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Funding
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$119,004 (%)
As of Feb 09 02:57 2012
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Theme:
Children
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Sponsor: Marketplace 2005
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Project duration: Ongoing
Project's area of focus: HIV/AIDS in rural villages of Uganda
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Hundreds of thousands of families in South-Western Uganda that have lost breadwinners to HIV/AIDS are stuck in systemic poverty cycles where children lack access to healthcare, education, food and shelter. Nyaka fights poverty by empowering these children, especially girls, through free, quality education, healthcare, and basic needs. One of our girl students, Irene, says, "We were suffering in the villages... I am very happy to be in secondary school where I forget about being an orphan."
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We run two free primary schools for 462 vulnerable children that provide meals, clothes, medical care, vocational training, community potable water, and a HIV/AIDS prevention program. We support 72 students through secondary school. |
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We will educate over 600 vulnerable orphans, especially girls, who cannot afford an education at the primary and secondary level so as to reduce systemic poverty in their families by creating community-focused businesses, jobs, and social institutions. |
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"I grew up in rural Uganda where my parents sold goats, cows, & land to educate me. Despite not having parents to make such sacrifices, the students at Nyaka still have a chance for a bright future."
- Twesigye Jackson Kaguri, Director and Founder of the Nyaka School
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Kelly Voss,
P.O. Box 339
East Lansing, MI 48826
United States
517 402 2787
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The Nyaka AIDS Orphans Project is working to free orphans from the cycle of poverty by providing a high-quality, free education, both formal and informal, to children who have been orphaned due to HIV/AIDS in order to counteract pervasive hunger, poverty, and systemic deprivation.
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Programs at Nyaka and Kutamba Schools:
1.) Free primary and secondary school education
2.) Nutrition and Feeding Program
3.) Health and Physical Education program
4.) Clean Gravity Water System
5.) Community AIDS Education and Outreach Program
6.) Vocational Training
7.) Volunteer Program
8.) Grannies Project
New projects:
1.) Microfinance Project
2.) Nursery School development (2009)
3.) Vocational School and Working Farm (2009)
4.) Mummy Drayton Medical Clinic (2011)
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Provide Education to AIDS Orphans in Rural Uganda
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Twesigye Jackson Kaguri,
Executive Director
Founded in 2001
Employees: 45
Volunteers: 20
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Other funding sources: Stephen Lewis Foundation
Global Fund for the Children
Friends of Nyaka in Indiana and Aspen, CO.
Individuals, churches, and other groups.
Religious Affiliation: None
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Twesigye Jackson Kaguri was born and raised in rural Uganda in the village of Nyakagyezi. In 2001, Kaguri founded The Nyaka AIDS Orphans Project in response to the devastating effects of AIDS in his hometown. In addition to 2 schools, it also operates a library, farm and nutrition program, medical clinic, clean water system, and a support program for grandmothers who care for up to 14 orphans.
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Rob Auld has over 30 years of international experience in the finance, investment, & banking industries working with Fidelity Investments, Bankers Trust Company, Bank of America and the U.S. Export Import Bank. He also serves as Director and Treasurer of the Executive Service Corps of Colorado Mountain College. Rob and his wife, Carol, live in Aspen, Colorado with their two dogs.
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Development Director
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