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“Hello friends and thank you for donating and uplifting the lives of women and children in Uganda!
Your support helps us to provide bright, healthy and independent futures.
Please consider a donation to help us reach our goals increasing our impact with our student sponsorships, “sponsor a village”, vocational training, microloans, and Garden of Eatin’ school farm programs. With your continued support, we are able to spread hope, health and education in Uganda.”
- Melissa Prandi Founder and CEO of The Melissa Prandi Children Foundation
Our newest program makes the most difference in Uganda:
Sponsor a Village
Make the most impact by uplifting thousands of people’s lives
Our newest program Sponsor a Village combines all of our other programs: Hygiene Kits, Garden of Eatin’ and Women Empowerment Microloans, in addition to clean water, latrines and improved school buildings. This afford us the opportunity to make tremendous impact on a large scale costing an average of 50 cents per person and benefiting thousands.
Read Our Impact Reports for Sponsor a Village
Kinawa Aidah is the first village in the Sponsor a Village Program
This project cost $10,000 and included upgrading Good Hope Primary School in Kyengera, Uganda. In addition, we installed a rain water harvesting system, installed sewing machines and donated ovens in the vocational training center, provided a micro-loan to the women’s group, established a “Garden of Eatin”, and distributed hygiene kits.
The reason this village was chosen is overall the education level is low, poverty is high, employment opportunities are scarce, and vocational training resources are inadequate.
Divine Dambwe is the second village in the Sponsor a Village Program
The project cost $11,361. It consisted of seven subprojects as listed in the table, below. Six have been completed. The seventh, the Garden of Eatin’ project, will be completed in March 2025. Over the full duration of the project, it will benefit more than 22,000 people.
The reason this village was chosen due to the high number of young people in the population (27 % under the age of 18 and 43 % between 18-50). Access is limited by poor roads, electricity is almost non-existent and there was a single water source for the entire community.
Learn how you can sponsor a child to attend school from primary through university
Sponsor a Student
Give a chance for a better life!
Our scholarships benefit highly-selected but vulnerable children and allow them to enroll in primary, secondary and university level education.Their education includes full room and board, healthy meals, and swimming lessons, a crucial life skill. It also supports cultural arts activities like music and dance.
At the end of every academic year, we report back to all donors about the students’ performance and progress including a letter in their own words with photos. These scholarships truly change the lives of these children, allowing them to access opportunities they would have thought impossible. This is thanks to the powerful combination of the donor’s generosity and the student’s hard work.
By donating, you are truly able to change the lives of these children, allowing them to access opportunities they would have thought impossible. Sponsorship gives you an opportunity to see how your contribution is making a difference. The sponsored students will have the chance to develop into self-sustaining, happy, healthy and productive members of their communities.
Full Sponsorship
For children boarding/living on campus
$873 Annually
This sponsorship plan covers tuition, room & board, uniforms, books, meals, swimming lessons and personal items for the school year.
You will Receive:
Student biography and photo.
Personalized letters from the sponsored student to the sponsor with photos sent annually.
Academic performance update twice a year.
Optional:
An opportunity to travel to Uganda annually with fellow donors for Service and Safari for the Soul, a service oriented once in a lifetime project and African Safari.
Half Sponsorship
For children commuting to school daily who do not live on campus
$420 Annually
This sponsorship plan covers tuition, uniforms, books, meals and personal items for the school year.
You will Receive:
Student biography and photo.
Personalized letters from the sponsored student to the sponsor with photos sent annually.
Academic performance update twice a year.
Optional:
An opportunity to travel to Uganda annually with fellow donors for Service and Safari for the Soul, a service oriented once in a lifetime project and African Safari.
