Educate 200 War & HIV/AIDS-Orphaned Ugandan Girl

NEBILA’S STORY
This year 13-year old Nebila sat her primary Leaving examinationa at Lango Quran Primary school in Lira, she is a Mukiga (by tribe) born to the late Abdu and Sauda. She is currently under the care of her 43-year old paternal aunt called Rehema.
Since 1999, Nebila’s family has been living in Lira district though in 2007 and 2009, Nebila lost her parents to HIV/AIDS, “after my parents died, my aunt took over taking care of me and her other children,” mentioned Nebila.
Nebila’s rural home is in a place called Kazinga near Kololo primary school in Kanugu district
Nebilla has grown up in a Muslim community because of that, Nebila loves to pray and to learn Arabic, this holiday Nebila continued going to the mosque to learn more Arabic,” It has become easy for me to read and write in Arabic, I can communicate to my friends at the mosque”, she said with pride.
With her continuous dream to become a nurse, managed to score in second grade in her mock and pre PLE examinations at the school, she has been one of the best performing beneficiaries that PLA has had in Lira district.
About her dream school, Nebilla intends to join comboni secondary school in Kanugu district, she believes that being in this school will help her attain her dream, “the other reason is also because the school is not far from most of my relatives, they will also help me while Iam there”, she explained.
Donations for secondary education in this program is very limited, so to the secondary going beneficiaries it`s mainly physiological support that is provided and at times scholastic materials.
To Nebila, she is grateful for the donors and PLA’s support to her education and further mentioned that she is lucky to have been selected by PLA among the many vulnerable girls in Lira
Nebilla Kadija continues to wait for her Primary Leaving examination which will be out by end of January 2015.