30!

This year we were able to provide FULL scholarships to 30 youth from Kagunda.  Some are attending nursery school for the first time and others are at boarding school.  We wish that we could say that our schools in here in Kagunda are of good quality, but the truth is, our students are much better off attending schools in town about five miles away.  This year we were able to provide many of them that opportunity.

Our entire community has been inspired by the idea of women in the community being able to change their children’s futures.  Since our scholarships were dispersed in January, we have been dreaming big.  Our members have been talking about hiring an after-school tutor to help the children with reading and math.  They are trying to find ways to allow more children attend the better schools in town.  “Let’s buy a bus!”  or “Let’s rent a house in town where the children can stay during the weekdays to attend school!  Maybe some of these ideas are a bit outlandish, but for many, this is their first time to have to opportunity to dream!

Some of the funding came from money our organization saved from sales and some came from generous donations.  The total cost for all thirty children’s fees came to about $600.00.

Who knows how our program may develop, but these beautiful faces are sure to have a brighter future from it.