Uganda Girls Scholarship Foundation Christmas Giving 2013 Campaign – this is a Registered Canadian Charity. Give the gift of education. www.ugsfund.com. Girls who have been educated are likely to marry later, to have smaller and healthier families. Educated women can recognize the importance of health care and know how to seek it for themselves and their children. Education helps girls and women to know their rights and to gain confidence to claim them. (UNESCO)
The Ugandan Girls Scholarship Foundation was established in 2005. To date 16 girls have been assisted with full scholarships to secondary boarding school. These 16 girls are merely a sampling of the intelligent and talented young women in the Budondo sub county. Many of those girls will not continue past elementary school because their family can’t afford school fees. Without funding for school the girls will return to their family home and remain dependent on their family for their well being. Often they will marry young, live in abject poverty, have many children and continue the cycle of poverty. With your support, UGSF can change the lives of even more young women. Ultimately, they hope to have broader effect on the community as a whole as these girls will eventually be in a better position to give back to their community.
UGSF philosophy: As global citizens, we have an obligation to make a difference. We have chosen this project because it matches our personal values and beliefs. With your help, we are in a position to effect change. We are also pleased to be doing our part toward the accomplishment of the UN Millennium Development Goals. www.ugsfund.com
