Moses wrote and performed a rap song for L.E.A.D Uganda.
Archive for March, 2010
Rap Video
Monday, March 29th, 201011 out of 15 of our primary students received A grades on their mid-term reports
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010Our 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students did incredibly well.
5 received A-plus grades. 4 earned A marks. 2 got A-minuses.
Three of our students achieved 4 aggregates, a perfect score.
We are proud of them all.
Students are marked 1 through 9 in four subjects. 1 is the top score.
photo: Amos (center) earned an A-plus. Joseph (front, right), and Bedogwar (left) received A grades
Mid-term performance for L.E.A.D Uganda’s primary school pupils.
A +
Amos - 1st grade - 4 aqgrregates
Victoria – 1st grade - 4 aggregates (1st in class)
Rahim – 1st grade – 4 aggregates (1st in class)
Lynette* - 1st grade - 5 aggregates
Georgina* – 1st grade - 6 aggregates (2nd in class)
A
Joseph - 1st grade - 8 agggregates
Regius* - 1st grade - 9 aggregates
Bedogwar* - 1st grade - 9 aggregates
Veronica* - 1st grade - 10 aggregates
A -
Siyon - 1st grade - 11 aggregates
Gloria* - 1st grade - 12 aggregates
* indicates one of our new students.
photo: Victoria
photo: Georgina
B +
Sarah - 2nd grade - 13 aggregates
Patricia – 2nd grade - 14 aggregates.
B
Dorah* - 2nd grade - 17 aggregates
C+
Shirat – 3rd grade - 26 aggregates.
Veronica
Students conduct workshops during January’s school break.
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010We train our students to be leaders: to see a problem and do something about it. Sanyu saw that our new students were shy and reluctant to speak up. So she enlisted the help of other students and ran a public speaking workshop for our dozen new students.
Many of our student-leadera held workshops and tutored their peers to help them perform better in school:
• Six of our high school students held workshops.
• 7th grader Amos conducted a workshop for primary students.
• Twenty students tutored and mentored younger students.
• Katongole held a workshop on getting into university.
• Moses won a scholarship to attend a leadership seminar in India.
UNICEF Interviews Sanyu & Nokrach
Sunday, March 14th, 2010UNICEF interviewed L.E.A.D Uganda students Sanyu and Nokrach at the United Nations recently.
The UNICEF podcast can be heard by clicking here:
Learning to be leaders in Uganda
If the link does not work, cut and paste this onto your browswer:
http://www.educationandtransition.org/resources/podcasts/learning-to-be-leaders-in-uganda/
L.E.A.D Uganda student Sanyu interviewed at the United Nations Radio.
This is what UNICEF said about the podcast on their website:
NEW YORK, USA, 8 February 2010 – UNICEF’s recently launched Humanitarian Action Report 2010, estimates that at least 1.2 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance in Uganda due to droughts, flooding, internal displacement and the return of at least 300,000 Ugandans following the cessation of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) activities.
Other UNICEF figures reveal that nearly half the estimated 2 million Ugandan orphans are orphaned due to AIDS, and the LRA has abducted more than 25,000 children since 1986.
Podcast moderator Amy Costello spoke with two Ugandan students, Sanyu, 14, who was orphaned by AIDS, and Nokrach, 16, a former child soldier, about their experiences and the transformative impact education has had on their lives.
“Maybe I’d be dead”
After losing both her parents to AIDS when she was very young, Sanyu had to drop out of school to take care of her young sister and brother.
Soon after, she met American photographer Steven Shames, and now Sanyu attends one of the top schools in Uganda. She is supported by Mr. Shames’ organization L.E.A.D. Uganda, an education and leadership program for disadvantaged children in Uganda.
When asked what she thought would have happened if she hadn’t become involved with L.E.A.D. Uganda Sanyu says thoughtfully, “I don’t know. Maybe I’d be dead”.
Becoming leaders
L.E.A.D Uganda student Nokrach interviewed at the United Nations Radio.
Nokrach says he was only 7 years old when rebel soldiers abducted him and forced him to fight in Uganda’s civil war.
After fleeing the conflict, Nokrach also became involved with L.E.A.D Uganda, and is now attending school, which he says has improved his confidence.
“I can lead my friends and lead the country maybe one day and I think I (now) have the courage and leadership skills… I believe I can make it,” he says.
Sanyu says education cannot be taken for granted.
“Education… is to do with the future and that’s how you can achieve your dreams and your goals,” Sanyu says. “I aspire to be a doctor… I want to fight AIDS that takes the life of many in my country”.
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photos: ©2009, Stephen Shames / Polaris
These photographs may be used to discuss L.E.A.D Uganda.
National Exam Results – 8 Receive 1st Grades – Admitted to Top School
Monday, March 8th, 2010At the end of Senior 4, students in Uganda take a natinal exam. 8 of out of our 9 candidates received 1st grades on the exam.
The eight were admitted to top schools for their A Level grades: Senior 5 & 6.
Kimbowa and Baidu joined Seeta High School. Juujo was admitted to St. Henry’s Kitovu. Stephen remained at Namugongo. Orach, Ongom, Ocen and Brian will go to Naggalama.
We are proud of them all. They worked hard. After Senior 6 these AIDS orphans, former child soldiers, child laborers, and street kids will go to university.
New staff member
Friday, March 5th, 201022 of L.E.A.D Uganda’s 90 students come from war-torn northern Uganda.
To better serve them, we hired Juliana Adokorach as Program Officer for northern Uganda.
Ms. Adokorach worked with traumatized children who were living positively with AIDS at TASO. Juliana hails from Gulu
