Steward Ayera
In October of 2018, the staff of ACTION Uganda went into a village in Parabongo to check on the family of a student that attends JITT primary school.
As the staff inquired of the adults (4 women) as to why the other village children were not in school, they were told that they simply did not have the money to send their children even to the local public school and that most of them had not been to school in 3 years if ever! Steward Ayera was one of those children.
Approximately one week later, the staff returned to the village and got photos and ages of the 16 children. They also got the last grade they completed. All of the children in Parabongo desperately wanted to go to school.
Lilly, AU's on staff social worker enrolled these children in the local public school (Awayugi community school) in February 2019 through ACTION Uganda's Child Sponsorship Program.
Almost one year later, school, a uniform and 1 meal/day has made a huge difference in Steward's life.
UPDATE! In April of 2021, Jenny and the AU team visited with Steward at JITT where he now attends as a boarding student. He seemed to be happy to have this opportunity at JITT. All of his school needs have been met!
SPONSORSHIP GOAL $50/month
Amt to Date 30/month
Amt still needed $20/month