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Meet Dorcus, a friendly young woman with a warm smile that brings light to all those around her. Dorcus currently attends Mbuya College day school, and says she enjoys her time there because of the caring and friendly teachers who always encourage student engagement. Her favorite subjects are photography and literature, and she hopes to one day use these passions to become a television news reporter. Right now, she lives with her grandmother and nine cousins. In order to pursue her education, Dorcus moved away from her three siblings, who live in the village and do not attend school.
In her break time, Dorcus loves to read, attend school parties, and participate in Music-Dance-Drama competitions with her school team. A social butterfly, Dorcus has spends time with friends from many tribes such as Acholi, Gulu, Kitgum, Banda. Her and her best friend Paula enjoy revising school work together and playing netball (a mix of basketball and handball).
When discussing the rest of her life, Dorcus told us, “I’d like to have a better future”. In her eyes, that better future involves her having a successful career as a news reporter, and moving back to the Acholi Quarter to good build houses for herself and others. She also dreams of traveling to the USA, Germany, and Italy, because their citizens are always helping other people, just as she would like to do. The opportunity to attend school make all these goals much more attainable for Dorcus, as education has already improved her living status, helped her make new friends, and will continue to open doors of opportunity for her.
Though Dorcus thoroughly enjoys attending school and works very hard toward her goals, her path to a, “better future” is not always an easy one. She often struggles with not having the finances for school requirements, causing delays in her schooling. When her family does not have food, her and her cousin Brenda will spend their time making paper bead jewelry in order to support them.
When asked what she hopes for, Dorcus responded, “I want to help those who don’t have”. This generous spirit, along with a warm smile and an outstanding work ethic, make Project Have Hope proud to support such a driven, passionate, and caring woman in pursuit of her dreams.
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"I think big!" gushes Eric. "I want to be the best designer ever!"
His goals aren’t limited to fashioning clothes, but to every aspect of design. With unbridled ambition, a strong work ethic and passion, this 22 year old is unstoppable.
Thanks to Project Have Hope's scholastic sponsorship program, Eric had the opportunity to pursue a course in fashion and design, and is currently employed by a company that manufactures clothes for government contracts.
Eric’s passion for design was ignited when he was 17 years old. His uniform was too big and ill-fitting. He was determined to fix it. “ ‘Let me try,’ ” he recalls saying to himself as he sat behind a sewing machine for the first time to adjust his uniform. “From that day, I loved tailoring.
Pursuing a course in tailoring would have been an impossibility without the financial support of Project Have Hope. Susan has gained both a skill and a confidence that helps her to navigate the future and the challenges that persist.
Much of Susan’s youth was spent rising before the sun and going to bed long after the moon had risen. Her day would start at 4am, when she would rise to head to the fields to work. She’d return home as the sun was setting and begin the time-consuming task of preparing a meal. Day after day.
At 19, a young mother herself, Susan moved to the Acholi Quarter. There, she labored in the stone quarry, often with her infant baby on her back.
When Project Have Hope began, it was a welcome relief to Susan. She could work from home with her daughter seated nearby and roll paper into beads. “It was simple work, easy work,” Susan carefreely recalls. Not only was the work easy, but she’d earn twice what she earned in the quarry. “It was a very great change for me.”
Susan later enrolled in a tailoring course through Project Have Hope’s support. From the beginning, she was thrilled with the opportunity tailoring presented. “You can expect money any day, any time,” Susan beams. “If I return to the village, I can bring my tailoring machine and work from there and earn a living. I can work anywhere.”
