Project Report
| Aug 23, 2018
Help More Girls Like Catherine
By Carol Davis | President
![Catherine in for Business Administration]()
Catherine in for Business Administration
Catherine was one of the first three girls from her community to attend secondary school (7th to 12th grade) as part of our Girls' Education Initiative Program. She struggled through 7th to 10th grade because she did not have any help with her early years of education until five years ago when she joined our sponsorship program.
I had the good fortune to be able to talk with Catherine when I was in northern Uganda earlier this month. She branched to vocational school in February this year and is very happy with the business administration course she is taking. She found employment with a local NGO during her holiday break and is now earning a small amount of money. You can feel her enthusiasm and confidence as she talks about her future!
Shortly after I talked with Catherine, I met with seven girls who are in 6th grade at the Agwata school where we work. They will be taking very important year end national exams at the beginning of November. These girls are also very confident and excited about their prospects for the future, and hoping to do well on these exams. As an NGO we stand ready to help these sixth grade girls continue on to 7th grade if they complete their exams successfully.
But we could do nothing without your help. We thank you so much for your support through donations to this project which helps us help these girls achieve their dreams for a bright future.
![Agwata 6th Grade Girls - August 2018]()
Agwata 6th Grade Girls - August 2018
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Feb 12, 2018
School Year Starts -- 30+ in 7th Grade or Above
By Carol Davis | President
![Aloyo Sharon needs a 2nd sponsor to pay 1/2 cost]()
Aloyo Sharon needs a 2nd sponsor to pay 1/2 cost
We are excited! The new school year started this past Monday and we have over thirty girls at our northern Uganda location who are in secondary school. Many of these girls have sponsors however, in several cases, the girl does not have a sponsor and needed help from our scholarship fund which this project helps fund. Had these funds not been available, the girl would have missed her chance to further her education and most likely would have dropped out to get married. In 2011, there were no girls in secondary school from this area of northern Uganda!
We are especially happy that three of the girls who graduated from sixth grade did very well on the national exams that they took in November. This means they had a better selection of schools to choose from for their secondary education. Again, funding from this project is making it possible for these girls to continue their education. We currently have three more girls who scored very well on their exams and are hoping for sponsors. Do you know of someone who might be willing to join in and help these girls reach secondary school (7th grade)?
![6th graders visiting secondary school in July]()
6th graders visiting secondary school in July
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Nov 13, 2017
6th Grade Girls Receive Solar Lights at School
By Carol Davis | President
![New School Solar Panel Helps Girls Study at Night]()
New School Solar Panel Helps Girls Study at Night
Outreach Uganda continues to provide support for older girls in school. During 2017, our sixth grade girls boarded at school for two entire terms. This is major progress from 2016, when they were able to board for only the last month of the school year. In addition, we were able to provide a solar light system for the girls' boarding area beginning in August, so they have ample light for studying at night.
Boarding at school is very important because it allows the girls to devote much time to their studies instead of being overworked at home. We hope that this will mean they do well on their exams which are happening in November. We won't know their exam results until January. We hope that the additional time to study will show improved results from the prior year. This will mean that even more girls will achieve well enough to progress on to 7th grade where they can pursue either a vocational track of learning or a more academic track.
Either way, you can support these girls through this Globalgiving project. Help make sure no girl is left behind and forced into early marriage simply because there were no school fees for her to continue.her schooling.
Thanks for your continued support of this very beneficial project for girls.
![6th Grade Boarding Girl Ironing her School Uniform]()
6th Grade Boarding Girl Ironing her School Uniform
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