By Noela Nalujjuna | Harambee Centre Board Chair
For this update, we are pleased to share a note written by a St. Andrews Matale alumni, current Software Engineering student at Makerere University, new Chairman of St. Andrews Matale Old Students and Association, and one of the leaders of the alumni group in their efforts towards contributing to this girls’ dormitory projects:
“It was a pleasure for me to meet [old friends] at Matale over the weekend. I was elected the chairperson of the interim committee of the (old students association]. I am hopeful that with teamwork and collaboration we will achieve our goals.
Our first task is going to be reaching out to as many old students of Matale as we can so that we can build a strong self-sustaining association.
We are glad that we have been given an opportunity to contribute towards "Girl Child Education" as we build a first class hostel for girls at St. Andrew's. As the old students, we have been tasked to raise 160 million shillings to support the building of that dormitory.
Somebody may feel that this value is too big to be achieved but I am inspired by the fact that a journey of 1000 miles starts with a single step and Nelson Mandela's words "It's never easy until it is done". I have no doubt we will raise this money so that the girls can get to study in a conducive environment and compete favorably with the boys.
As a step to raise that money, we have partnered with the school administration to organize a fundraising dinner. This dinner will be held on 6th August, 2015 at Nabisere Hotel, Kalisizo.
Everyone is invited to join us for the dinner. We are looking forward to having you join us!”
It is this kind of community engagement and leadership from the young people of Matale that has us so enthusiastic about the future of the young people of Matale! We kindly appreciate your continued support in helping us empower young people like Robert, who in turn are becoming the true champions of their sisters, friends, and someday wives and daughters!
We wish you and your loved ones a lovely summer. In the meantime, check out some pictures from their gathering. Additionally, you can follow the St. Andrews Matale alumni activities on their Facebook page below:
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