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Letter from Ugandan Teacher
I am so happy to communicate to you through this small letter. How are you over there. I hope you are fine. Back to me - I am okay. I am called Denis as mention before. I am a student of above college and I am a senior two this year. Our home is located along Kampala Road in Koro Abiu Camp, which is 50 KM from Gulu town at a village known as Mumorach. Where I always used to stay during holidays with my guardians together with my brother who is a disabled person and his name is Opiyo David. He have no way neither to walk nor to move from one place to another. I always care for him by giving some assistance where necessary.
When I am in school, I like participating in leadership where we have head boy and assistant prefect at different post or level. I also like cultural dances, music, and drama, debating club, painting pictures but there is a lack of materials to make it nicely. And for me, I like drawing pictures of music instruments the most.
I wish you a god day.
Thank you,
O. Denis
Letter from U.S. Teacher
Thank you for this opportunity to make books for other children. It not only gave these children a chance to relate to other children around the world. It also gave them more meaning to their writing. We have been watching the power points and video clips on your website. The students were awestruck by the number of people sleeping in one area and the fact that they walk up to 10 miles everyday just to sleep safely. They see pictures of the fighting in Iraq and some even have neighbors or relatives fighting there, but they didn't realize how war can and does impact children. I think they are more empathetic as to how other children in the world live. Thanks again for this wonderful opportunity of service to others.
Barb M.,
2nd grade teacher,
McGregor, MN
I am so happy to communicate to you through this small letter. How are you over there. I hope you are fine. Back to me - I am okay. I am called Denis as mention before. I am a student of above college and I am a senior two this year. Our home is located along Kampala Road in Koro Abiu Camp, which is 50 KM from Gulu town at a village known as Mumorach. Where I always used to stay during holidays with my guardians together with my brother who is a disabled person and his name is Opiyo David. He have no way neither to walk nor to move from one place to another. I always care for him by giving some assistance where necessary.
When I am in school, I like participating in leadership where we have head boy and assistant prefect at different post or level. I also like cultural dances, music, and drama, debating club, painting pictures but there is a lack of materials to make it nicely. And for me, I like drawing pictures of music instruments the most.
I wish you a god day.
Thank you,
O. Denis
Letter from U.S. Teacher
Thank you for this opportunity to make books for other children. It not only gave these children a chance to relate to other children around the world. It also gave them more meaning to their writing. We have been watching the power points and video clips on your website. The students were awestruck by the number of people sleeping in one area and the fact that they walk up to 10 miles everyday just to sleep safely. They see pictures of the fighting in Iraq and some even have neighbors or relatives fighting there, but they didn't realize how war can and does impact children. I think they are more empathetic as to how other children in the world live. Thanks again for this wonderful opportunity of service to others.
Barb M.,
2nd grade teacher,
McGregor, MN
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Facilitator Packet
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Book Topics List
Click here to learn about all the grade levels and different book topics that our sister schools need materials for.
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List of supplies needed by our sister schools
Check out this link for an inventory of all the different supplies you can send to your sister school.
Background and First-Hand Reports from Uganda
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Please help familiarize your students with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and encourage them to incorporate elements of it into their books.
Sample Book Bindings
If you're looking for ideas on how assemble your books, check out our collection of sample book bindings!