Buy a Teenage Social Entrepreneur’s Education in Uganda for Christmas

Kites - Christmas 2009

Christmas is a time for giving, but most children living in Uganda receive no presents at Christmas and few living in rural and slum areas even know the date of their birthday.  So, this year we want to invite people around the world to give the gift of community action and education to some of the most selfless children living in Uganda.  Most of the young people we work with will be fearful that next year, despite their sefless action to support other young people will not receive any support for their education next year, nor even a present at Christmas to thank them for their community work throughout this year.  So this Christmas blog, we are appealing for your help in supporting the development of these young changemakers.  There are many appeals during this Christmas period, but this one is different.  By supporting these children you are helping not just them, but their whole community.  In some cases by supporting the rural children you might prevent future famine in their village or help whole communities avoid living in poverty completely, as we are training them how to tackle these specific issues.

Roof of Chrysalis Centre

Every penny you spent will go direct to the young person’s education.  We will try to raise the money for our work independently through StartSomeGood.  If you would like to become a sponsor of any of the young people below, then please contact us for information on how to become a sponsor.  If the monthly amount below is too much, then you can still contribute a lower amount and it may be that we find someone else prepared to pay the remaining amount.

December - 2009 - the first Christmas presents our members had ever received

Note the monthly amount also includes board for the young person.  Also, if they are in the higher classes, then their fees will be more expensive.

Every day over Christmas we will add another story to the blog, explaining why it is important o support these young people to create change in their communities.

The Butterfly Project, Uganda is a unique project, which is training up 20 young social entrepreneurs from the most disadvantaged teenagers in Uganda, either living in the slums of Kampala or in remote rural areas.  We chose young people who were selfless and had ideas about how they could improve the lives of the people in their communities and we have been supporting and training them since 2009.

2012, however, we need more sponsors than ever before, as our numbers have increased, with seven new members from Northern Uganda in 2011.

Lastly, if you do choose to sponsor, you will be able to correspond directly with the young social entrepreneur yourself and help give them advice on how they can be a better changemaker.  What better present is there to yourself than that???

	Name	Year	Age	Monthly Amount  needed	Blog link/ Social project(s)	Date of feature
	Charles Obuk – Butterfly North – he is a young changemaker from Lamwo District, Northern Uganda	S2	14	£50	Link – to blog – Drama, poverty alleviation	19th Dec
	Nancy Lakot – butterfly North – she is a young changemaker from Lamwo District	S2	15	£50	Link – to blog – Trad. dance, board games, poverty alleviation through melons, fish farm	20th Dec
	Morrish Ocen – Butterfly North – he is a young changemaker from Lamwo District	S2	15	£50	Link – to blog – Melon farming for poverty alleviation, Reading for children, Athletics	21st Dec
	Joel Atube – Butterfly North – he is an artist and changemaker from Kitgum District	S2	14	£50	Link – to blog – Children’s rights through art, poverty alleviation through melon planting	22nd Dec
	Peter Akena – Butterfly North – journalist and changemaker from Lamwo District	S2	13	£50	Link – to blog – Young journalists club, fish farming	23rd Dec
	Nyeko Zisite – Butterfly North – he is a changemaker from Lamwo District	S2	14	£50	Link – to blog – Fish farming, anti- corruption video, Chicken for Change	24th Dec
	Mercy Moro – Butterfly North – she is a changemaker from Lamwo District	S2	13	£50	No blog —HIV/AIDS awareness project for girls, board games for confidence	27th Dec
	Francis Ssuuna – Butterfly Pioneers – he is a changemaker from Lyantonde District, Western Uganda	S2	16	£60	Linkt – o blog – Project Circulate, Biogas Education Centre, Boardgames for Change, Vision for Change	28th Dec
	Gilbert Byamugisha – Butterfly Pioneers – he is a changemaker from Rubaga slum district, Kampala	S3	16	£35	Link – to blog – Butterfly Music Project, Nambere, Chrysalis Music Club, OPOP art project, Film – “We need your attention”	1st Jan
	Eunice Namugerwa – Butterfly Pioneers – she is a changemaker from Kisenyi slum district, Kampala	S5	16	£35	No blog —Butterfly Music Project, Kisenyi, Kisenyi Art Project for boys	2nd Jan
	Debra Akello – Butterfly Pioneers – she is a changemaker from the Acholi Quarter slum district, Kampala	S6	18	£40	No blog —Giving hope to girls chained to housework
	Philip Mudoko – Butterfly Pioneers – he is a changemaker from Kyebando slum district, Kampala	S4	15	£20	No blog —Kyebando football youth, Children’s Rights awareness for Youth Footballers, Film re- taking community action
	Manisuli Miyingo – Butterfly Pioneers – he is a changemaker from Lyantonde District, Western Uganda	S2	14	£30	Blog —Nansana Computer Training for children, Kampala, Swimming for confidence
	Judith Amito – Butterfly Pioneers – she is a changemaker from Acholi Quarter slum district, Kampala	S4	14	£40	No blog —Youth Savings, Acholi Quarter, Stone quarry kids project
	Samuel Lubangakene – Butterfly Pioneers – he is a changemaker from Acholi Quarter slum District, Kampala	P7	15	£40	No blog —“Posho and beans is not good enough” campaign, Poverty Fluxx, melon farming poverty alleviation
	Martin Kayondo – Butterfly Pioneers – he is a changemaker from Lyantonde district	S5	16	£45	Link – to blog – Youth Voices Lyantonde, Computer training, Ethical computer repair project
	Stella Nayebale – Butterfly Pioneers – she is a changemaker from Lyantonde district	S2	15	£50	No blog —Environmental clean-up project, Kasagama
	Dorah Namulindwa – Butterfly Pioneers – she is a changemaker from Lyantonde district	S2	14	£50	No blog —Environmental issues, Lyantonde District
	Oscar Katerega – Young Social Entrepreneurs – he is a changemaker from Lyantonde district	S2	14	£50	No blog —Acholi Quarter Clean-up project
	Brian Ogwang – Butterfly Caterpillar Club – he is a computer trainer and has trained more than 40 people, young and old on computer basics	P6	12	£40	No blog —Chrysalis Centre Computer Basics Training