Sponsoring a Child by Eleni S.

Eleni S.. is a graduate of Rumson Country Day School and is currently attending St. Andrew's High School.  She tells ChangeALife Uganda:

"I have long admired the work of ChangeALife Uganda and have been involved with the organization since 2009 when my family embarked on the educational sponsorship of a young girl.  My high school, St. Andrew’s School in Delaware, places a huge emphasis on sharing the incredible education we are lucky enough to receive with those less fortunate. This year, I decided to introduce a group of my school friends to CALU. I thought it would be great to connect ChangeALife with the St. Andrew's community, and we decided to begin this partnership by raising funds to provide an education for one or two children hoping to attend St. Lawrence School in Migyera. We raised enough money to send one boy, Dalton Kiweewa, to school starting this February, and we will continue fundraising to ensure him of multiple years of schooling. We hope to sponsor a young girl as well, as soon as we raise enough money. I have been working with Ms. Semler and selling jewelry and baskets to my school community. In these winter months, my school has also agreed to help CALU by putting all donations made by our community to our Chapel Vestry towards our fundraising for Dalton and hopefully another future student of St. Lawrence School. We are so excited to have the opportunity to work with CALU and help provide these incredible and deserving children with the education many of their families cannot afford."

Eleni and friends with a basket from the micro-finance project.

Meet Dalton

Dalton is a playful six year old boy in the first grade.  He is active in Sunday School, likes football and enjoys church activities. His parents separated two years ago. His mother stays with her three children in a rented room. She is a teacher but her income is too small to provide for the family needs and also the children’s education and school supplies.