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The Children

They have names and stories.

Every Number on every Shirt belongs to a Child like the ones below. Your Shirt starts their year at the campus. Stay with them for $25/month to finish it — write to your Kid and see their handwritten replies, photos of your Kid through the year, a year-end report card, and the monthly campus newsletter.

Emmanuel Rwotomiya

Emmanuel Rwotomiya

Age 8·3rd Grade

Emmanuel plays football and works on math every single day — that's his rhythm. He's steady and serious about both. He says he's going to be a soldier.

Sheila Lagum Melisa

Sheila Lagum Melisa

Age 8·2nd Grade

Sheila is the first to finish her math problems and the last to stop skipping rope at break — the bell rings and she's still going. She wants to be a nurse.

Raphael Rubangakene

Raphael Rubangakene

Age 5·Young 5's

Raphael is an active and cheerful boy who enjoys playing football with his friends. He likes taking part in school activities and is always eager to learn new things.

Joshua Owacgiu Ramsey

Joshua Owacgiu Ramsey

Age 7·2nd Grade

Joshua enjoys reading and running with his friends. Science is his favorite subject, and he enjoys learning about how things work. He is eager to learn and takes part in school activities with enthusiasm.

Marvin Rwotomiya

Marvin Rwotomiya

Age 4·Young 5's

Marvin is a cheerful and active boy who enjoys helping at home by fetching water. He likes spending time with other children and enjoys coming to school.

Ismail Komagum Odur

Ismail Komagum Odur

Age 5·Kindergarten

Becoming a Teacher

Angel Auma

Angel Auma

Age 5·Young 5's

She enjoys spending time with her friends at school and is always excited to participate in classroom activities.

Prisca Agenorwot

Prisca Agenorwot

Age 4·3rd Grade

Prisca enjoys swimming whenever she has the opportunity. At school, Mathematics is her favorite subject, and she enjoys solving problems and learning new things. She is a cheerful and hardworking girl who is eager to do well in her studies.

Naume Alaroker Vivian

Naume Alaroker Vivian

Age 5·Young 5's

Naume loves writing — she's always got a pencil in her hand, working through her letters. She's curious about the world around her, always asking questions about how things work. She wants to be a teacher when she grows up.

Felix Kicaber

Felix Kicaber

Age 12·3rd Grade

Felix plays football after school and works through math in the classroom — he's good with anything that has a pattern to it. He wants to get his hands dirty and be a mechanic.

Blessing Aloyo

Blessing Aloyo

Age 4·Kindergarten

HE WOULD LIKE TO BE A DOCTOR

Amarorwot Abigail

Amarorwot Abigail

Age 5·Kindergarten

football and athletics

Aaron Ouma Joseph

Aaron Ouma Joseph

Age 4·1st Grade

Ouma enjoys playing football, and shows great interest in social studies. These moments of learning and play bring joy and help shape a promising future.

Melisa Ayubu

Melisa Ayubu

Age 12·4th Grade

Melisa plays football with the boys, skips rope with the girls, and beats everyone in math — she doesn't pick sides. She's going to be a policewoman.

Flavia Aber Mary

Flavia Aber Mary

Age 13·5th Grade

Flavia plays football at break and digs into English in the classroom — she reads out loud with confidence. She's set on becoming a doctor.

Precious Lagen

Precious Lagen

Age 3·Kindergarten

Songs and the back-and-forth of classroom conversations. Plays with dolls at home.

Sunday Rwotomiya

Sunday Rwotomiya

Age 13·5th Grade

Sunday loves football, athletics, and science — a combination that keeps him moving and thinking. He's the kind of student who's always either on the pitch or in his notebook. He wants to teach someday.

Elvis Onen

Elvis Onen

Age 5·Kindergarten

Soccer at break, and storytelling in class.

Tracy Lamaro

Tracy Lamaro

Age 6·Kindergarten

Tracy is a cheerful girl who enjoys helping at home by fetching water. She also likes watching cartoons and spending time with other children. She is friendly, active, and enjoys coming to school.

Neisler Gum Wilobo

Neisler Gum Wilobo

Age 9·4th Grade

Gum enjoys playing football with his friends and reading his Bible. English is his favorite subject, and he enjoys taking part in lessons and learning new things at school.

Ismail Ojok

Ismail Ojok

Age 6·Kindergarten

Ismail is a cheerful boy who enjoys helping at home, especially by fetching water. He also likes watching cartoons and spending time with his friends.

Patience Acayo

Patience Acayo

Age 13·5th Grade

Patience plays football every chance she gets and doesn't back down from a math problem — she'll sit with it until she solves it. She wants to be a teacher.

Blessing Ayeerwot

Blessing Ayeerwot

Age 4·Kindergarten

Discovery activities at school — she's the kid who wants to know how things work. Helping fetch water at home.

Prossy Lagum

Prossy Lagum

Age 6·1st Grade

Skipping rope at break, and math — numbers especially.

Lydia Acayo

Lydia Acayo

Age 5·Young 5's

Lydia is a cheerful little girl who enjoys playing and spending time with other children. She especially likes taking part in activities at school and is always eager to learn new things. Her favorite learning area is Learning Area Two.

Esther Lakica

Esther Lakica

Age 3·Young 5's

She enjoys playing with other children, and exploring the world around her with curiosity and excitement.

Remah Aber

Remah Aber

Age 10·3rd Grade

Remah enjoys singing and spending time with her friends. She is a calm and hardworking child who likes being in school. Mathematics is her favorite subject, and she enjoys learning new things in class.

James Bulemu Musinguzi

James Bulemu Musinguzi

Age 4·Kindergarten

Counting and the early-reading drills — numbers and letters are starting to click. Also time with the other kids, which is where the year of catching up has shown up most.

Pamela Lawino

Pamela Lawino

Age 13·4th Grade

Pamela is a quiet reader — the kind of kid who finishes one book and reaches for the next. She's interested in how communities work together and wants to stand in front of a classroom someday as a teacher.

Prisca Ajolorwot

Prisca Ajolorwot

Age 6·Young 5's

Prisca is the fastest girl on campus — in games, nobody catches her. She loves math and gets through her problem sets before anyone else at her table. She wants to be a doctor.

Kemigisha Baune Flavia

Kemigisha Baune Flavia

Age 2·Young 5's

Flavia is a cheerful little girl who enjoys watching movies and spending time with other children. She is curious and is beginning to explore and learn about the world around her. Her favorite learning area is Learning Area Three.

Gifty Amito

Gifty Amito

Age 10·4th Grade

Amito enjoys playing football with her friends and is always excited to learn new things at school. Her favorite subject is Integrated Science because she enjoys learning about health, nature, and how the world works. She is a hardworking and determined girl who takes her education seriously.

Angel Anena Faith

Angel Anena Faith

Age 5·Young 5's

Angel enjoys playing with her friends and taking part in school activities.

Fiona Lamaro

Fiona Lamaro

Age 5·Young 5's

She enjoys skipping rope with her friends and is always eager to join in play activities at school.

Konshens Rwot-Twero

Konshens Rwot-Twero

Age 4·Young 5's

He is active, curious, and enjoys taking part in activities at school. His favorite learning area is Learning Area Two.

Desmond Tek-Kwo

Desmond Tek-Kwo

Age 13·3rd Grade

Playing football with friends.

Gifty Lamaro

Gifty Lamaro

Age 9·3rd Grade

Gifty always has a book open — if she's not in class, she's reading. Math is her favorite subject, the one where she never looks bored. She wants to be a nurse.

Joan Lakica Ruth

Joan Lakica Ruth

Age 4·Young 5's

Lakica loves playing, especially skipping rope, and brings a cheerful spirit wherever she goes.

Polycap Rubangakene

Polycap Rubangakene

Age 8·3rd Grade

Polycap plays football, reads his Bible, and studies English hard — because pilots need to speak it. He wants to fly planes, and he's already thinking about what it takes to get there.

Abigail Lamaro

Abigail Lamaro

Age 4·Young 5's

She enjoys coming to school and taking part in activities with her classmates

Patricia Oyella

Patricia Oyella

Age 15·5th Grade

Patricia sings gospel worship songs that carry across the schoolyard — you can hear her before you see her. She's strong in math and serious about her studies. She wants to be a doctor.

Noel Rwot-Twero

Noel Rwot-Twero

Age 4·Young 5's

Noel is a cheerful little boy who enjoys singing and playing with other children. He is active, friendly, and likes taking part in activities at school.

Ethan Kicaber

Ethan Kicaber

Age 8·3rd Grade

Kicaber enjoys playing football with his friends whenever he has free time. At school, Mathematics is his favorite subject because he enjoys working with numbers and solving problems. He is a hardworking and respectful boy who enjoys learning and takes his studies seriously.

Jochebed Lamaro Wilobo

Jochebed Lamaro Wilobo

Age 7·3rd Grade

Jochebed enjoys skipping rope with her friends and loves reading her Bible. Mathematics is her favorite subject, and she enjoys solving problems and learning new things in class. She is a cheerful and hardworking girl who looks forward to going to school every day.

Rose Nyapolo

Rose Nyapolo

Age 4·Young 5's

Rose is a cheerful little girl who enjoys watching movies and spending time with other children. She likes coming to school and takes part in class activities with excitement. Her favorite learning area is Learning Area Two.

Isaiah Rwotoyera

Isaiah Rwotoyera

Age 8·2nd Grade

Isaiah plays football every day after school and digs into social studies in the classroom — he's the one asking follow-up questions. He says he's going to be a lawyer.

Asenath Mara Wilobo

Asenath Mara Wilobo

Age 4·Young 5's

Asenath makes friends with everyone she meets. She's curious about everything around her, always exploring and asking why. She wants to be a teacher someday.

Robinson Okello

Robinson Okello

Age 10·4th Grade

Football is Robinson's whole world right now — he plays every break, every day, and talks about it the rest of the time. He tells everyone he's going to be a driver.

Jerome Rwot-Twero

Jerome Rwot-Twero

Age 4·Young 5's

Soccer at break. The counting drills in class. He's the kid who turns around to see what everyone else is doing.

Prossy Ajok

Prossy Ajok

Age 12·5th Grade

Math at school. Skipping rope and hide-and-seek at break.

These are real children at a small school in Northern Uganda. Get a shirt to meet one of them →

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Get a Shirt

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For $25/month you stay connected. Write to your Kid and see their handwritten replies, photos of your child through the year, a year-end report card, and the monthly campus newsletter.

“You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.”

St. John Bosco, Italian priest & educator

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