High quality education for children in Uganda

The third and final school term of 2016 started on September 26^th and students are working hard to finish the school year with high marks!  It’s a very busy time for teachers and students as they prepare for the end of year exams.  Thanks to your love and support, they are able to focus on their studies because they are healthy and strong.  The healthcare and food that you provide to them is vital to their success.

Most schools in Uganda have a lack of food or poor nutrition programs.  Hunger negatively affects performance.  Students cannot concentrate in class when they are hungry.  However, your students are given nutritious meals to keep them healthy and alert.  Some food is bought from farmers in the village and the rest is supplied by Desire Farm and prepared at the schools.  The secondary students at NVSS are even giving back by starting a garden at the school to grow maize.

The healthcare that students receive is also essential so that common illnesses don’t keep the children home sick.  They can be seen at the school clinic when they feel ill and be treated right away.  Health education is also provided at the schools to teach the importance of personal hygiene, sanitation and abstinence.  Every term, students are dewormed and assessed for malnutrition.  The girls in secondary school are also screened for pregnancies, which were all negative at the beginning of this term!

In addition to healthcare and nutrition, you provide your students with uniforms, shoes, textbooks, notebooks, clean water-- everything they need to be successful!  These children have felt great loss and sorrow in their lives, but your support allows them to have the opportunity to go to school and focus on their studies in order to have a bright future.  Thank you very much!

Please continue to support your students by making a donation today!

Links:

• Nyaka AIDS Orphans Project Website