Happy Twins.

Happy twins (Mary and Kate) in class at Destiny Pre-School.
Will you help needy girl-children attain an education? Let's choose a path, further the work and help transform lives among poor communities in Uganda-Africa.

The twin sisters at Destiny Pre-school.

2014 Term 3 at Destiny Pre-School

Term 3 begun successfully at Destiny Pre-School, children from the Namuwongo slum areas reported in big numbers. 
Destiny is a private Preschool providing education support to children residing in slum areas of Uganda (Namuwongo, Soweto) and other neighboring villages. At Destiny any act of charity will help save lives of needy children; provide education to more children from a poor back ground.
Let's give a child future.

children attending morning lessons at Destiny Pre-school

Moreen participating in a Story Telling activity at Destiny.

End of 2014 term 2 and Examination process:

Destiny Pre-school children did their 2014 end of term 2 exams and completed successfully. We take this opportunity to thank our dear friends for the continued support. Children did the exams, got the report cards and End of term 2 Event which took place on the 9th of August 2014 was successfully conducted.

Moreen readying herself for 2014 End of term 2 Exams at Destiny Pre-school

Exams for the Nursery section

Nursery middle class

Destiny Pre-school report cards & exams

Joseph with some of his school mates at Destiny. 

some of the Nursery section charts at Destiny.

Namuwongo slum:

Following a Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) directive to forcefully vacate people said to be occupying part of the railway’s land located within slum areas of Kampala many families, children living in some areas of Namuwongo were affected. Residents of Kampala district in Uganda, members of parliament, local leaders felt the cry of the vulnerable, innocent children and requested KCCA to halt the exercise which took place on the 28^th of July 2014 or provide an alternative space to the slum dwellers before demolishing their small buildings. We hope the situation will change soon before schools open for Academic Year 2014 Term 3.

 

Namuwongo children

Some of the broken houses

A young girl carrying some of the timbers from their broken house

The opportunity to serve.

Children in Namuwongo have shown a lot of interest in learning despite of their poor back ground and lack, participating in educative activities conducted at Destiny.

A door is open today. 

The opportunity to serve and restore hope to the little ones in Namuwongo-Uganda, and a door for those who would love to offer support in any way or volunteer at Destiny Pre-school is open.
  

Some of the children posing for a picture before embarking on morning lessons at Destiny Pre-school: From left; Nakyanzi in Destiny uniform, Okello, Joseph and his school mates. 

Some of the Primary two children participating in the cleaning exercise at Destiny

The Ndere Trip:

Destiny is organizing a 1 day tour for the children. This is going to be the first time for children from the impoverished community of Namuwongo, Soweto to visit the home of Ndere troupe a cultural music group in Uganda. The Ndere trip is meant to encourage children’s music talent. Please feel free to join us in this program, together let’s encourage and support the children. 

Water and Meals

Most of our children at Destiny come from a poor background and orphaned, their guardians are unable to provide meals and accessing safe drinking water for most people living in a slum isn’t easy. Destiny Pre-school providing warm porridge during morning hours, and lunch meals to children will help sustain them at school and improve on their performance in class.

Some children are malnourished due to poor feeding or lack of meals at their homes

Nakivubo channel near Namuwongo

Part of the Namuwongo slum

Crossing the bridge at Namuwongo

Daily Monitor a local News paper in Uganda

Welcome to Destiny Pre-school

It was an interesting moment hosting the seeley family (Llamas) at Destiny Preschool in Uganda, children got so excited sitting on new benches donated by the Llamas on Tour http://www.llamasontour.blogspot.com/
Special thanks to our friends Lane, Andrea, Lucas, Alina, Maia, and our teachers who have continued to commit themselves to the work of teaching, drafting lesson plans despite of the children’s poor back ground.

Some Destiny children seated on one of the new benches donated by the seeley family

Living conditions of the Namuwongo slum

Seeley Family Visits Destiny

Lane, Andrea, Lucas, Maia, and Alina Seeley visited Destiny School on May 22nd.

Charles with the Seeley family outside the school

At Destiny School

Nursery Children in class at Destiny Preschool

Destiny is a private Preschool providing education support to children residing in slum areas of Uganda (Namuwongo, Soweto) and the neighboring villages. 80 percent of the children at Destiny school come from a very poor back ground, orphaned and vulnerable whose guardians, parents cannot afford to meet their basic needs, tuition fees, lunch at school, and other requirements. The school is run by Charles on shoestring budget which mostly comes from his own pocket.  He’s been working with his good friends the Seeley Family http://www.llamasontour.blogspot.com/ to set up a blog.

NAMUWONGO AND SOWETO:

The residents of Namuwongo are mostly people who fled violence and instability in Northern Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.  Charles latest effort to serve this community came to fruition very recently when he opened the doors of Destiny Pre-School.

Namuwongo and Soweto slums are divided into 7 zones namely: 1. Industrial Area View 2. Go-Down 3. Kasanvu, 4. Namuwongo B, 5. Namuwongo A, 6. Kanyogoga/Masengere, 7. Yoweri Kaguta (YOKA). These zones are seated within Makindye one of the 5 Divisions which make up Kampala city. Uganda’s last National Population Census was carried out in Year 2002 which put Makindye division population at 303,171.

People in Namuwongo and Soweto live in very confined spaces, 1 or 2 rooms for a family of at least 5 members. Life in Namuwongo is characterized by poverty, diseases and lack of shelter.

Charles and the Seeley Family

Approaching Namuwongo, Soweto