Fruits of your support - 35 children at Trinity primary School!
Thanks for your recent generous gift to Send 100 Deportee Children In School in Uganda project. Your commitment to help the deportee children get an education is really appreciated by our trustees and those who will benefit most: the children!
In next few days, children will return to school after a first team holiday in Uganda. Whenever I visited Trinity Primary School, I got to see the fruits of your support, every child in a program called me Aunty! Aunty I need a bread! Aunty I need peanut butter! These children are so sweet and kind! It was a scene of happiness because they have quickly adapted to the harsh living conditions in Uganda.
You are making such a big difference for these children. It is thanks to you that 35 children can study well, and sleep well, knowing they will be safe from malaria-carrying mosquitoes at night, and healthy for a school in the morning.
These children are very eager to see that this project is progressing, and we need your ongoing support to keep them at school. Our program coordinator sent this report from kampala.
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Britt Lake, GlobalGiving's Director of Programs and I had the pleasure of visiting Hope Ofiriha's project, "Send 100 Deportee Children In School In Uganda" last week.
What an amazing experience! When we first arrived to the school we were greeted by the head master. He showed us around the school. It was great seeing the school and dormitories. The facilities were very impressive! Check out one of the play areas in the photo below.
Britt and I were so blown away by the Sudanese students in the program! It is truly incredible how resilient they are and not to mention how many languages they speak.
When asked if they missed Sudan or Israel more, most of them said Israel. They had set up a life there and are now beginning a new phase in Uganda. Like many of us know change is hard and being away from the familiar often times makes change more difficult, it was truly an inspiration to witness their resilience.
The students have an ally in Alice, one of Hope Ofiriha's team members. Alice works with the students to make sure they feel comfortable and safe in their new surroundings.
The students also have an ally in you, thank you for your support!
We wish you a happy new year 2013!
Thanks for your recent generous gift to Send 100 Deportee children to school in Uganda project. Your committed to help the needy to get out of poverty is really appreciated by our trustees and those will benefit most – the children!
HO visited Kings Way School on January 4th 2013 to submit the forms children had already filled in Juba, and to process their admission. They found the school was busy registering, interviewing, and admitting students for new academic year due to start soon. Mr. William and Nataline were happy with the meeting chaired by Kings Way School Administrator.
The School insisted to meet the children to determine their age, sex, and set a test to determine the level of education so they are admitted in the right classes. In addition, the School released forms that each child has to fill and the parent have to sign. The school set January 14 - a date to interview the deportee children in Kampala. According to Alice, Nataline rang Juba and informed the families about the forthcoming coming interview. Also, Mr. William will call Mach – who is based in Juba to circulate the news within the deportee communities in about the meeting in Kampala.
HO has granted scholarship two promising girls, and more children will be added in the program as funds become available. The project goal is to sponsor 100 children - Lea and her team in Israel are working hard to reach the objective.
The families in Juba are eager to see this project progressing. They need your help to send their children to study in Kings Way School, Uganda.
While our communities had just started to adjust from the shocks and devastation of prolonged civil war, they were yet met by airstrikes and ground assaults launched against South Sudan in the bordering states by Sudan armed forces and militant allies. This brought more unnecessary displacement, vulnerability, anguish and human suffering.
Life in the South Sudan – Sudan bordering states became unbearable as cost of living steadily skyrocketed. While two nations have signed a deal to promote peaceful coexistence, the impact of recent conflict include Abyei has caused humanitarian needs to the affected people.
We therefore, request our partners to continue their support to Hope Ofiriha and more importantly to the needy and vulnerable groups in the communities. We look forward to working with all of you in 2013.
May I take this opportunity to wish our donors and partners a very happy, peaceful and prosperous New Year 2013!
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Give More, Get More: GlobalGiving is Matching Donations to Hope Ofiriha from October 17th 2012. Are you looking for a way to support Hope Ofiriha get more bangs for your bucks? On October 17th, GlobalGiving will be matching donations 30% up to $1,000 per donor, per project. There is $50,000 available in matching funds. Matching will begin at 12:01 am EDT and last until funds run out or until 11:59 pm EDT. Once funds have been depleted, no more donations will be matched.
Let’s dedicate this Bonus Day to “South Sudanese deportee children”. Wrap your school supplies to ensure a child get back to school in 2013.
In addition, GlobalGiving is offering two levels of bonuses; the organization that raises the most funds on Bonus Day will receive an additional $1,000 from GlobalGiving; and the organization that has the most unique donors on Bonus Day will receive an additional $1,000 from GlobalGiving.
This will be the last bonus day of the year, so consider making your gifts on October 17. During the previous campaign, the matching pool was exhausted within a matter of hours so please make your gifts early! Please GIVE HERE!
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