We are Building Mercy Junior School
"BRICK BY BRICK"
Urgent Mercy Junior School Need
After a very exciting FOLA board
meeting on October 15, 2016, we want to announce the launching of Mercy
Junior School’s Building Fundraiser. The
donations are coming in!!! One of our faithful donors has generously
offered to match dollar to dollar, up to $55,000, any donations we receive by
December 31, 2016. We have already
raised approximately 50% of Phase One.
To comply with the Ugandan
government, we must construct a larger permanent building that could house all
of our students or we will be forced to close down. Currently, one of our classrooms meets in the
church and we need a second classroom by the beginning of the 2017 school year,
which begins in February. We
are so thankful for our growing school of 179 students, which also creates the
need to begin construction immediately.
The plans have been on the drawing
board since early this year and were finalized on Mary's most recent trip to Uganda
in August. We are very excited about the
school proposal, as it will allow us to educate more children in a proper
learning environment.
Fundraising
Goals:
Phase
I: The
Ground Floor will consist of a public library, computer lab and vocational center, cafeteria, nurse’s
station, and offices (The Ground Floor will be used as classrooms until
completion of Phase II)
Phase
II: The
First Floor will consist of 7 large rooms, which will be divided into 4
inner classrooms and will accommodate 560+ students
Phase
III: The
Second Floor will be a dormitory that allows paying
students
to live on campus, which is a common practice in Uganda
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Facts:
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In Uganda, there is no public school system
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Most families earn about $365 per year; cost to educate one
child is about $360 per year
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Land for the Mercy Junior School has already been purchased
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We have already purchased 20 acres of farmland to help
provide food for our school
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For many of our children, Mercy Junior School provides
their only meals per day
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Our building project meets Ugandan government requirements so
school remains open
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Your financial support is critical to provide free education to poor disadvantaged
children
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Educated Mercy Junior School students help stamp out
illiteracy
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Allows the school to take in more paying students, which
brings sustainability
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Helps bring support to the community with the ground floor
public library
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Provides employment for Ugandan teachers and staff
For updates and progress on the Mercy Junior School fundraising, follow us at our website or on facebook.
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Please consider "For the Love of Africa Ministries" in your year-end giving.
