Student of the Week

UPDATE-- 1/14/12 9:07pm--Florence has received a sponsor!  Praise God!!  Now Florence can attend school along with her sister.

There are many children in Mercy Uganda's database that need sponsorship for school.  So, we're going to start doing a Student of the Week.

This is Florence.  She is 8 years old and lives in the Konkwa village in Karamoja.  She has been unable to attend school due to the fact that her mother has died of AIDs and her father is expected to die at any time of the same disease.  She is in critical condition. Florence and her sister Marisca are staying with relatives who cannot afford to care for them.  Neither of the children has been tested for AIDs.

Seeing that Florence's mother has passed away and her father is terminally ill from AIDS it is imperative that she get in school soon.  The school she will attend is a boarding school.  She will have a roof over her head at night, a mattress to sleep on, at least one meal a day, and receive an education.

It costs $500.00 per year to sponsor Florence.  This includes all of her school requirements, 3 terms of school, boarding, food, and transportation.  The school fees can be divided up into the 3 terms, January, May, and September, with the January term being higher to purchase requirements for the year.  Term one: $200.00, terms two and three $150.00 each.  Each student is required to bring a list of items for their first day of school.  These items typically include a mattress, school supplies, school uniform, socks, shoes, among many other items.

Will you consider being Florence's sponsor?  Or maybe you know someone?  Will you share this blog with your friends and family?  Please feel free to share on Facebook, Twitter, or email.

Contact Becky at ezekiel37medical@gmail.com