FLYP Media on-line Article
Tara Kyle wrote a wonderful and very detailed article about LEAD Uganda for FLYP Media, an on-line magazine. The article contains video interviews with LEAD Uganda students Katongole Godfrey and Kamoga Moses, as well as words by founder Stephen Shames.

See Flyp Media article

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if link does not work – cut and paste :
http://www.flypmedia.com/issues/26/#7/1

Benefit Concert & Auction – April 6
Benefit concert and auction for LEAD Uganda in New York City.

Mon April 6th.
7 PM.

ATOMICTOM & Nate Campany perform.

15 talented New York artists donated works of art for a silent auction.

All proceeds go to LEAD Uganda.

$10.   Canal Room – 285 Broadway, NYC 10013

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Student Profile: Olweny Richard
“Each one of us is born with a ‘treasure’ within,” remarks Richard, “Mine is photography. My dream is become a professional photographer.”
This year Olweny Richard, a former child soldier who joined LEAD Uganda in 2007 after being rescued by government soldiers, enrolled in the Uganda Institute of Film, Photography, and Video Editing so he could further develop his talent.
“My role model in photography is Uncle Steve,” he says, “I have always been learning photography, especially during Uncle Steve’s visits to Uganda and also through photography workshops I took when I was still living in the night commuter center in Gulu. When I complete my course of study, I want to set up a photography studio in my hometown of Gulu so I can start helping my family and build them a house. I also want to help other children go to school.”

Donate

LEAD Uganda has two premium contribution levels: Sponsor and Patron.
Sponsors and Patrons receive a photo, letters from
their student, and progress reports from us.

Sponsors pay all costs for one child — $150 a month.

$150 a month — $5 a day pays for
everything a child needs to succeed: school fees, books, clothes, medical care, workshops in math, science, computers, and leadership, emotional support, counseling, and a family.

Sponsors are assigned a student. They receive monthly letters from their student, and progress reports from us. They may also receive photographs, drawings, and other materials.

Patrons donate $50 or $100 a month.

$100 a month – $3 a day - pays school fees (tuition), plus room, and board, books, and uniform at one of the best high schools in Uganda.

$50 a month – $1.50 a day – covers school fees for one scholar at a top school.

Patrons receive letters from students and progress reports from us. They are not assigned one student.

Please give what you can. Every donation helps.

$25 a month covers workshops in leadership, video, science, and writing, transportation home during school breaks, school visits, and staff support for one student.

$10 a month buys school supplies. clothes, shoes for one child.

$5 a month provides medical care and books for one student.

Please help a child achieve his or her dreams.
All contributions make a difference.

LEAD Uganda is a 501(c)3 non-profit.
Donations are tax deductible.

Writer: Stephen Magezi

Photography except as noted © 2009, Stephen Shames / Polaris

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