On April 1st I had the incredible honor to accompany Sister Schools to Uganda for 10 days. Even though having conversations with others that have made that trip, I was not truly prepared for the emotional impact. My first meeting was with students from Mukono Boarding School. Pulling into the school my heart was full […]
Category: Distribution Tours
Purple and Green – Kibiribiri Primary School
Tuesday, April 4 – WOW! A great day distributing Sister Schools supplies. We handed out the donated items from Little Cedars Elementary in Snohomish, WA to Kibiribiri Primary School. This is one of my favorite schools because of their smart purple uniforms and bright smiles. The kids at Kibiribiri were amazed at how many items […]
New Shirts and Pink Shorts!
We visited Ntawo Primary School today and we were so impressed. They showed us exactly how they have been using the school supplies that they got from Samantha Smith Elementary in Sammamish, WA last year. They are drawing pictures with the crayons and colored pencils. They are reading the books. They are using the pencils […]
Fun with Katete Primary School
Wednesday, March 28 – we just got back from a super fun day at Katete Primary school where we distributed the generous school supplies donated from Arrowhead Elementary School in Bothell, WA. The Katete kids and teachers were very appreciative of all the books, pencils, pens, crayons, balls and of course their brand-new Sister Schools […]
Check Out the Backpacks!
Had a trifecta day in Uganda. Visited Kiyunga Islamic Primary School today to deliver the many boxes of school supplies donated by Greenwood Elementary School in Seattle. We took 200+ pictures of the kids with their new school supplies. We set up an assembly line to fill their new Sister Schools backpacks with notebooks, readers […]
School, school, school
Love these charming scholars from Ntawo Primary School singing about the importance of school, school, school. Every book, pencil, crayon and the hope you send along with them changes their lives forever.
Katherine’s View
We are entertained by singing, dancing, and drumming at every school we visit. As a music educator I am fascinated everything I see and hear. After we arrive at the school and have the chance to greet the students with a handshake and their shy response to “what is your name?” we are led to […]
Second Team Arrives
Team 2 arrived yesterday–board member/Bad Monkeys director/teacher Katherine Berry; Julia Leitman, who came to Uganda 10 years ago as a middle-schooler; Sebastian Ruggiero, in Uganda for the first time; and Melissa McGill, Terry’s wife, here for the 8th time. We brought photo items to three schools, including Ntawo, which is partnered with Katherine’s school, Fernwood. […]
A Stop in Asia’s Village
Country Director Asia Kamukama is careful and objective when she selects schools for us to visit. After working for Sister Schools for almost eight years, Asia finally recommended Namulaba, the primary school she attended as a child, for our consideration. Asia’s parents still live in same village, in the same house, where Asia grew up […]
New School Visits
In addition to distributing supplies to partnered schools, each year we also visit several new schools. The Head Teachers give us a tour, describe their students and community, and point out problems they hope we can help with. Strategic Head Teachers, along with their School Management Committees and PTAs, can direct any savings they enjoy […]