J1179N Bold Stories Uganda

The Situation

Uganda is among the poorest countries and richest countries in the world. They are rich in natural resources and culture although they are poor in education, knowledge, and economics.

Uganda is home to 45 million people, half of them are under the age of 15. Not all children go to school and there are high numbers of children who are sold into marriage, sold for slavery, trafficked, orphaned and even unable to attend school due to availability or travel expenses. Some children are even starting school at the age of 15, these children are not able to register into Secondary school as they have never been to school before and are not at the right educational level to be in the correct year according to their age.

The Objectives

This project seeks to increase education accessibility and improved literacy levels for disadvantaged children and youth in Kungu, Church of Uganda Kungu Primary School

The primary objectives of the project include:

l Establishing various reading libraries across the country for purposes instilling a reading culture among the people

l Sensitization of community members and school children about the importance of reading to enhance their livelihoods

l Promotion and support of appropriate programs and projects aimed for education purposes and eradication of poverty

l Empowerment of youth with skills that would help realise their goals and alleviate poverty in Uganda

l Promoting entrepreneurship skills and reduce overdependence among the youths and entire community

Kira Nurturing Foundation Uganda was established in 2022 with the aim to carry out our objectives and reach our goals in Kungu. Kungu is 30km from the Kampala, the capital of Uganda. Kira Nurturing Foundation have been reading in classrooms and introducing library books to the school.

The project will:

• Provide resources for children to learn to read and write at an early age to have the ability to attend school at the right age.
• Introduce the library lending initiative for everyone to learn literacy, reduce poverty by providing for themselves and future generations.
• Build a library sustainable by donating books from overseas and for the community to establish and manage the library from the learning initiatives of going to school early and learning to lend a book.

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” - Nelson Mandela