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<p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p>
<p>I am taking on the challenge of the 'Oldham Way' on January 29th and 30th. This is a 40 mile trek through varied terrain including some moorland bog, country lanes and hills!</p>
<p>I am hoping to raise money for a very worthy cause and if you could just take a minute, I'd like to tell you about it and explain my involvement. </p>
<p>In February - I am visiting Uganda for 2 weeks, to represent Ashton Sixth Form, during which I am spending some time at the Nile Vocational Institute and some time in a village near Jinja helping out in any way I can with various projects.</p>
<p>I am a teacher at Ashton Sixth Form College and I feel very pleased to be chosen to go to Uganda to discover ways that links can be established between the Nile Vocational Institute and Ashton Sixth Form College. The trip is organised by Ugandaid and consists of a period of time spent at the Nile Vocational Institute working with young people and some time helping with various projects e.g. construction and decorating at a village just outside Jinja. </p>
<p>From : Ugandaid's Information Page - Please READ</p>
<p>Uganda's recent history has involved turbulent civil war, violent dictatorship and more recently HIV/AIDS, which has left over a million children orphaned.</p>
<p>Poverty is widespread, most people live at a subsistence level and children commonly die from malaria, measles and dehydration. Primary education is almost universally accessible, but schooling after 11 years old is beyond the means of many families.</p>
<p>There is little hope of employment for most poor and orphaned youngsters in Uganda, and they desperately need an opportunity to learn skills to provide for themselves as they approach adulthood.</p>
<p><strong>UgandAid has two primary objectives: </strong></p>
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<div>To offer hope to vulnerable youngsters, the poorest of the poor, in Uganda by sponsoring vocational training (primarily at Nile Vocational Institute) or providing other life skills training leading to personal growth, confidence, employment and self-sufficiency. A life-changing opportunity for hundreds of students and their extended families.</div>
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<div>To support NVI in the development of existing and new courses (with appropriate building infrastructure and equipment) at its Njeru campus, and work with others to improve the health and education of young people and the disadvantaged in Uganda.</div>
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