After hosting a dozen Ugandan students during our Ssuubi Tour in 2008, several local schools wanted to directly support their new friends with a fundraising project, in addition to their usual supply drives. Through the fall and winter, our Ugandan staff oversaw the remodel of the Girls’ Bath House at Mukono Boarding School, which Terry […]
Tag: From the Archives
Gala Gab: An Easy Close
Registration for Sister Schools’ Gala is now open! Buy your tickets today! Sydney’s story with Sister Schools has come full circle – from a supply drive in first grade all the way to coordinating a concert fundraiser in high school. As the keynote speaker at our 2018 Gala, Syd shared how she applied the lessons of […]
Gala Gab: Guilin to Kampala
Registration for Sister Schools’ Gala is now open! Buy your tickets today! Emiko Kobayashi first encountered Sister Schools as a 3rd grader at Catherine Blaine School; more so than the rest of her classmates, she knew what Ugandan students were going through. She shared how a picture with a neon jacket changed the trajectory of her […]
Gala Gab: But That’s Exactly What Happened
Registration for Sister Schools’ Gala is now open! Buy your tickets today! Program Director Terry McGill was our keynote speaker at our 2019 Gala, where he shared some of the experiences that had taken him by surprise after 30 years of Sister Schools – including a familiar face that popped up in an unexpected situation. Not […]
These Are A Few of My Favorite Things
A couple of weeks ago, we shared the remarkable story of Martha Birabwa, a former student at Mukono Boarding School who visited us on the 2008 Ssuubi Tour. Our community wase so excited to hear that she had been accepted to Makerere University’s Dental Surgery Program and lots of people offered their heartfelt congratulations! We […]
“Children Just Like You”
For this week’s Feature Friday, we are sharing one of our favorite videos “From the Archives.” I am so excited for our upcoming Virtual Gala on October 29th. Are you going to tune in? I hope so! I’ve been spending a lot of time recently going through the Sister Schools archives. Without any supply drives or […]
“I Started Thinking For Others”
For this week’s Feature Friday, we are sharing one of our favorite videos “From the Archives.” The opening video from our 2014 event has a bit of everything – you hear some history from a former board member, the experiences of an alumni and her mother traveling to Uganda, a teacher discussing our Literacy Centers […]
“It Makes Me Want to Give More”
For this week’s Feature Friday, we are sharing one of our favorite videos “From the Archives.” The ongoing pandemic may have thrown off the yearly rhythm of Sister Schools, but never fear! We will still have a Gala this year! There are a lot of moving parts to a virtual event and the only way […]
“We Love Sister Schools!”
For this week’s Feature Friday, we wanted to do something a little different and feature one of our favorite videos “From the Archives.” William Oryema was the music teacher at Bishop Central Primary School who trained and accompanied the Ssuubi Tour, a group of nine Ugandan students who visited local schools to say thank you […]