Now that we have returned and caught up with the daily rigamarole my mind cannot help but wander to the children we met at the Humble School. After spending a week with those amazing children all of us left with a spark to do something, however small. For me, I've never been good at small.....so now the blog will begin to highlight the journey BACK to Mukono.
Some families in Uganda recieve free primary education (k-7) for upto four children. However, orphan children, vulnerable children, and children born 5th will not recieve a free education. For these children (specifically those in the first two groups) raising the funds for primary school prove daunting to say the least. Further in order to continue education beyond primary school, students must excell on their Primary Leaving Exams AND gain sponsorship to pay for their eductaion. All of this means that as much as we love the 315 children at the Humble school, most of them will never step foot in another classroom once they leave the humbe school.
I would like to help the children at Humble increase their chances of successfully completing their primary leaving examinations AND gain sponsorships, as well as provide viable skills to those students who will leave Humble and enter the work force. To do this I would like to take 10 desktop computers which will be placed in a common room in the girls dormority. These coputers will help engage the students in learning by matching learning software with the learning objectives set my the Ugandan government. Further, the older students will have the opportunity to learn IT, web design, and advanced computer skills which will help them succeed in an economy where the need for those with computer skills is growing exponentially.
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