Merry Christmas to all! As we prepare for the holidays we wanted to be the first to express our gratitude, appreciation and joy to all our supporters! Below you can see the progress of the Bill O’Connell Classroom Block middle school which is the right side of the photo that includes the restroom and the 3 classrooms in the 1st quarter block of construction. The foundation for the entire school was completed and funded by the donations from Billy’s services. For the one year death anniversary, we had the Tribute Fundraiser which raised $25,000 for this phase of construction.
This upcoming school year starts in January and for the first time, our 34 graduates will maintain on our campus to attend middle school! We have hired a middle school principal and two teachers. The continuation of each students’ education allows for future sustainability of the villages! Without school the children, some as young as 10yrs old, would be put to work as farmers in order to financially help the family but this usually ends up their path in life-generation after generation. Our students want to be police officers, nurses, teachers and pilots!
Father Alex wants no child to have to endure the extreme hardships he did as a child to get to and from school. There is an extreme lack of resources to support the people in Uganda in recovering from a 20yr civil war and families struggle to feed their children unless they too work!
The Samaritan Nursery and Primary School and now the Bill O'Connell Classroom Block middle school will allow the children to live at the school for 12 months a year which includes safety, nourishment and education!
The Core Uganda team both in the U.S. and Uganda want to wish you all a Blessed Holiday season! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! God is Good!
