Uganda Orphans Floating Classroom
Tax deductible
FULLY FUNDED - THANKS!
3.5 million orphans in Uganda have difficult lives. Up to 70% of orphans become criminals as adults. Among girls, 60% end up in prostitution, where the HIV/AIDS rate is 37%. Many are also illiterate, because no one will pay for their schooling.
(BiZoHa Orphans)
Orphans at BiZoHa Humanist Orphanage School are lucky. 105 orphans and needy children here are sponsored by generous international donors who provide school tuition, uniforms, books, supplies, and daily lunch. BUT...
Job skills are still needed! Vocational training in a craft that can provide the orphans and other disadvantaged youth with a livelihood after they graduate.
"BiZoHa Floating Classroom" will deliver three high-wage skills. The project is simple: Build A Big Boat at beautiful Lake George, located inside Queen Elizabeth National Park .
(Orphans in Kyarumba Carpenty Worshop)
Three careers our project prepares children for are:
* Boat-Building / Carpentry
* Fishing
* Tourism
-- Boat-Building / Carpentry: There aren't enough boats on Lake George to serve the residents and 100,000 visitors per year. More boats are needed! Carpentry skills are also cherished, for roofing homes and building furniture.
(Nile Perch caught in Uganda lake)
-- Fishing is the primary occupation of Lake George villagers; their daily catch is easily sold to eager merchants waiting on the docks. When "BiZoHa Humanist Boat" is completed, the students will learn fishing skills.
(wildlife in Kazinga Channel_
-- Tourism is exploding in Uganda. The dock where BiZoHa Humanist Boat will be constructed is only 12 miles away from Kazinga Channel , the most popular attraction in QE Park - it has more hippos per square mile than anywhere else on Earth. Our boat will voyage the waterways, teaching students the biology of the region, preparing them to be tour guides.
(brightly-painted Lake George fishing boat)
The BiZoHa Humanist Boat - on weekends, school holidays, and term breaks - will also provide income via lake tours offered to guests at the BiZoHa Eco-Huts and BiZoHa Visitor Hostel . Income earned will support Teacher Salaries, and maintenance costs of the BiZoHa Humanist Centre that distributes secular information in this overly-religion nation.
(Motor needed for BiZoHa boat)
BUDGET
Boat Materials: $600
Master Boat Builder / Teacher: $400 (for 3 months)
Life Jacket: $150 (Funded by Bob Pellissier)
License: $50 (Funded by Bob Pellissier)
Oars: $50 (funded by Greg Burnett)
Motor Outboard: $750 ($500 funded by John Moss)
TOTAL: $1,750
Project is by Brighter Brains Institute / Humanist Global -- a San Francisco Bay Area Non-Profit
3.5 million orphans in Uganda have difficult lives. Up to 70% of orphans become criminals as adults. Among girls, 60% end up in prostitution, where the HIV/AIDS rate is 37%. Many are also illiterate, because no one will pay for their schooling.
(BiZoHa Orphans)Orphans at BiZoHa Humanist Orphanage School are lucky. 105 orphans and needy children here are sponsored by generous international donors who provide school tuition, uniforms, books, supplies, and daily lunch. BUT...
Job skills are still needed! Vocational training in a craft that can provide the orphans and other disadvantaged youth with a livelihood after they graduate.
"BiZoHa Floating Classroom" will deliver three high-wage skills. The project is simple: Build A Big Boat at beautiful Lake George, located inside Queen Elizabeth National Park .
(Orphans in Kyarumba Carpenty Worshop)Three careers our project prepares children for are:
* Boat-Building / Carpentry
* Fishing
* Tourism
-- Boat-Building / Carpentry: There aren't enough boats on Lake George to serve the residents and 100,000 visitors per year. More boats are needed! Carpentry skills are also cherished, for roofing homes and building furniture.
(Nile Perch caught in Uganda lake)-- Fishing is the primary occupation of Lake George villagers; their daily catch is easily sold to eager merchants waiting on the docks. When "BiZoHa Humanist Boat" is completed, the students will learn fishing skills.
(wildlife in Kazinga Channel_-- Tourism is exploding in Uganda. The dock where BiZoHa Humanist Boat will be constructed is only 12 miles away from Kazinga Channel , the most popular attraction in QE Park - it has more hippos per square mile than anywhere else on Earth. Our boat will voyage the waterways, teaching students the biology of the region, preparing them to be tour guides.
(brightly-painted Lake George fishing boat)The BiZoHa Humanist Boat - on weekends, school holidays, and term breaks - will also provide income via lake tours offered to guests at the BiZoHa Eco-Huts and BiZoHa Visitor Hostel . Income earned will support Teacher Salaries, and maintenance costs of the BiZoHa Humanist Centre that distributes secular information in this overly-religion nation.
(Motor needed for BiZoHa boat)BUDGET
Boat Materials: $600
Master Boat Builder / Teacher: $400 (for 3 months)
Life Jacket: $150 (Funded by Bob Pellissier)
License: $50 (Funded by Bob Pellissier)
Oars: $50 (funded by Greg Burnett)
Motor Outboard: $750 ($500 funded by John Moss)
TOTAL: $1,750
Project is by Brighter Brains Institute / Humanist Global -- a San Francisco Bay Area Non-Profit
Organizer
Hank Pellissier
Organizer
Oakland, CA
Brighter Brains Institute
Registered nonprofit
Donations are typically 100% tax deductible in the US.
