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It feels amazing to read stories from children, am reminded of my younger self 😇 Story four is from the beautiful Golden Treasure, a primary six learner at St. Peters Primary School Nsambya in Uganda. On Saturday afternoon as I was walking home. I found my friend Kisakye crying. I asked her what was wrong. She said, "I fell and hurt my leg". and my dress looks dirty. My mother will be angry with me. I decided to help her. We walked towards my home. When we reached home, I left her inside our living room and ushered her into a seat. I gave her some juice. Then I went and got a first aid kit. I carefully nursed her wound. I bandaged her very well as I was taught at school regarding first aid. I washed her dirty clothes which had some blood on them. Then, I hang them outside on a washing line to dry. I also gave her other clothes to wear. At around 4:30 in the evening, her clothes were dry, I gave her some sweets to take home. Kisakye was very happy. She happily wal...

It is story four on the power of compassion, every story takes us on a journey to appreciate the people that touch and impact our lives. Narrating today is Abbo Hope.😇😇    "I have been helped many times but there is this one time that stood out for me"- Abbo Hope says.  I remember I was on my S.6 vacation, I had just been gifted a new phone, it meant everything to me😂 So some night while traveling with a lot of shopping bags with my little sister, my phone fell in the taxi and I didn't realize this till I reached home you can imagine the shock I had. I wept, I panicked and kept trying to call my phone but no answer. I remember my sister telling me they don't cry over stolen phones but it was my first experience I slept with a broken heart and I didn't want to ever wake up. But fortunately for me, the lady who picked up my phone from the taxi was a Christian going to Pastor Tom's church, so she called back and she gave me details on how to pick u...

Our third story on the power of compassion is here and we are so excited to share it. Remember, those beautiful primary days when we used to write English Compositions, this story just took me on memory lane. Adiang Andria is a Sudanese refugee living in Uganda, he is a learner at St. Peter's Primary School Nsambya. Oh my!! It feels good having the young people share their narratives. Take a read.😇 In our neighborhood, there lived a rich family. This family had an adolescent son called Moto Mota, who used to go to school but he did not mind his studies. He was very proud of the family's wealth,  He performed poorly because he thought that his family would be having money forever. He was sure that he would inherit that wealth one day, so education was of no value to him at that time. One day, his father felt sick and was rushed to the hospital, Unfortunately, his father died and was taken to the village for burial. After the burial, the family started their journey ...

Are we ready for the second story on the power of compassion? Button your seat belt, this will blow you away. Early January 2022, I was placed in the Namutumba  community by Teach for Uganda to help primary school children improve their learning outcomes both in the classroom and outside school - narrates Akampa  Secret. Around April, I noticed that girls in upper classes (p.5 to p.7) sometimes missed school and the reason they gave was a turn-off for me😪. These girls said that during their red days (menstruation periods), they skip school because they do not have sanitary pads, some use old rugs, and others are shy because they think boys will laugh at them in case they stain their uniforms.  Every month, at least 5 out of 15 girls would miss school.  I was so touched because these are rural children who have no information on menstruation. I shared with our senior woman and we called for a brief meeting. We formed a menstrual health and hygiene club wh...

Hurray!!! August is here and this only means we are a month away from our fourth anniversary. Want to know how we are celebrating? Here is how!! We have organized our second charity walk to support vulnerable children at Nkono Memorial School, Namutumba District. We first had the charity walk in September 2019, by then, we were only turning one and we  wanted to give back. We are grateful for all the amazing people that showed up,  you believed in a cause that we were by then only figuring out. In the heavy rain, together with 200 participants, we walked to support children with autism, a neurological disability that affects social interaction. We raised two million Uganda Shillings that were used to renovate the school structure at the Dorna center for Autism in Ntinda.  Two years after Covid, we are back, all because of our special friend, Catherine Kantono, a fellow at Teach for Uganda who highlighted the plights faced by the learners at...