All Girls Should Be Able to Go to School!

*GABA HOPE FOR KIDS (GAHOK) - REPORT*
*Theme: TRANSFORMING LIVES*
*Date: August 27, 2026 | Location: Gaba & Wakiso, Uganda*

*1. Introduction*
Gaba Hope for Kids was founded in 2019 to transform lives of unprivileged children in Gaba slum. We now transform 208 lives daily (98 girls, 110 boys) - orphans, HIV-affected, and children from poorest families - Nursery to P.5.

*2. Lives Before GAHOK*
- No school, no food, no hope
- Begging, child labor, early marriage for girls
- Sitting at home with HIV stigma
- Sharing 1 book for 10 children

*3. How We Are Transforming Lives*

*A) Education Transformation:*
- From illiterate to reading, writing, speaking English
- 15 children from Division U to Division 2/3 this term
- 100 children just received new books and academic resources

*B) Health & Food Transformation:*
- From 1 meal a day to 2 meals + clean water at school
- From malnutrition and jiggers to healthy, dewormed children (120 dewormed)
- Girls mentorship - from shame to confidence during periods

*C) Family & Hope Transformation:*
- From hopeless to dreaming: "I want to be a doctor, teacher, pilot"
- 50 home visits transformed parents' mindset to value education
- Mothers learning soap & sweater making for income

*4. Real Stories of Transformed Lives*

*Sarah, P.3, total orphan:* Came in 2024 unable to write her name, begging in market. Today she is top 5 in class with her own 3 books. Says she wants to be a teacher.

*James, P.4, HIV-affected:* Stigmatized, always sick and absent. Now with daily feeding, counseling, and home support, he is healthy, regular in school, and wants to be a doctor to help others.

*Mothers Group:* From no income to saving group with soap project - transforming family economy.

*5. Impact - Transformation You Can See*

- 0% dropout Term 2, 2026 - lives stayed in school
- 98 girls retained - transformed from early marriage risk to educated girls
- 208 lives with 2 meals, books, love daily
- 30 children on waiting list - community sees transformation

*6. Challenges to Transforming More Lives*

1. No permanent classrooms - leaking iron sheets
2. No toilets - 208 children use bush
3. Lack of CBC textbooks
4. Few qualified teachers
5. No fence - insecurity in Gaba
6. 100% donor dependent

*7. Next Steps - Transform 600 Lives*

- Build 3 toilets $4,500 - transform dignity
- Build 2 permanent classrooms on 1-acre Wakiso land for 600 pupils Nursery-P.7
- Recruit 3 qualified teachers
- Buy more CBC textbooks
- Enroll 50 more children from waiting list

*8. Conclusion*
Transforming lives is not a slogan - it is a child who was begging now reading, a girl who was shy now leading class, a mother who was hopeless now making soap. With your support, we transformed 208 lives. Help us transform 600.

*GABA HOPE FOR KIDS (GAHOK) - REPORT*

*Theme: EDUCATE A CHILD, EDUCATE A NATION*

*Date: August 27, 2026 | Location: Gaba & Wakiso, Uganda*

*1. Introduction*

"Educate a Child, Educate a Nation" - this is our belief at Gaba Hope for Kids. Founded in 2019, we support 208 unprivileged children (orphans, HIV-affected, poorest slum children) Nursery to P.5 in Gaba, Kampala. An educated child changes family, community, and nation.

*2. Why Educate a Child?*

- Uneducated child = child marriage, child labor, poverty cycle

- Educated child = future doctor, teacher, leader who will build Uganda

- In Gaba slum, 200+ children had no access to education before GAHOK

*3. How We Are Educating The Nation (One Child at a Time)*

*A) Free Quality Education:*

- 208 children in school daily, 98 girls 110 boys

- CBC curriculum: Literacy, Numeracy, English, Science

- Remedial support for weak learners

*B) Supporting Education to Happen:*

- 2 meals daily + clean water - hungry child cannot learn

- Books, pens, uniforms, shoes - 100 children just received more books

- 2 qualified teachers + 4 volunteers + 2 international volunteers

- 50 home visits to keep children in school

*C) Building Character:*

- Health & hygiene education

- Girls mentorship

- Counseling and life skills

*4. Impact - Nation Building Starts*

- 0% dropout Term 2, 2026 - education continuity

- 15 children moved from Division U to Division 2/3

- 98 girls kept in school - future mothers who will educate their children

- 30 children on waiting list - community now values education

- Children now read, write, speak English, dream of serving Uganda

When we educate Sarah in P.3, we educate her future 5 children. That is how a nation is educated.

*5. Threats to Educating The Nation*

1. No permanent classrooms - leaking iron sheets

2. No toilets - 208 children use bush

3. Lack of CBC textbooks

4. Few qualified teachers

5. No library, computers

6. No fence - insecurity

7. 100% donor dependent

If education stops, nation building stops.

*6. Next Steps to Educate More*

- Build 3 toilets $4,500 - keep girls in school

- Build 2 permanent classrooms on 1-acre Wakiso land for 600 pupils

- Buy CBC textbooks for all

- Recruit 3 qualified teachers

- Enroll 50 more children from waiting list

- Start income projects for parents to support education

*7. Conclusion*

One child educated today is a family saved tomorrow and a nation built forever. At Gaba Hope for Kids, every book, every meal, every lesson is building Uganda.

Educate a child today, educate a nation tomorrow.