Youth Projects

Girls Who Care does it again! This special group held a pancake breakfast fundraiser to raise the sponsorship money for their sponsored scholar Jessica and to raise funds for school supplies and uniforms for other children of the village of Ddegeya.

Birthday Teen has her friends bring school supplies to her birthday party for the children of Uganda.
Lauren’s friends bring her school supplies for her birthday which she sent to children in Uganda.

Boght Hills Elementary School, Latham New York:
The students, faculty and families of the Boght Hills Elementary School “Pay it Forward”.
As part of their school wide “Pay it Forward” campaign, the Boght Hills School students collected
school supplies and teaching supplies for the schools and students in and near Ddegeya Village in Uganda.

Voorheesville Middle School Builders Club:
The members of the Voorheesville Middle School Builders Club collected and sent hundreds of sneakers and shoes to Ddegeya village. The Builders Club is part of an international community service organization designed for middle school students. This “student-led” organization is sponsored by the local Kiwanis Club.
The children and families of the village were so grateful for their efforts.

Girls Who Care: This incredible group of teens held a walk-a-thon and raised money for a refrigerator for the Engeye Health Clinic so that the clinic can store and dispense immunizations. Not only did they raise money to purchase the refrigerator, but they also purchased school supplies for the students and local public schools and they made a five year commitment to share in the sponsorship of Jessica, one of our newest sponsored scholars.

 

Teens collect school supplies at a birthday Mardi Gras party to ship to Ddegeya Village. ...In fact, the only birthday presents this birthday teen wanted were school supplies for children in Uganda.....See Full Article

 

Walk a Mile in My Shoes: The wonderful parishioners of Calvary United Methodist Church weren't kidding when said that they could help with the shoe drive for Ddegeya Village. To kick off this fundraising event, the children created 'Walk A Mile in My Shoes' t-shirts and went on to collect over 100 pairs of shoes for the village. Enough money was raised to cover the entire cost of shipping!

(Left) The children at Calvary United Methodist Church show off their "Walk A Mile in My Shoes" t-shirts.

 

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Soccer and Sports equipment: Consider organizing your group or friends to collect and send soccer gear and sports equipment.

GOAL: To provide opportunities for recreation and fun through soccer teams and sport activities for the children and families of Ddegeya Village! You can help by collecting and sending new or gently worn soccer cleats, soccer uniforms, shin guards, soccer socks, soccer or sports balls, nets and related equipment. If you are interested in this special project, all you need to do is gather the gently used or new items for the children and adults in the village.

How do you send the sports equipment you collect?

It costs between $100.00-$150.00 to ship a box of soccer equipment from the US to the village by USPS mail. If you would like to collect soccer equipment, the best approach is to fundraise as part of your project so that you will have sufficient funds to ship the items. If you have any questions or if you do not think you can raise the funds to pay for the shipping, please contact us to discuss your options.

Mailing info: Post Office: US Post Office-Latham
Option #1: Can use large flat rate box for smaller heavier items
Dimensions of box are 12 ¼ x 12 ¼ x 6
Cost is $53.95 – 20 pound weight limit

Option #2: Box in a box that is no larger than 42 inches in length and 79 inches in length plus girth combined and not over 66 lbs
Cost is dependent on weight see chart:

If you are able to pay for the shipping, please complete this form and include it in the shipping box. If possible, please also include a picture of yourself and/or group. You can then simply mail the collected items by USPS mail to:
Mr. John Kalule
Engeye Clinic, registered NGO
PO Box 26592
Kampala, Uganda

Upon receipt of the items we will make every effort to send you a picture of the distribution of the shoes to the children and families of the village.