Thanks to your generous donations, Christian schoolchildren from impoverished families in northern Uganda are now receiving an education.
A school scholarship programme funded by Barnabas has been expanded from 66 to 130 students in recent months and covers expenses for vulnerable children attending 13 secondary schools and multiple primary schools in Adjumani District, an area that borders on South Sudan.
The district has been host to refugee settlements since 1991, housing several waves of people displaced from South Sudan. The children who have benefitted from Barnabas donations come from both the refugee and host communities.
Barnabas has funded the education of 130 vulnerable Christian children in Uganda
The 130 students comprise 60% girls (78 students) and 40% boys (52 students).
The programme covers the costs of school fees, textbooks and stationery, uniforms, mentorship, and psychosocial support. In addition, the girls received sanitary kits (towels and hygiene supplies).
Mentorship included career guidance, with monthly mentorship sessions organised with female role models and professionals, allowing for gender-sensitive career talks and life skills training.
The children were assigned places in several local secondary and primary schools
Psychosocial support involved the provision of counselling services for trauma-affected refugee students and the setting up of peer support groups with focus on girls’ empowerment.
Project reference: PR1400 (East, Central and Southern Africa)
How you can pray
Give thanks that all 130 vulnerable schoolchildren have been successfully integrated into the secondary and primary schools. Pray that they will grow in knowledge and wisdom as they develop physically, and that the Lord will guide teachers to encourage and support them in their education journey. Pray that these young believers will also grow in faith as they experience the Lord’s hand on their lives.
