The Youth League For Social and Economic Renovation Uganda: Easter Update

Welcome from the Executive Director

I wish to extend my sincere gratitude and appreciation to all the stakeholders who have guided us and given us a helping hand in achieving our goals. Among our major projects is Divine Mercy School and as you will see from the progress report below we are making great strides in this area due largely to the financial and moral support of friends from Europe, USA and New Zealand.

I also wish to thank my board for their innovation and for working tirelessly to reach our intended objectives and to recognise our local partners; Red Cross Uganda and The Real Uganda for facilitating our programs especially at the grass roots level.

My appreciation also goes to the academic committee of Divine Mercy headed by Mr Matende Geoffrey and Mr Alicwam Joseph for the tremendous job they do.

Let us together as one celebrate our past achievements and look forward to consolidating an even more positive future.

Kayiira Kizito
Chief Executive Director

Friday, March 28, 2008

Easter Update

The Youth League has been working tirelessly to upgrade one of their most beloved projects; the Divine Mercy Primary and Boarding School. Recently the desks arrived at the school and are looking great. The kids now have the room and ability to work without having to worry about penning and balancing their assignments on their laps. The pharmacy is fully stocked with medical supplies and the library for Divine Mercy is underway. The Youth League is happy to accept donations of books and thanks all those who have made this possible. The library is kept under lock and key in the main office at the school; all supplies are very safe and well kept. Daos is an amazing teacher and caretaker; he is looking after the school very well and watching the enrollment grow daily.

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utreach has also been going very well. Frank and Kayiira have visited many of the rural villages surrounding the Mukono district. The Youth League traveled recently to Nagalama Hospital (pictured here) to meet with local families and patients suffering from HIV and AIDS. Many fruits were distributed to the children and families to help them.

The Youth League visited Kiwala Village, counseling families and children on HIV and AIDS as well as treatment, the spread, the stigma and prevention and in turn referred many of the relevant cases to local hospitals. It was an incredibly interesting, troubling, touching day for all of us involved.

January, February and March have been very busy months for the brothers as well as the volunteers involved. No day is wasted and important events are coming together seamlessly!!!

Happy Easter to all and speak with you soon.