By Ali Mudford | Volunteer Coordinator
Autumn has been busy for Sky is the Limit and exciting new projects are getting underway thanks to the encouragement we are receiving from our supporters. Plans have been drawn up for the new classroom blocks that are desperately needed to replace the older bamboo structures that have been munched by termites. A grant for part of this building work has been awarded and work is expected to begin in the summer. Elsewhere, funds have been acquired to complete the kitchen building as well. We will continue to raise funds to supply the children with daily school meals, however!
With your help, 2019 is looking to be an exciting year of development at Sky!
Rose, the Director of the school also tells us that the children are developing well too. She told us about a girl called Monicah*, whose family were separated during the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She fled with her Father to Uganda. When she arrived in the area she was tired, malnourished and hadn’t been to school in some time. Sky is the Limit welcomed her with open arms, she received free school meals and quickly gained weight. Monicah also received some counselling provided by the school, to help her deal with the experiences that she had gone through. Having been at Sky a few months, she is now doing very well in her classes, she is a bright, organised, and happy girl. Once she has completed her education at ‘Sky’, she is hoping to be able to go to secondary school and become a doctor when she grows up.
As part of our year-end programme, Ecologia asked the children and staff at Sky is the Limit to tell us what they wished for Christmas. We hoped that the answers would enable us to focus on providing the school with what they need over the next few months. The responses were brilliant!! Whilst the teachers asked for practical equipment like computers, books, and vehicles to transport children from nearby villages, the children had other ideas! One wished for a pen pal, another for sports equipment. Many of the children wished to grow up and become dancers, singers and actresses. It is wonderful for us to see the aspirations that these children have and how Sky is the Limit gives them the opportunity to achieve their dreams. Without you, our brilliant supporters, none of this would be possible.
Thank you for all your support in 2018 and we look forward to updating you on the developments at Sky is the Limit in 2019!
We are most grateful for your support and ask you to continue to help us by spreading the word about our campaign, using the ‘Share’ links to the right of this page, and by giving whatever you can afford using the orange ‘Donate Now’ button. Every penny goes a long way in Uganda and all donations – large or small, are always gratefully received! Thank you!
P.S. Global Giving are matching funds for new monthly donors in December 2018. By commiting to a monthly donation, Global Giving will match it 100% in the first month. Please consider becoming a monthly donor and help us achieve even more in 2019!
*Names changed in line with Ecologia’s child protection policy
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