Educate Vulnerable Children in Rural E. Uganda

by The River Fund
Educate Vulnerable Children in Rural E. Uganda
Educate Vulnerable Children in Rural E. Uganda
Educate Vulnerable Children in Rural E. Uganda
Educate Vulnerable Children in Rural E. Uganda
Educate Vulnerable Children in Rural E. Uganda
Educate Vulnerable Children in Rural E. Uganda
Educate Vulnerable Children in Rural E. Uganda
Educate Vulnerable Children in Rural E. Uganda

Summary

Together we can break the cycle of poverty and disease by educating children! Send a child to school for a year! You can help change the life of orphaned and vulnerable children (OVC) in very rural E. Uganda. Your donation will provide everything from school uniforms, exercise books, pens and pencils, rulers, and geometry sets, to washing soap. These children live every day without electricity or running water. We can make a difference in their young lives!

$25,000
total goal
$12,462
remaining
49
donors
2
monthly donors
4
fundraisers
12
years

Challenge

Imagine that a child cannot go to school because she doesn't have a uniform. Or sanitary pads? This is the reality for children, both girls and boys, when a uniform is required. What about the child who cannot keep up with his lessons because he doesn't have a pencil or an exercise book? Many of these children are from child headed households. Or being raised by a granny that may also be caring for 10 or 15 of her cousins. School falls behind housing, food and medicine in many households.

Solution

We will provide uniforms, exercise books, black books, pens, pencils, rulers, geometry sets and washing soap. We will also provide help with school fees for 27 of the older students. In Uganda, primary school is free, but the uniforms and supplies are not.

Long-Term Impact

The project will keep children in school giving them the opportunity to rise out of poverty. Education decreases early marriage, early pregnancy, and HIV. Education increases a community's ability to provide better nutrition, better health, HIV/AIDS education, sustainable agriculture and greater employment. Education is especially critical for girls.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

Resources

Organization Information

The River Fund

Location: Sebastian, Florida - USA
Website:
Facebook: Facebook Page
Project Leader:
Jaya Canterbury-Counts
Executive Director
Sebastian , Florida Uganda

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