Sustainable Skills for Girls In Uganda

A Message from Nabasa Night:

We are seeking support to set up a Model Skills' Development Center for vulnerable girls in Rwampara, Uganda.

Rwampara Model School Child Development Center supports girls from 12 years to 18 years who complete Primary (Elementary) school and fail to proceed with their education by giving them skills in catering, hair dressing, cosmetology, fashion and

design / tailoring. We also focus on building the girls' communication skills in order to make them ready for, and competitive in the job market after attaining the skills. Otherwise, without such skills, even their elementary education is put to waste and many fall victims to child marriages.

The girls we support are either orphans or those with vulnerable single mothers. We seek financial support to build a vocational skills' development center so that our work for the girls can become more sustainable. At the moment, we rent the spaces we use and are constantly moving from place to place either because of unrealistic

rent increase, landlords wanting to use their premises for other things, or even at times when we don't have funds for rent.

At least 100 girls will benefit from the center within the first two years of its construction, and many more in the following years.

We thus call upon you to support with whatever you can and make it possible for the girls to have a brighter future.

It is now 7 years I have been teaching the children.

My experience has been something one can gaze at.

The majority of the children who come to school come from poverty stricken families while others are completely orphaned and assisted by a few good willed guardians but with less resources to give support.

Children pass through a lot of problems in families, any time I give guidance and counseling to them, I find out that many are wounded, physical, mentally and emotionally. Some of the children do not want even their guardians or parents during holidays, but because I do not have much to help them I always guide them to go home but also at times I have gone to their homes and meet their parents/guardians.

I have found it very challenging to raise their scholastic needs, at times I have gone to work for someone in order for me to be able to buy them food, books and other essential needs and medical treatment.

Some children lament, asking themselves why they were born, it is so hurting and painful.

I have supported over 100 children. What I am aiming at is to have a way through which we can begin a skills training program for them, this is because often after age seven they do not continue with school. At this time if there was a skill, it is the time they would be trained in such like ICT, carpentry and joinery, hair dressings and others.

Thanks,

Nabasa Night.