It's Lunchtime at Uganda Youth Aid School
Often the school cannot afford to provide a proper lunch—posho (maise flour) and beans.
Timeline
For over five years, Speakers for Africa has supported this school, starting with small donations that grew into broader aid, covering tuition, supplies, food, and a boys' and girls' soccer club.
Boys and Girls Soccer Clubs
Boys and Girls Soccer Clubs
Since 2019, Speakers for Africa has been assisting this school thanks to donors like YOU!
In 2019, founders Peyton Thomas and Penny Randall were introduced to the Uganda Youth Aid Nursery Primary School and Mbuya, Nakawa, Kampala, Uganda. Shortly thereafter, COVID-19 hit Uganda. We began advocating for the school with a few friends and raised enough funds for PPE, hand sanitizer, seeds and books. These funds were primarily out of personal funds, but some close friends a relatives helped.
Between 2019 and 2022, Peyton Thomas and Penny Randell sent nearly $8,000 of his own money to help the school.
In 2023, Speakers for Africa was registered as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and we were able to raise more funds for the school. We feel completely at home at the school. We are trusted and appreciated and welcome anytime we want. We deliver on our promises. If we tell them we'll get them something they need, we do it!
Watch to see more of the school
About Uganda Youth Aid School, Mbuya/Nakawa,
Kampala, Uganda
Uganda Youth Aid Nursery and Primary School, located in Mbuya Parish, Nakawa Division, Kampala District, was established to expand access to quality education for vulnerable children, including orphans, HIV/AIDS-affected learners, and children from low-income households.
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Enrollment: 1,000+ learners (mainly day scholars, limited boarding).
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Admissions: 200+ disadvantaged children admitted annually.
Mission: Provide safe, inclusive, and holistic education to prepare learners academically, socially, and emotionally.
Mbuya, Kampala, Uganda
How we help
For over five years, Speakers for Africa has supported this school, starting with small donations that grew into broader aid, covering tuition, supplies, food, and a boys' and girls' soccer club.
Now, the school urgently needs a permanent, two-story structure to replace its dilapidated building. For a fraction of U.S. construction costs, we can help them build a safe, lasting space for learning.
Please join us in raising the funds needed to build them a proper school.
Uganda Youth Aid
Uganda Youth Aid
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UYA Lunchtime —great video
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Peyton Thomas speaking with students at Uganda Youth Aid Nursery and Primary School, Kampala, Uganda. (February 2024)
Peyton Thomas speaking with students at Uganda Youth Aid Nursery and Primary School, Kampala, Uganda. (February 2024)
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