Education Assistance Program
Through our social workers field surveys we identify a number of students who have the desire to attend school yet their social circumstances would not allow it. This would include the financial incapability of their parents or guardians as well as other social hardships. The students, their families are then interviewed by our social workers to assess the qualification for enrollment in the assistance program. Once accepted and enrolled then we help support their school tuition fees, boarding fees when applicable as well as school supplies. For female students of qualifying age we help provide them with sanitary pads and some upkeep funds when available. All students fees are realized and paid through your charitable donations. Quarterly student progress reports are available to donors upon request.
Student Shakirah
Shakirah is orphan who would not have access to education without our donors support.
Student Jackie
Age:17
Place of Residency: Kassanda Town Board village, Kassanda Town Board parish-Kassanda sub/county
Mother: HIV positive with less energy to cater for the children
Father: Passed 2012.
Health Status: HIV+ and on ART at Kassanda Health Centre III
School status: In school at Bright Future Senior Secondary school
Class: She has just sat his Form Four-Uganda Certificate Of Education (National Examination)completing Ordinary level
Home environment: Poor household staying with her siblings and mother who works as a pump attendant on a local pump in Kassanda town, Lives in a one room rented house with iron sheet made as the door and no windows for aeration of good health.
Major Problems at home: Food shortage, no basic requirements at home like the mother cannot even afford to buy sanitary towels for her monthly and she ends up using old clothes . Nutritious foods needed at home because all the children and mother are infected, have no bedding and home basic utensils
Student Kalule Ashiraf
Age: 17
Place of Residence: Kassanda Town Board village, Kassanda Town Board parish-Kassanda sub/county
Mother: HIV positive and is an expert client at Kassanda Health Centre III with less energy to cater for the children.
Father: Died of HIV/AIDs seven years ago.
Health status: Ashiraf is HIV+ and on ART at Kassanda Health Centre III but he has a dream of getting cured of AIDs and become an international footballer.
School status: In school at Bright Future Senior Secondary school
Class: He has just sat his Form Four-Uganda Certificate Of Education (National Examination)completing Ordinary level
Home environment: Poor household one room mud house with inadequate aeration for good health and the mother after volunteering at the health Centre as an expert client she makes snacks like chapatti and pancakes at the road vending kiosks to cater for her two sons
Major Problems at home: As tenants in the slums of the town the family has no piece of land for cultivating food. Nutritious foods are also needed at home because Ashiraf and mother are infected with HIV and have little food, yet they are taking their ARVs.
Student Nabayanza Doreen
Age:15 yrs
Place of Residency: KIganda village, Kalamba parish-Kiganda sub/county
Mother : Abandoned her when she was just 7 years and has never been seen again. Father: Abandoned her when she was at a young age
Guardian: Boona Harriet HIV+(Volunteer and expert client at Kiganda Health Centre IV aged 41)
Health Status: HIV+ receiving her ARVS at Kiganda health centre IV
School status: In school at High way secondary school- Kiganda
Class: Secondary form two
Home environment: Lives in a one poor rented room with many relative where, four are males and three female
Major Problems at home: Lack of school fees, beddings and lack of a good shelter and clothing
Student Namayanja Mariam
Age:15
Place of Residence: Kalamba village, parish-Kiganda sub/county
Mother: HIV+ with less energy suffering from Tuberculosis (TB ) Father: Died of AIDS
Health Status: HIV+ and on ART at Kiganda health Centre IV .
School status: In school at Highway secondary school Kiganda
Class: Secondary form Three
Home environment: Poor household. Lives in a two room mud house with inadequate aeration for good health. They have no kitchen, no toilet.
Major Problems at home: lack of startup capital to help the family to earn a living because all people at home are all HIV positive and they need transport to go the clinic for ARVs and medical checkups.
The family also have shortage of food which disrupts them to adhere to their drugs schedule.