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Getting ready to see our Ugandan friends
We are getting ready to go back to Uganda fro our annual trip. This year there will be a new person to meet. Akidi Doria Nicole was born about a month ago to our mentor Rachel Akullu and her husband … Continue reading
The books have arrived!
EXCITEMENT! This has been a long time coming; our students now have an assortment of textbooks for their classes. This is not an event that comes easily in Uganda where most of the students do not have an access to … Continue reading
Textbooks
Without completely understanding the complexities of buying textbooks for Ugandan students, this is what we have learned so far. The secondary students take about 14 classes a term depending on the school they attend. Some of these classes are considered … Continue reading
Technology Frustration
Getting all the technology to work for us as we try to communicate with Uganda can be frustrating. Of course once it works it will be great. Of the three mentors we have in Uganda at present, only Walter has … Continue reading
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Tagged computer security, mentors, Skype, technology to Uganda, Ugandan education
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A Student Meeting: A follow-UP
The three new mentors for Children UP came up with a wonderful idea. They gathered all the students we support (minus one who had a Saturday exam) as well as a teacher from each of the schools. Though the meeting … Continue reading
Amony Lillian
Amony Lillian is now attending Gulu High School where she joins 4 other Children UP supported children. This was made possible through the generous contribution of a Children UP supporter.
Announcing two more students being helped.
Children UP is excited to be able to announce that we have two more students whom we have been able to start on their way in getting a secondary education. Akite Tereza will be attending Sacred Heart Secondary School in … Continue reading
The story of Concy
Concy Atto Concy is a very quiet and shy young woman with extraordinary talent and goodwill. As most in northern Uganda, she has two names. The first is “Atto” which is an Acholi tribal name, not a family name. And … Continue reading
Ronaldo: An Amazing Story
He has just finished grade eight. He has no living relatives. They all died during the uprisings in northern Uganda or from disease. Yet he was ranked #5 out of 201 students in his class last year. And he has … Continue reading
A day with Nancy
When we visited Uganda this past January, we were able to spend time with Nancy and her extended family. Nancy lost both parents from AIDS when she was 5 years old. Her grandmother is a remarkable woman whom we think … Continue reading
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Tagged a Ugandan army man, becoming a Ugandan nurse, Nancy, piggery, quarry
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