Dear my Brother/sister,
I greet you in His name.My name is Molly Kates from New Yok.Am 23 years old and a christian.My main reason for this e-mail is to kinfly introduce to you a childens' school in Uganda (East Africa).
A little background,in 2006 in May,me and my friend Ashley,we wre hosted by a friend called Ronald Magezi in his parents home in Uganda during our college service trip to Uganda which was sponsored by our college.The college arranges such trips to students to go and help out .During our two months stay from May 21st-July 4th we came across many children who were in REAL poverty and suffering and could not even afford to go to school or even afford basic needs.We were so touched to learn that most of these children were orphans and their care takers could not do much to help them since they also had their own children who they had to take care of as well.we also learnt that some had just one meal a day which made us almost cry because they were just innocent children who deserved the rights to be happy.Whenever we would take a walk on the village,most of these children would run to us asking us for money or asking us to come with them to the United States,oh it would make us cry........
After seeing what was happening in this village, we sat down with Ron and discussed how we can help the children wih the little we had atleast to help them go to scholl because we are just college students who have no much money.So we decided that since we do not have alot of money to take each child to a school,we decided that we build our own school how ever small it may be so long as these children could get free education.After all this,i had to withdraw the us$ 1000 which o had saved on my account so that construction could begin.
Am very glad to tell you that we were able to start up a primary school though with a few class rooms(3).So when we went back to the US we left everything in Ron's hands to make sure that he runs the this school as we also tried to make sure that we raised some more money to complete the construction of the 3 class rooms we had started with and also build more class roos so that more children can join this school.
o this year in summer (June) w went back to Uganda to see how Ron was running the school and also take some gifts and scholarstic materias to the children.Everything seemed to go well but the biggest problem we still have are funds to pay the school teachers,class rooms,school uniforms and scholarstic materials.During our stay,we would also teach children mainly English and Mathematics, it was such a great experience.
We named this school after the village name NANSANA JOY PRIMARY SCHOOL.It has now 76 chldren,70 of these are orphans and the other 6 their parents are very poor and can not afford school,they are both boys and girls between the ages of 4-16 years.
So the main reason for this e-mail is to kindly request you to please help join us raise funds to be able to build more class rooms,buy more school uniforms,buy scholarstic materials,clothes and paying of teachers who give their time to teach these children.Any contributions will be highly appreciated.
In my next e-mail.i will send you some pictures of me and my friends Ashley with thw children during this year's summer visit.
Thank you you very much for giving me this opportunity to write to you and for taking your time to read this e-mail,may the good Lord reward you abundantly.
Yours trully,
Molly Kates. |
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