Underfunded Ugandan School
Donation protected
Wake up at 5. Maybe there’s breakfast, maybe there isn’t. Clean your brothers and sisters and head to the garden. Finish your chores for the morning and head off to school. Walk 2 miles on an empty stomach; sit in a classroom for 4 hours. It’s break time; the school offers boiled corn-meal for lunch. Head back to the classroom for 5 more hours. Go home. Work in the garden until the sun goes down. Eat dinner, maybe. Take care of your siblings, and then finally get some rest.
This is the storyline that drew me to the village of Kyabirwa, Uganda. Kids from the age of 5 to 18 live out this story day in and day out with no reprieve. My hope is that at some point, between my first and last days here in the village, I will make even the smallest impact toward relieving this cycle.
The time I will spend here is dedicated to the development of the village’s first ever computer literacy class at the primary school. While not the easiest undertaking, with only 9 laptops for 1,100 students, we are seeing much progress. When I find myself frustrated because a student doesn’t understand the concept of the Shift key, I put myself in their shoes. I can only imagine their frustration, as they are expected to type 50 words per minute in secondary school, having never seen a keyboard in their life. For that reason, I take a breath, and am more than happy to repeat myself once more.
I’ve grown very passionate in seeing the success of these students and this community. In working toward this ideal, I’ve begun to focus my energies on one other ambitious project. Started one year ago by two gracious volunteers, we are in the middle of a construction project to build a much need assembly hall. Once the construction can be completed, the potential for the hall is limitless! We have plans to use it for community literacy classes, an educational video room (we just had a TV donated!), and ultimately, we hope to hire out the building as a supplementary source of income.
(The stagnant construction as it has been for over a year.)
(The last few weeks of progress, made possible by the generosity of volunteers and you guys back home.)
(A list of the supplies needed to complete the project; once converted, it totals roughly $9,340)
Regrettably, or progress with both the Computer classes and the construction are being stunted by our lack of funding. Imagine teaching 1,100 students with 9 computers! It's certainly a challenge. If you are unable to donate because of financial reasons (it's not a big deal, I have been there before), I would still like you to follow along in support of the project. My blog address is alwaysglobal.org . We certainly appreciate prayers from your side of the world!
Until Next Time,
Parker Vige
This is the storyline that drew me to the village of Kyabirwa, Uganda. Kids from the age of 5 to 18 live out this story day in and day out with no reprieve. My hope is that at some point, between my first and last days here in the village, I will make even the smallest impact toward relieving this cycle.
The time I will spend here is dedicated to the development of the village’s first ever computer literacy class at the primary school. While not the easiest undertaking, with only 9 laptops for 1,100 students, we are seeing much progress. When I find myself frustrated because a student doesn’t understand the concept of the Shift key, I put myself in their shoes. I can only imagine their frustration, as they are expected to type 50 words per minute in secondary school, having never seen a keyboard in their life. For that reason, I take a breath, and am more than happy to repeat myself once more.
I’ve grown very passionate in seeing the success of these students and this community. In working toward this ideal, I’ve begun to focus my energies on one other ambitious project. Started one year ago by two gracious volunteers, we are in the middle of a construction project to build a much need assembly hall. Once the construction can be completed, the potential for the hall is limitless! We have plans to use it for community literacy classes, an educational video room (we just had a TV donated!), and ultimately, we hope to hire out the building as a supplementary source of income.
(The stagnant construction as it has been for over a year.)(The last few weeks of progress, made possible by the generosity of volunteers and you guys back home.) (A list of the supplies needed to complete the project; once converted, it totals roughly $9,340)Regrettably, or progress with both the Computer classes and the construction are being stunted by our lack of funding. Imagine teaching 1,100 students with 9 computers! It's certainly a challenge. If you are unable to donate because of financial reasons (it's not a big deal, I have been there before), I would still like you to follow along in support of the project. My blog address is alwaysglobal.org . We certainly appreciate prayers from your side of the world!
Until Next Time,
Parker Vige
Organizer
Parker Vige
Organizer
Gonzales, LA
