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