Because of You

Today we started our sports education program with the secondary school. The first sport that we introduced was American touch football (simplified). All of the children picked up the game very quickly, but the girls seemed to learn the rules the fastest. We were fortunate enough to have four Nike footballs donated, thanks to Cardinals Sports Center in Lubbock, Texas. During our second session with the group of students, we covered volleyball. Prior to our arrival the children had learned the rules of volleyball so we focused more on skill development before we played a game.

Thomas teaching the rules and techniques to football

The students learning to throw a football for the first time

Kaitlyn teaching the students how to throw a football

Layne demonstrating bumping to the students

Thanks to your collective donations we were able to provide the secondary school with a sports complex consisting of a full size soccer/football field, basketball/volleyball court and a baseball/kickball field. Late last night the bulldozer arrived and today was the first day dozing the fields. The dozer crew works day and night as there are only two dozers in the entire city of Jinja so work must be done quickly.  Your generosity will allow the Arise Africa International Secondary School to host sports tournaments with other schools across the country of Uganda. We wish you could see first hand how excited and thankful the students and staff are for this addition!

The dozer hard a work clearing the fields!

This is one of the dorms that is home to the Arise
Africa female students

The school has experienced tremendous growth since its inception six short months ago. Currently, there are 135 students and next term they expect that number to double. As one can imagine this creates an urgent need for new dormitories and student sponsorships. Without new student housing, many of the children will be forced to sleep on the classroom floors. Arise Africa International is currently supporting all of its current students, but without new sponsorships, some will be forced to return home.

If you’re interested in sponsoring a child for $35 a month, wish to contribute to the dormitories or would like more information on how you can help, please contact Dacia Newton at dacia.newton@gmail.com.