I became involved in the project over two years ago, and the impact it’s made on my life is profound. I got involved in the project, through the good graces of my School Year; it’s given me the chance to see other cultures, to put my own life in perspective, but most importantly to actively and effectively help people in Uganda. These people, now friends, due to their place of birth, have a totally different existence to my own.
I met students the same age as me, who in order to be educated, woke up at five o’clock in the morning, fetched water for their family, walked up to six miles bare foot over horrendous terrain to arrive at school at nine o’clock. They would then have an eight hour day of sitting in dark rooms, without water, decent equipment and in some cases food. They were sharing pencils, one between three and were two years behind on their course.
We managed to change all this; we delivered materials in order to build and equip a science lab, without which the school would’ve closed. The project delivered a stock pile of equipment ranging from more pens and pencils than they knew what to do with, through to books, through to a globe, these students finally knew where they were on the planet. We bought a water butt for the school so all children can drink whenever they need to. We plastered the school buildings and painted them white; this combined with solar energy and lighting means that students are working in a brighter happier environment. All this is sustainable for future generations, and because of the outside help the school received, it’s no more expensive for students.
When you stand with a group of small children around you, holding your hand and not wanting to let go, you begin to understand the huge impact the project’s work has achieved. What hit me the hardest was knowing that the money we raised really did change people’s lives, that without us these people could have had a totally, brutally different existence, and that through a bit of work and the kind donations of people from the U.K. a community is much better off.
A man in Uganda said to me “Education is a way out of poverty”, that stuck with me through to today. We want to extend our work to other school’s in Uganda and help as many as we possibly can. So please give as much as you can, it truly does make a huge difference.
I met students the same age as me, who in order to be educated, woke up at five o’clock in the morning, fetched water for their family, walked up to six miles bare foot over horrendous terrain to arrive at school at nine o’clock. They would then have an eight hour day of sitting in dark rooms, without water, decent equipment and in some cases food. They were sharing pencils, one between three and were two years behind on their course.
We managed to change all this; we delivered materials in order to build and equip a science lab, without which the school would’ve closed. The project delivered a stock pile of equipment ranging from more pens and pencils than they knew what to do with, through to books, through to a globe, these students finally knew where they were on the planet. We bought a water butt for the school so all children can drink whenever they need to. We plastered the school buildings and painted them white; this combined with solar energy and lighting means that students are working in a brighter happier environment. All this is sustainable for future generations, and because of the outside help the school received, it’s no more expensive for students.
When you stand with a group of small children around you, holding your hand and not wanting to let go, you begin to understand the huge impact the project’s work has achieved. What hit me the hardest was knowing that the money we raised really did change people’s lives, that without us these people could have had a totally, brutally different existence, and that through a bit of work and the kind donations of people from the U.K. a community is much better off.
A man in Uganda said to me “Education is a way out of poverty”, that stuck with me through to today. We want to extend our work to other school’s in Uganda and help as many as we possibly can. So please give as much as you can, it truly does make a huge difference.
Thank you.
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