Is it really beyond our power to create a world in which all children have access to education?

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Is it really beyond our power to create a world in which all children have access to education? Education is fundamental to development and growth. And if our communities are to achieve developments in Health, research, agriculture innovations, effective public administration, and private sector growth, we need to unleash the potential of the human mind. And there is no better tool for doing so than education. Did you know…..? If all children in low – income backgrounds acquired basic reading and writing skills, we could raise learning standards, lift thousands of people out of poverty, and boost growth, while reducing dependence and global poverty rate. COVID-19 pandemic has affected the already vulnerable girls more than boys. In Uganda alone, over 7,000 girls were abused, and over 5,000 girls got pregnant between March and July 2020. If these girls had access to lockdown education channels – Television, radio, internet, and self-study handout materials, abuses and early pregnancies could have been prevented. In countries like Uganda, when a girl gets early pregnancy, it’s likely to shutter her dream for a brighter future. When more girls and women attain education, and more so, secondary education, it can increase her earnings and helps to prevent thousands of early pregnancies and child deaths. Our communities trail on the good governance by failing to educate girls to the same level as boys. At school, children learn many concepts including environmental sustainability. By educating children about our world encourages them to foster greener technologies, and advocate for changes in consumption and production styles.

We are not happy with what is going on. But we have solutions Less privileged children don’t need sympathy, but just a fair chance in life. We can help construct classrooms and disabled access toilets for the local cost-friendly schools to recover and provide quality education for the less privileged students. Your help will also help provide classes over the television, radio, and handouts for those children who are not yet allowed at school. The children who are struggling with life today will be our leaders tomorrow. And by investing in them today, we invest in the future of our world. Watch this video and support the campaign. Learn more, and help us unleash the power of the human mind! www.youthwithavision.info #Tubayiirawoomubiri #RiseOverCovid #youthwithavisionUpdates

Can you Sponsor or help Kalyango Fred to get a Sponsor today?

Each child has his/her dream and it requires the support of caring and kind people to become true.

"My biggest goal is becoming a doctor and be able to treat the many struggling sick people. Sadly I don't have money to accomplish my goal! If you believe in my goal, please support me today". Says Fred Kalyango (Birthday: 17 August 2008) one of the children whose hope has been deferred.

Fred is a kind and silent boy who likes playing football. He has four siblings. His mother died and his father's wereabouts are not known.

Fred is in Primary Three. He stays at Youth With A Vision's foster family at Kayirikiti Village. He needs education and other basic needs like any other child but he has no someone to provide these needs for him. Fred's school opens up on Monday 12th April 2021 but he won't be allowed to access school unless he has all the stationery required and paid tuition.

Sometimes it is all about our will, interest and love that we can turn around someone's life.

Can you or your family or club or your Church join in and sponsor Fred with Youth With A Vision?

If you would like to sponsor Fred, please start today at

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If you are not able to sponsor Fred but you are interested in seeing him sponsored, please share this blog and perhaps you might help him to get a sponsor today.

Thank you for all your support!

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We have already supplied hand washing sanitizers to over 50 vulnerable families across Masaka.

"People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. But people will never forget how you made them feel in these hard times of COVID- 19.”

We are in for a slog, but there will be an end to it.

As the COVID- 19 crisis continues to loom over us, the government of Uganda like other nations is continually issuing strict combat measures including a compulsory 32 days lockdown and a 14 days 7:00 pm curfew throughout the nation to stop the spread of the virus. Currently, only businesses dealing in agro-based merchandise and key work stations have been allowed to operate. The businesses which are allowed to operate are not able to get regular supplies, so communities are not only suffering from food shortages but also soaring prices for food and COVID- 19 sanitary facilities.

That’s why as Youth With A Vision, we came up with COVID- 19 prevention appeal, through which you have made great contributions enabling Youth With A Vision to provide for the needs of Uganda’s poorest populations (mainly children, foster parents, and youth) under our care during the pandemic. Nonetheless, there is still GOOD to be found in the world. And may this update fill you up with hope today.

We are glad to report to you that with your contributions, we procured materials and started on the making own liquid soap for sanitizers. This soap is cheap and effective for proper hand washing. The distribution of this soap is underway across our foster families. So far some 50 families have already received the liquid soap have been enabled to regularly wash their hands as one of the measures for stopping the spread of the coronavirus.

We have started on the provision of television classes which are offered by Buganda Broadcasting Services (BBS Telefaayina) for a little education. This is very helpful mainly to the children who are preparing to write their Primary leaving, Ordinary level and Advanced level National Examinations. Some 10 of children on our program are already accessing these classes.

We have also produced a coronavirus educational kit containing tips for fighting the virus. This kit is already under circulation to children in Masaka.

At this time it is hard to estimate the time these hard times will stay but what we can tell is that your support has been encouraging, and is enabling us to make a difference in these tough circumstances.

However, in the videos we bring you what is already happening and some thanks from some of the young people that have benefited from your donation and support.

But hundreds more children and families need our help every day through the pandemic.

We hope to raise at least enough money and be able to reach more vulnerable foster families with sanitary facilities, television classes for the remaining 50 students and a food kit containing maize flour, rice, beans, and sugar to all the 200 families, through the pandemic.

We know that Covid-19 is impacting many aspects of your lives, but if anyone feels financially able to support us (or more) through these unprecedented times, it will ensure that we can continue to keep supporting the young people and their foster families with meals, sanitary facilities and television classes, through the pandemic.

Any donation helps! And this is what your contribution can do.

£6 ($8) (€8) will buy ingredients to make 10 liters of proven effective liquid soap to sanitize one family for two months. - We now target 150 families across the Masaka community.

£18 ($22) (€20) will provide a food parcel containing (5kgs of maize flour, 5kg of rice, 1.5 kgs of sugar, 5kgs of beans) for one family of four members for two weeks. – we Target 50 families.

£200 ($257) (€250) will provide one Television set to provide televised classes to students currently missing out on classes. Our wish is 4 sets.

£1 ($1) (€1) will buy 1 pair of gloves for one health worker- we need 500 pairs. £267 ($343) (€334) will buy 1 temperature testing kit- our wish is 2 Kits.

In case you would like to make a donation towards this cause, here are the ways you can send your donation through.

Online with your PayPal or card at www.youthwithavision.info/donate

Or through the bank

Country of Bank Account: Uganda Account Number: 5053284001 Account Holders Name: YOUTH WITH A VISION Bank Name: DIAMOND TRUST BANK UGANDA LIMITED Bank Address: DIAMOND TRUST BUILDING 17-19 KAMPALA ROAD, KAMPALA SWIFT/BIC: DTKEUGKA

As humankind, we all need to work together so that tomorrow looks a little bit better.

Please continue to check back to this page for further updates as to the situation in Uganda and our programs.

Thank you for your ongoing support.

We hope that you all remain safe.

John Mugabi and Youth With A Vision

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