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 […]
Tag: Spring 2014
Final distribution
Naguru Reception Center and Dwelling Places were the final destinations for Sister Schools’ 2014 Spring Tour. We’ve been working with Dwelling Places for about 15 years, Naguru for over 20. […]
End of Term
The end of the school term in Uganda coincided with our last day of school visits. Susan, the Head Teacher at Mukono Boarding Primary School, organized classroom demonstrations so that […]
Kampala School and Agape
We visited one of our favorite places yesterday, Kampala School for the Physically Handicapped (KSPH). The school is the only one of its kind in the country and this year […]
Lutengo Literacy Center Dedication
As Fernwood Principal Lew Dickert says, “Everything about this place is powerful.” Yesterday’s dedication of the Lutengo Literacy Center was that and more. The Literacy Center, supported in large part […]
The Principal’s Perspective
We’re thrilled that Lew Dickert, principal at Fernwood Elementary in Bothell, WA-known there as Mr D-has joined us in Uganda this year. As we left one particularly challenging little village […]
Program for HIV+ children
AIDS is still a huge problem in Uganda and many children are born HIV+. In 2009, after his wife died of AIDS, Tjuuko Muhammad started Give a Hand and Save […]
First week of distribution
Our first full week of school distribution visits is over. We visited three schools each day, for a total of 12 this week. Some, like Kibiribiri Primary, which we visited […]
Everyone gets a backpack!
Asia, our Uganda Coordinator, has been encouraging us to find a way to get some school supplies directly into students’ hands. This year we printed up drawstring backpacks and filled […]
Distribution Begins
Terry and Michael, with help from Uganda staff Asia and William, delivered hundreds of boxes of school supplies last week in preparation for official distribution visits this week. Our first […]