I know that going to Uganda will be such an amazing, life changing experience; seeing the huge contrasts in the way Ugandans live and we live.
We take so many things for granted, such as our health and our education. In Uganda 66 Infants die out of every 1000, whereas in the UK only five infants out of a 1000 born, will lose their life. The average life expectancy in Uganda – male or female - is 52 years of age; in the UK it is 78 years. In the UK we spend 16 years in school - sometimes resenting it - when in Uganda each child has chores to complete before walking for miles to get to a school that is badly equipped and poorly maintained. We are privileged to have the chance to be educated and to grow up, in a safe environment. This is our time to give Ugandan children the same chance.
Although I realise I can’t increase Uganda’s life expectancy or decrease infant mortality, I know that giving a student simple things like pens and pencils, allows them more access to knowledge, and therefore a chance to improve their lives and achieve what they want without being held back by poverty.
This trip already means so much to me and as I hear more and more about what it’s going to involve, I know that the whole experience will really affect me and influence me and I promise that everything I learn from the people that I meet will be used to the absolute max to help others in the future.
I am so happy to have the chance to go to Uganda with great group of people, to a totally different culture and in some small way make a difference.
Thank you for visiting our blog and please help us by donating whatever you can.
We take so many things for granted, such as our health and our education. In Uganda 66 Infants die out of every 1000, whereas in the UK only five infants out of a 1000 born, will lose their life. The average life expectancy in Uganda – male or female - is 52 years of age; in the UK it is 78 years. In the UK we spend 16 years in school - sometimes resenting it - when in Uganda each child has chores to complete before walking for miles to get to a school that is badly equipped and poorly maintained. We are privileged to have the chance to be educated and to grow up, in a safe environment. This is our time to give Ugandan children the same chance.
Although I realise I can’t increase Uganda’s life expectancy or decrease infant mortality, I know that giving a student simple things like pens and pencils, allows them more access to knowledge, and therefore a chance to improve their lives and achieve what they want without being held back by poverty.
This trip already means so much to me and as I hear more and more about what it’s going to involve, I know that the whole experience will really affect me and influence me and I promise that everything I learn from the people that I meet will be used to the absolute max to help others in the future.
I am so happy to have the chance to go to Uganda with great group of people, to a totally different culture and in some small way make a difference.
Thank you for visiting our blog and please help us by donating whatever you can.
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