and speak again; however, it is very difficult. Soon after my father died, my mother passed away after she became really sick. Now I live with my grandmother who raises me and my brother and sister. My sister and I help my grandmother pick food. I love to go to the Circle of Peace School because I want to have a better life and be better able to help my family, like the other students at my school. The Circle of Peace School is my new family, and I promise to work hard in school. My dream is to build a well for my village so that my f...
Ali Mukasa
$360 of $360 donated
Kampala, Uganda
Hi. My name is Ali Mukasa. I am thirteen years old. My brother Abu is ten, Victor is nine and my little sister Maria is seven. I live in the village with my grandmother, sisters, and brother. During the holiday when I am at the village people hire brothers and me to help dig in their garden and field, and my family and the people in our village help me when I need something. Sometimes it gets too hot, but we still have to work. We have each other and look out for other children on the village. Always, I play the role of a father in house. My grandmother and siblings look up to me. I always tell them everything will be okay. I am also very grateful for Grandma Amina and the white people who bring clothes, shoes, and cookies from the city whenever they visit. On my own I have been learning how to read, and I am teaching my sister and brothers. I am now thankful to be going to the Circle of Peace School to learn more and have a proper education. I am very grateful for your help, and I ...
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