ACT Uganda Blog

You have previously read a blogpost about the Maverick Leadership Scholarship created and designed by Toni Stanfield (Traverse City, MI) who continues to be the US Leader with our ACT Staff engaged in the identification of applicants, selection of scholars and followup with the students. Toni's dream was to have impact on the future leadership in Uganda, specifically in the SW region where ACT serves. To date we have had four students attend and graduate from university and two who are currently in school. We have shared previous blogs about Judith Tukahirwe and Isaac Ainembabazi, already graduated and proving to be significant leaders in Rubanda District. November 28th - coming soon! - is Giving Tuesday in the US. This is a day dedicated to nonprofit fund-raising. This year, ACT is asking for donations to continue this important program. You will be receiving another email inviting you to the campaign to make a gift.   But for now, I want to share with you the story of three of ou

H.O.N.O.R.S. - Hope, Opportunity, Need, Ownership, Respect Scholarship The HONOR Scholarship is a fund of ACT that engages dedicated, recurring donors to assist the students within the Rubanda District with their primary and secondary education with the outcome of providing greater life opportunities for each student. Honor scholars at Murole Primary School, 2023 As most of you know, this program sprung out of the original orphan sponsorship program - a program that we realized was encouraging some students to feel entitled and not be serious about their education.  As evidence that this new scholarship fund is more successful than the sponsorship program, we need not look any further than the number of kids that quit school or were suspended under the original program and under the new program only 1 young scholar has left the program. In addition, the academic performance of the students has never been higher.  Here is the story of  Ronah Orishaba. She has completed Senior 4 (about 1