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Closed 16/03/2018
Weʼve raised $385 to buy school shoes for 100 children in Apuuton Primary School Katakwi #OneShoeCampaign
- Katakwi, Eastern Region, Uganda
- Funded on Friday, 16th March 2018
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Katakwi is a district in eastern Uganda, whenever you say “Katakwi” everyone looks at you in shock and awe. It’s a district known for insurgencies perpetuated by the Karamoja people and the Lords Resistant Army under Joseph Kony years back. Its known for its high poverty rates, high teenage pregnancies, school drop outs, child marriages, poor education systems and gender based violence. I might not be able to change everything but l believe in the power of collective efforts.
I’ve only been in Uganda for 4 weeks and each day as l walk to work l meet amazing children walking to school. Now what touches me the most is these kids walk to school barefooted and some have to walk a distance of 5km to get there. We are now in our rainy season, and these children still have to make it to school in time. Because of their socio-economic backgrounds most families have no money to buy shoes for their children. I want to make these kids journey to school less gruesome by getting them a pair of shoes. A good shoe will cost round about UGX50000 which is about $13. And l am confident that collectively we will be able to give these children a pair of shoes and contributing to their access to education.
Thank you in advance for giving children in Apuuton Primary School a pair of shoes in this cold rainy season!!
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- 6 years ago
Mpho Elizabeth Mpofu
6 years agoThank you to those who have donated so far!! We need #79 more shoes to reach the target. Counting on all of you to make this a success!! #OneShoeCampaign
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12
Mr & Mrs Kegomoditswe
Jan 15, 2018
May God richly bless you and your work! We can all make a difference collectively.
$80.00
Kory Shukrani
Jan 5, 2018
God bless you Elizabeth as well as this fundraising! Wish I could add a few extra zeros to this, sorry it isn’t more!x
Natanya Rodrigo-Candappa
Dec 29, 2017
Great work Elizabeth!
$25.00
Ropafadzo Muzari
Nov 9, 2017
Proud of you Mpho for doing this!
$15.00
Mercy Angels Botswana
Nov 6, 2017
We know how it is to walk barefooted. With love we are helping these beautiful children.
$30.00
Maggie, Rosemary Sihwa
Oct 31, 2017
Keep making a difference. You can change the world by just one act of kindness.
$15.00
Barnie Ndlovu
Oct 25, 2017
Keep it up auntie womntwana
$50.00
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Mpho Elizabeth Mpofu
Katakwi, Eastern Region, Uganda
Mpho is a professional criminologist and a passionate human rights activist currently working for Actionaid international Uganda.