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Jimmy
is about to graduate from primary school. Though he wants to go to high school
he is an orphan living alone in an abandoned mud hut. He survives on donated food and clothing from others. Yet his determination in
school is amazing, excelling in math, science and social studies. He has scored some of the highest
grades in northern Uganda. He is
hardworking and polite. He
is also very optimistic dreaming of becoming Uganda’s Vice-President.! But without
financial support he will never even get to high school.
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Hope
Francis, despite a mysterious paralysis causing acute pain in his legs and
hands, has managed to do extremely well in primary school. He can’t afford school fees or
uniform. Even though he is
in need of medical assistance, his desire is to be able to go to high school. He has proven his determination and
abilities, but simply does not have the finances to continue his education.
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Collins did very well in primary school
and was admitted to the first year of high school this past year, but could not
go due to finances. Though both
parents are alive and one parent is a teacher, Collins does not have the funds
to go to high school since he comes from a very large family with many
dependents. Teachers have
remarked that he is academically stable and quite promising. Unfortunately the past year has not
advanced his education.
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Francis
failed to go to high school this past year because his family was not able to
raise the necessary funds to make this a reality. His father has moved away from an IDP camp. Northern
Ugandans were forced off their farms many years ago and forced to live in
displacement camps. The father
now is trying to start reclaiming
the farm land. As a subsistence
farmer, money is not available for Francis’ education.
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Ivan
is an amazing seventh grader. Being an orphan, he is a laborer in order to raise the money for school
fees. He walks long distances to
get to school and often does without lunch at school. He is hard-working , disciplined and cooperative. Unless he finds outside help, he
will never be able to attend high school. His determination and efforts would benefit from financial support to advance him beyond
primary school.
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Simon
does hard labor, digging gardens for people, in order to pay for his primary
school fees. Since his
mother suffers from periodic bouts of mental illness, life is difficult. He is hard working and likes to study,
but does not see how he can possibly pay the fees for high school. Teachers have said that this
friendly boy is capable of performing well in high school, if he had support.
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Patrick’s
parents are deceased and he lives with his financially strapped grandmother. He has so much promise that the school
administration waved the fees for the last two terms of primary school. He is an enthusiastic student, but he
is overwhelmed by his home-life. He and his grandmother often do not have enough to eat. Though depressed about his home life,
he manages to be hard working, disciplined and very cooperative at school. He has been identified as an
outstanding student.
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Simon
O. was unable to go to high school this past year despite high grades in
primary school. He faces
severe financial and domestic problems due to the poverty of his family. He is intelligent and committed
to his studies. He sees his
educational opportunities slipping away unless he can find someone to help him
with his high school fees.
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Innocent’s
parents were brutally killed by a rebel army in northern Uganda. This traumatic experience is part
of his life. He lives with his
grandmother who is old and weak. He has to find odd jobs in town in order to earn enough for their
survival. Despite these
hardships he is an intelligent boy committed to his studies. Scoring very well on exams, he
would like to go to high school, if he could find the funds to do so.
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Ruth’s parents have separated and she lives with
her mother. Besides being a good student
she has taken on school responsibilities, being a peer educator in the Child
Rights Club and a member of the Children’s Disciplinary Committee. This academically focused girl is
hoping to find funding for her secondary education, since the family cannot
afford to send her to high school.
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Lillian’s mother is not able to support her education or
welfare. Without a father finances are difficult. In school she is a serious, determined and committed girl. Lillian would love to be able to go to
high school and she has excellent grades, but needs financial assistance in
order achieve her dream.
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Sharon is often forced to miss school in order to care for
her younger brothers and sisters while her mother works in the garden to raise
income. Though she is an
academically promising student, the domestic situation keeps her from attending
school regularly. Sharon is
still an outstanding student even under this trying situation. Her only hope for a high school
education is for a generous donor to take up her cause.
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Vicky faces critical financial problems. In order to help her mother Vicky works
on the weekends to earn some money. The home is overwhelmed with money problems that focus her attention on
finding ways to survive. She
desperately needs financial support to go to high school next year.
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Concsy’s mother is terminally ill. In order to farm, her parents have
moved back to their original village, leaving Consy to head a family of 8 siblings in an abandoned government camp. On the weekends she finds odd
jobs in town in order to feed her brothers and sisters. And she is only in grade seven! Despite
these hardships, she performs well in school. She would like to go to high school, but under these
circumstances, it may be impossible. She needs financial help.
