By Karla Bean & Emmanuelle Jarmon | Project Group Leaders
Greetings,
No matter where they are or where they're from, children love to play and participate in sports. This is no different at Bwetyaaba Primary School. This past October, the students competed in a sporting event, representing their house names (students were placed in different groups). Activities included pealing/cooking bananas known locally as matooke, dancing with used bicycle tires on their waist without them falling off, and the more commonly known and universal, short and long races. As Stephen Ssemutumba, Executive Director of BUVAD, GBP's partner in Uganda, shared, "It was really a marvelous day. The children were very happy." What a wonderful way to bring a close to the school year.
The school year in Uganda will be ending in November and the new school year will begin February 2015. With the generous donations we have received from our supporters, we will be able to send resources to the Bwetyaaba Primary School so that when students go back to school next year, they will be prepared and ready for school. Stephen Ssemutumba expressed gratitude and said that, upon hearing the news, the children were very excited and that the headmistress of Bwetyaaba Primary School extended her sincere gratidute to GBP for its continued support. At the risk of sounding a little cliché, it really does take a village! We thank you for your continued support and for helping to make a difference in a child's life.
With gratitude,
The GBP Team
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