Provide education to AIDS orphans in rural Uganda
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New blog and online store
By Chris Singer - Communications Manager, July 29, 2008 11:32 PM
Visit our new blog and online store.
Through CafePress, the Nyaka store is the place to get your Nyaka gear and show your support of Nyaka whereever you live. All proceeds from store sales go toward Nyaka's nutrition program.
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Nyaka Graduation
By Chris Singer - Communications Manager, July 29, 2008 11:33 PM
Our 1st graduation is only 152 days away! Please visit our website to see our Graduation Page. More details and updates are available on our website as well.
The best is yet to come...
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Interview PodCast about Nyaka
By Chris Singer - Communications Manager, August 14, 2008 01:03 PM
Listen to Tom Rico's PeacePodcast interview with Nyaka's Communication Manager, Chris Singer.
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May-July Update
By Chris Singer - Nyaka Communications Manager, August 14, 2008 12:47 PM
Please view our May-July report from on the ground in Uganda.
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Recent Press Coverage
By Nyaka School Project - , May 27, 2008 06:38 PM
Dear Supporters of Nyaka's project:
We would like to share with you some recent coverage of our project and Jackson's story and how and why he started this project. Read more below.
Thanks for your support!
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MSU Extension Spotlight
A Social Entrepreneur Among Us
If you need some inspiration, I’d encourage you to read about Jackson Kaguri in yesterday’s Lansing State Journal (see link below)
Jackson is a development officer in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and one of the most optimistic and positive people I know. We keep him busy raising funds for programs in the college, including MSU Extension, but in his free time he has demonstrated his entrepreneurial acumen by developing a school for children who were orphaned by AIDS in his home country of Uganda. The school is not only helping young people prepare for adulthood, but also serving community needs with a water system and a central point for community organization and communication.
When we talk about developing entrepreneurs as one of our five strategic priorities, we need to keep our minds open to the varieties of entrepreneurship. That includes social entrepreneurs like Jackson who are willing to take risks and pursue visions that generate benefits for others. Thanks to Jackson for being such a powerful model for us.
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NEW Nyaka Video
By Chris Singer - Project Assistant - Nyaka AIDS Orphans School, May 13, 2008 05:17 PM
In honor of World AIDS Orphans Day, Nyaka has a new video, "One Child At a Time," posted on YouTube.
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April 08 Newsletter
By Chris Singer - Project Assistant - Nyaka AIDS Orphans School, April 22, 2008 06:14 PM
Check out our latest newsletter!
You can also access the newsletter online. See the link below.
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Recent Site Visit to Nyaka & Kutamba
By Chris Singer - Project Assistant - Nyaka AIDS Orphans School, March 26, 2008 06:39 PM
I just returned from a 10 day visit to Uganda. My first trip to Nyaka and Kutamba was truly memorable. The courage and spirit of these children struck me very deeply. Nyaka and Kutamba are truly havens for these children who have been through so much at such a young age.
There are so many needs and so much work to do. However, if we work together we can accomplish so much. All of these children are deserving of our love. Please consider helping in any way you can.
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Article about our new school
By Jackson Kaguri - Founder and Director, May 20, 2008 09:36 PM
Encouraging your friends to get involved will help us serve more children and their grandmothers.
http://www.ugpulse.com/articles/daily/Education
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Recent Site Visit
By Jckson Kaguri - Founder and Director, March 24, 2008 12:21 AM
This video was made by Eric Rudd from Indiana who visted our schools. It shows you a difference between those orphans in our schools and those left behind.
With your support we will continue to help more children. They all deserve our care and love.
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1463340852
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NEW Nyaka video!
By Chris Singer - Project Assistant, February 25, 2008 01:16 PM
Check out a new Nyaka video:
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New Friends of Nyaka Website
By Chris Singer - Project Assistant, February 25, 2008 01:17 PM
Check out our new weblog:
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Nyaka Updates
By Chris Singer - Project Assistant, February 25, 2008 01:19 PM
Here is our January 2008 update from Nyaka AIDS Orphans School.
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Pictures
By Jackson Kaguri - Founder/Director, December 27, 2007 04:48 PM
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End year Newsletter
By Jackson Kaguri - Founder/Director, December 27, 2007 04:48 PM
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Thank you
By Jackson Kaguri - Founder/Director, November 18, 2007 09:13 PM
Dear Nyaka friends:
On behalf of the students, volunteers and staff of Nyaka, I would like to thank you for your support, love, and care. Nyaka, as we affectionately call it, was established in April 2001 with a mission to provide quality, free education and extracurricular activities, both formal and informal, to children who have been orphaned due to HIV/AIDS as a means to counteract pervasive hunger, poverty and systemic deprivation.
Nyaka’s doors were opened on January 2nd, 2003 Instruction began with 56 students who are all double orphans, meaning they do not have a father or mother. To date we are serving 186 students of which 60% are girls. Our new school Kutamba (healer) started with 60 students in levels one and two on February 5, 2007.
Your support has not only helped children in our two schools: Nyaka and Kutamba, but the whole community. For example teacher Agaaba one of our a pioneer teachers at Nyaka told me last year that because of his job at Nyaka, he has been able to buy land, take care of his twin sons and daughter, take care of his aging mom and dad, and he has bought land invested some of the money. He bought two bicycles. These two bicycles are rented to two young men who use them to transport agricultural products to the market. Therefore these two young men are able to take care of their families and their children. They earn a living and therefore help us in fulfilling our mission of alleviating poverty and breaking the cycle of poverty and systematic deprivation. This is one example how your investment has changed people’s lives beyond students.
Nyaka remains the only employer in this village, our school van is the only van that has saved more than 200 children lives in one year; so many mothers have delivered in the van and in our compound while seeking out our school nurse. We have provided clean water in the village and improved nutrition, hygiene and sanitation in more than 1,000 households.
As holidays approach, we wish you a Happy thanks for giving, Merry Christmas, and a Happy New year. What you have already done is so much but because you have loved and cared for our children and community, we turn to you once again and ask you to please remember your children during these holidays. Recent statistics in Kanungu District (size of one county with a population of 250,000) show that there are 17,326 registered orphans. Nyaka is the only that provides free education, uniforms, books, and two meals to orphans. However, we are serving only 240. Below is out holiday appeal letter. Please share this amazing experience with your friends and family and remember you are always welcome to visit your/our children.
Happy Holidays!
Jackson Kaguri
Founder and Director
Please click below to read this letter from Jackson as well as more details about Nyaka's accomplishments in 2007.
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Our student's poems
By Jackson Kaguri - Director, November 01, 2007 04:28 PM
We have changed many children's lives. Few of then took time to express their emotions through Poems. Our visitor Dara helped all the children.
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Orphaned and Disabled
By Jackson Kaguri - Director, August 10, 2007 09:25 AM
Your donations have changed lives of orphans and touched Allan one of the disabled students at Nyaka.
Though he cannot read and write as well as other students in his class due to a neulogical disorder, we have loved and cared for him, provided him a wheel chair, uniform, food, mosquitor net and everything we give to other children. He is a joy to talk to and loves school.
Nyaka will continue to serve and see all our students through any level of education. Remember December 2008 is the first graduation.
Our Global Giving project and budget is for five years, little by lttle we will get there.
Thank you for your continued support.
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Nyaka kids in their soccer uniforms
By Jackson Kaguri - Director, July 17, 2007 09:38 PM
Click below to see photos of the Nyaka girls and boys in their soccer uniforms!
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In their own words
By Jackson - Director, May 02, 2007 05:53 PM
ARIYO DENIS:
When I lost my parent on 30th January 2001, my life changed completely. That was my father who loved me very much. I had to miss his parental love. However, I was a bit comforted to remain with my mother who at the moment helped me in one way or another in cooperation with my grandparents. Soon after she also died, death I started to feel sick always until I had to be put on a daily drug.
After my father’s death on whom our family depended upon I had no hope of joining a school. I was lucky to be admitted to Nyaka AIDS orphans School which provides everything to school children freely. I am working hard so that after my studies I become a pilot or engineer
KYARIKUNDA AGNES:
Death of my parents changed my life by social misery. Lack of clothes, food, etc and drop out of school due to lack of school fees, and when my parents died I cried after the death of my parents. I was at home while I don’t have school fees to go to school. I heard that Nyakagyezi vllage there is a school which helps orphans who study without no money for school fees. And I go there to study with them and I find the teacher from that school which is Nyaka AIDS Orphans School and they gave me some books, pencils, pens and uniforms and everything. Then I study up to now. Now when my God helped me to grow up, I will become a teacher. Thank you, Mr.Twesigye Jackson for helping me. May God bless you very much in your life.
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In their own words!!
By T. Jackson Kaguri - Director, April 09, 2007 05:39 PM
KYOHUSIIMA MOREEN:
After my parents death I suffered so much because at home I am the only one who is there with my guardians and they are very old. So I am the one to do every work that should be done at home. When I go back home I am supposed to go in the garden . After the garden, I fetch water and collect firewood. After those things, I prepare supper. But now I don’t suffer so much because I wake up very early and I sweep our house, then I clean the compound. After, I go to Nyaka school and I like Nyaka as I like myself because it helps to study. It is where I get some of my needs and at home if I get a problem I can tell it to my teacher. Our teachers are good and they teach us well. They are kind to us. I thank our director Mr. Twesigye J. who tried to help orphans. Really you did a great full planned year. Really, thanks be to God. I am happy and happy for that plan.
My future plan is when I grow up I will become a teacher and teach in Nyaka. But my problem is one that I can’t speak well, but I know English and how to read. So I don’t know whether I will manage to do that work, but according to God’s mercy I will do it. I thank Mr. Twesigye Jackson who liked to help orphans who were suffering and now are free and fair since Jackson built the school in Nyakagyezi. God lord bless your family. Surely your grateful for your presence today.
BAREKYE ONESMUS:
After the death of my parents my life changed and I began a life which was full of suffering. I suffered but I could pray to God. I grew up staying with my aunt who was not very kid to me. Every work was done by me but I persevered. I had not much care but I planted my coffee, tomatoes and eggplants which I could sell and get money to buy my needs, e.g. clothes. I was not studying. I could remain at home doing house work and digging while my aunt’s children are at school. Really, I suffered but I knew God is my protector and he loves me.
I was ten years old when I was at home and saw my uncle wanting to take me to his home and I started studying. I accepted and went to his home. There was a school which was for orphans. I thanked God. On 2nd feb 2003, it was the day of opening of the school, I started P-1. We had everything e.g. books, pencils, uniforms and many others.
This school helped me in very many ways as follows. The school made me like others who have their parents. The school helped me to stay safe because my teachers could give me advice. Much time was spent at school, so that made me free from heavy work which was at home.
I studied and I could read my books and become the first in class. Now I am very well because I can get lunch at school. Now I am in primary five. If God wills I will finish my p-7. My plan the future is to become a doctor and if I get money I really will help orphans as our director did. Really I want to try my best and study as I have got this chance.
NAMANYA HELLEN:
My parents died in 1995. I was still young and they both died in one year. When they died I started suffering which I didn’t know that I will suffer up to that stage where I reached. When my parents died I had nothing to say but my relatives helped me. I was staying with my uncle who was caring for me up to when they told me to go. I stayed with my grandmother who is still caring for me to where I have reached. She started caring for me when I was 9 years old and now I am 11 years old. After that, my grandmother put me in the school. When she planned to put me in the school she told me and I asked her what to wear. I went there for two weeks and they sent me for school fees. I told my grandmother that they have sent me for school fees. She told me that she doesn’t have money. I stopped studying up to when my aunt took me to this school, Nyaka.
I really want to first thank our director who managed and planned to put me in school of orphans. I was there suffering and not in school, but when I heard that there was a school of orphans in Nyakagyezi. I told my uncle to put me in that school. My uncle wanted to refuse. I told my aunt to put me in that school. She took me to this school where I am still studying and told them that they help people who are helpless and whose parents died. And I think I will end my primary seven from here, God willing. I really thank the director together with the donors who are helping in any way they are helping us.
In the future I will make sure so that I can help others and be a teacher at this Nyaka school. Our teachers are teaching us very well.
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Voices of Hope/ Nyaka 10 minutes video
By Jackson kaguri - Founder/Director, March 20, 2007 02:38 PM
You have supported them, now you can see them and listen to their voices of hope.
Click on the link below and then click "watch Nyaka video"
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Nyaka Grannies and pictures
By Jackson Kaguri - Founder and Director, March 19, 2007 09:13 PM
Pictures of our new school will be posted soon.
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New school in Uganda!
By Jackson Kaguri - Project Leader, March 14, 2007 05:38 PM
Using Nyaka model, we have opened a new school in a village 48 miles away from Nyaka.
Enjoy the pictures. Barbara and Clare are social workers on a Rotary International travel grant. They are working with Nyaka teachers and other community workers, exchanging ideas on how to deal with orphaned children and their grandmothers.
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