Mercy Uganda & Hope for Children

"Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these". Luke 18:16

It costs $500.00 per year to sponsor a child.  This includes all of the 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, mosquito net, trunk to store items, school supplies, school uniform, socks, shoes, bars of soap, a carton of laundry detergent, among many other items.

With Your Sponsorship:

1. We send you pictures and updates as often as possible. The updates are done by our team in Uganda when they travel to the areas and the schools, and by our team members who travel to Uganda during the year.  You may receive 1 to 3 updates a year depending on our ability to travel to some of the more remote areas.
2. We will let you know if the child has siblings in need of sponsorship in case you want to help a family, or know a friend who may want to partner with you.
3. We will be more than happy to deliver letters and small care packages to your child when we travel to Uganda. We try to let our sponsors know ahead of time so they can send us letters for us to take with us. You can also send small monetary gifts that we will deliver to your child which provides special items, and extra food.  It also allows us to purchase things for them there in Uganda so your gift is maximized.

If you have more questions or would like more information about our child sponsorship program, please contact us. We would love to share with you.  Remember, your sponsorship is tax-deductible!
  

If you would like to sponsor any of the children below please contact Becky at becky@mercyuganda.org.

This is Kodet.  He is 9 years old and lives in the Lokarujak village, in the Kayapas parish, Lokopo Sube County, in Karamoja.  He attends Lokarujak Primary School and is in P-2.  Both parents are living but the family is extremely impoverished and have difficulty paying Kodet’s school fees.  When a child like Kodet receives a sponsor for their education, it not only provides a stable education, but safe shelter and food for the child, something very difficult to obtain in Karamoja.

Kodet

Student #18-KAR-11

This is Robin.  He is 10 years old and lives in the Matany village of Karamoja. He attends Kangole Boys Primary School and is in P-2.  His father died due to liver illness. Robin lives with his mother who is extremely impoverished and unable to consistently keep Robin in school.

Robin

Student# 234-KAR-10

Olivia is 11 years old.  She lives with her parents, Emmanuel and Margaret, along with her 5 brothers and sisters in the village of Kitoda in Eastern Uganda.  She is currently finishing up P-3, which is the third year of primary school.  Her parents have difficulty paying her school tuition which makes her education erratic.  In Uganda, when children’s parents delay in paying tuition, the school chases them away until they settle their account with the school.  In the mean time, a child like Olivia misses days, even weeks of class time and finds herself falling behind the other children.  In January 2012 Olivia will be rising to Primary 4, which is arguably the most crucial year for a primary school student.  We hope to find a sponsor to send her to a good boarding school by that time. 

Olivia

Student# 51-KIT-10

Rosemary is 7 years old and has never been to school.  Her parents, Peter and Lydia, are loving parents, but they are subsistence farmers who spend the little they have on the most basic needs of the family.  They cannot afford to send any of their four children to school.  Rosemary lives in a village called Kitoda, which in in Eastern Uganda, close to the Kenyan border.

Rosemary

Student# 45-KIT-10

Kizito’s age is unknown, and he is in P-1 at Kangole Boys Primary School.  Both parents are living but, living in poverty, are unable to consistently keep Kizito in school.  He is a good student and would benefit greatly by the ability to attend school regularly.

Kizito

Student# 17-KAR-11

Mika is 10 years old and lives in the Locholi village, Matany Sub County of Karamoja.  He is in P-4 in school in Logalom.  His mother is living but his father died in cattle raids.  It is very difficult for his mother to earn enough for Mika to consistently attend school and it would be such a blessing for Mika to have a sponsor to provide a stable educational opportunity.

Mika

Student# 233-KAR-11

Sharon is 6 years old.  She has never attended school.  She lives with her parents and her three siblings in the village of Kitoda in Eastern Uganda.  Her parents are subsistence farmers, and as much as they would love to send their children to school, they cannot afford to provide anymore than the most basic necessities of the family.

Sharon

Student# 46-KIT-10

David is 9 years old. He lives in the village of Kitoda, in Eastern Uganda near the Kenyan border with his parents and his 5 brothers and sisters.  His parents are subsistence farmers, and they struggle to send their children to school.  David is currently attending primary 3 which is the third year of primary or elementary school.  David’s education up to this point has been somewhat erratic because his parents are not always able to pay school tuition on time.  Ugandan schools send children home until their parents are able to settle accounts, which causes children like David to miss significant class time.  David is rising to Primary 4, which is the most crucial foundation for Primary levels 5, 6, and 7 that follow.  We hope to find David a sponsor so that he can attend a good boarding school.

David

Student# 56-KIT-10

This is Mark. He is 12 years old and is in P-4.  He is an orphan, living with his aunt.  He had pleaded for a sponsor and had one temporarily until issues in the U.S. prevented them from continuing his sponsorship.  If we are able to get a sponsor for Mark by December, his education will go uninterrupted.  His school fees are due for renewal in January 2012.  He is a precious boy with a lot of energy and desire for school.  Members of our Mercy Uganda team had the privilege of meeting him in 2010 when he presented a humble gift to his “future sponsor”.

Mark

342-KAR-10

Ronald was born January 28, 1999 in the Matany village of Karamoja.  He attends Kangole School and is in Primary 3.  His father died of liver problems and Ronald is being raised by his mother.  She cannot afford to pay his school fees.

Ronald

Student# 230-KAR-11

Moses is 10 years old and is from Kokorio, a remote village in Karamoja.  He attends Kokorio Primary School and is in P-2.  His parents are both living but the family lives in extreme poverty, making it difficult to consistently provide an education for Moses.

Moses

236-KAR-11