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Kankanyero’s story is proof that we need to reach out to Ugandan kids and help them, not only because they need the educational support, but also because they are the future of Uganda and will spread the hope for the rest of the country.
Kankanyero is one of the Ugandan kids who Project Have Hope has helped. He is from the North of Uganda. Before Project Have Hope reached out to him, he could barely survive at home, since his parents needed to work and there were other distractions. Project Have Hope changed his life. At the age of nine, he started to study in a boarding school and has made good use of his education. He said in an interview, “there is always enough time for you to read books at school. You are always free form family problems.” This opportunity gave him a new perspective on life. He can “access different people from different backgrounds like from the north meeting people from the East, West and South.” Education has had a huge impact on him. His focus now is not only himself, but also on what he can do to contribute to his country.
Kankanyero is grateful to PHH, and he tries his best to excel at school. His actions prove that educational support can work well to help African countries that suffer from poverty and war to rebuild their society. At school, Kankanyero tries to make best use of every minute of his time reading and doing homework. In addition, he sets a high standard for himself and is learning to be independent and responsible. He makes his own schedule and sticks to it strictly. As a result, he did very well in his exams in 2011. He is determined to have a career in Medical service, as he “wants to help people who are poor and can not afford health care.”
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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.”
