Presently schooled in a large temporary building in a former Refugee camp in Gulu, until the buildings and full farm project on Family Care Uganda land, in Gulu district are completed.

In order to make the School self-sustaining, Family Care Uganda is setting up an income generational mixed farm that will cover all the expenses of the school. We are estimating however, that it will take up two to three years before the farm is producing enough income to fully support the school. In order to keep the school running in the meantime we are looking for sponsors. We are most grateful for your consideration to contribute to one or some of the following by the first term beginning in 2011: Every shilling, penny, pound,  yen, rupee, peso, dollar & cent helps!!

TEACHERS’ NEEDS:

• Salary for one teacher for the whole year — $540
• The second Teachers’ Curriculum Schedule book — $9
• Examination papers for term 1 — $158
• Chalk boards for each classroom: 80,000 x7 — $252
• Teachers’ Counter-book Lesson planning scheme books x7 — $31
• Table for each teacher—simple one each for the classroom x7 — $180

STUDENTS’ NEEDS:

• Food for first term: 40kg maize flour a day, for porridge — $900
• Badges for uniforms for 40 children — $90

OVERALL:

• 2 very large, strong cooking pots for daily lunch for 160 — $99
• Cups for 160 children — $86

FOR BEGINNING OF 2011:

• Sweaters for 160 children – 8,000UGX each — $540
• Uniforms for 45 children — $304
• Shoes for 45 children — $304

Thank you so much for considering these genuine needs of these dear kids. If you’re not able to help right now, please shoot up a few prayers that God will supply. We know prayer works!! Thanks so much!