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Gertrude Gertrude recently received a sponsor.
Gertrude is thirteen years old and in Senior One. Her father died after an accident in 2002, and Gertrude currently lives at home with her mother and three siblings. Her mother works as fruit trader, but does not earn enough to fully support her family.
In school, Gertrude’s favorite subjects are math, history, and commerce. She would like to attend university and become a tailoress after secondary school. However, Gertrude knows that she will have to “work hard” to achieve these dreams and asks for any help so that she “may finish [her] studies and have a bright future,” she writes.
STUDENT ID: 0015
Grace Grace recently received a sponsor.
Grace is seventeen years old and in Senior Two. Born in Kenya, Grace moved to Uganda with her sister and brother-in-law in search of a better life. She lives with them during breaks and boards at Awegys School during the academic term. Unfortunately, Grace says, “the salary that my brother-in-law earns cannot support me and his family.”
Grace’s parents live in Kenya and have eleven children, but, Grace writes, “they cannot afford to look after all of us.” Her father suffers from mental illness and her mother has asthma.
When not studying, Grace likes to play volleyball and netball, sing, read novels, and act. Her family’s difficulties have also inspired her to look for a better future. Grace’s favorite subject is chemistry, and she hopes to attend university and become a doctor “to discover medicine which treats asthma, HIV/AIDS, and mental illness...I would like work hard in my studies in order to achieve these goals.”
STUDENT ID: 001
Hajarah Hajarah recently received a sponsor.
Hajarah is fourteen years old and lives with her mother. She is the fifth born in a family of eight children. Her father left them seven years ago. Her mother is unemployed and struggles to take care of them by cultivating crops. All her older sisters dropped out of school and got married.
Hajarah currently attends Awegys Secondary School, but needs sponsorship. “I don’t want to drop out of school, so I sell maize and yams in the village to raise some money to buy school materials. I will be grateful if I get a sponsor because I will be able to concentrate on my studies.”
Hajarah enjoys volleyball, netball, music, dance and drama. Her favorite subject is English. She dreams of attending university and becoming a nurse so she can treat people. STUDENT ID: 0042
Geoffrey Geoffrey recently received a sponsor.
Geoffrey is thirteen years old and lives with his mother. Geoffrey enjoys playing football and reading books. His favorite subject is Maths. He wants to continue studying and become a mechanic.
Geoffrey’s father was killed, along with eleven of his relatives, by the Lord’s Resistance Army rebels, when Geoffrey was 5 days old. Geoffrey now stays in a rented hut, because Ugandan culture does not allow Geoffrey’s mother to inherit his father’s land. His mother provides causal labour to the community to earn a little money, but could not afford to send him to secondary school. Geoffrey repeated his last year of primary school, not because he had to, but because he wanted to continue his education. STUDENT ID: 0053
Henry Henry is in need of a sponsor.
Henry is eighteen years old and in Senior Three. He lives at home with his mother and attends Awegys School during the day. Henry is the second born of five children; his father passed away several years ago and his mother does petty trade to support the family.
Henry loves listening to music and reading books. His favorite subject is religious education. Henry dreams of attending technical school and becoming a businessman.
Gloria Gloria is in need of a sponsor.
Gloria is fifteen years old and in Primary Seven. She currently lives with her mother and two of her five siblings. In 2002 her father was killed by the Lord’s Resistance Army rebels. Since that time, her mother has worked as a peasant farmer in order to support her family. Gloria and her two of her sisters have dropped out of school because of lack of school fees. “Please help me get school fees” asks Gloria.
Gloria enjoys English and wishes to one day become an inspector of schools so that she can improve students’ educations in her country.
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