Hands of Hope Scholarship
Program
The Hands of Hope
Scholarships provide scholarships to
secondary school students who are unable to pay tuition and
school fees. Students are identified based on orphan status,
economic need, and academic ability. Students are provided
with tuition, school uniforms, and school supplies. The
well-being of the family and the student is monitored through
yearly home visits by local program administrators.
Through
the Sr. Josephine's Orphaned and Vulnerable Children
Program, Into Your Hands provides home tutoring, school
fees, food, and regular home visits to orphaned or disabled children of the Makondo
community. Into Your Hands is also committed o
assisting the St. Kizito Nursery School managed by the MMM.
Early childhood education programs are rare in rural Uganda.
St. Kizito provides a nurturing and enriching learning
environment for the most vulnerable children including those
that have special needs. Learn more about Hands of
Mercy Program
Into Your
Hands
partners with
Medical
Missionaries of Mary (MMM) in Makondo, Uganda, to support orphaned and
disabled children in the Makondo area. A recent household
survey conducted by the MMM reveals that over 9000 children
in the surrounding area are orphaned. Many of
these children live with other caretakers whose hands are
already full. The average household size is eight to
ten members who live on less than $20 a month.
Hands at Work Enterprise Development Program
Our most active program provides school business
development training and funds the development of youth or school-based
enterprises that generate an income for the either the student
or the school. These
school-based business allow the students to gain the practical
skills they need to run a successful and profitable enterprise.
Our current programs include the
Send a Piglet Home Program and the
St. Denis Self-Sufficiency Project.
Traditional academic education falls short in giving graduating students relevant skills to become economically productive. The Ugandan Ministry of Education and Sports is promoting the inclusion of vocational and entrepreneurship training in secondary schools.
St. Denis will eventually provide various certificate programs in animal husbandry, agriculture, and computer literacy.
Learn more about Hands at Work
Capital and Infrastructure Improvements
Into
Your Hands supports capital improvements to school
infrastructure such as:
provision of water and sanitation facilities,
construction of school buildings, development of sustainable
energy solutions, and acquisition of information technology.
Our current project is the construction of a 100 bed boys'
dormitory at St. Denis Senior Secondary School.
Since 2007, Into Your Hands has provided the school community with much needed water collection tanks, bunk beds for the girls and boys, and finished the construction of the school library.
In the near future, a rain catchment system and bore hole well will help both St. Denis and nearby St. Agatha with much needed clean water.
