Transform a life - Sponsor a Student through Hearts & Hope
What does my sponsorship provide?
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The best way to have a long-lasting impact in Uganda is to sponsor the education of a future leader.
For only $35 per month, a child can learn the skills necessary to lift them and their village out of poverty. As part of your student sponsorship, you will send and receive updates from your student twice a year. The annual school year begins in February. |
Your sponsorship provides for the following:
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Provide Additional Support
You also have the opportunity to provide additional support to your student and their school during the checkout process:
- Basic Medical Fund - Donate to purchase mosquito nets and anti-malarial medicines
- School Facilities Fund - Provide funds to your students school to purchase teaching aids, desks, and other classroom needs.
Priority Students - the students below recently lost their sponsor and are at risk of losing their education.
Village: Kamuli
Birthdate: June 11th, 2012 Interests: Playing with dolls Family Situation: Nisha's mother is a widow who has 6 children. She sells sweet bananas on streets and sometimes in schools in order to get money to take care of her children. This isn't enough money to pay for basic needs or school fees, therefore she is in need of help. |
Village: Mbulamuti
Birthdate: February 1st, 2006 Interests: My studies Family Situation: Deborah has been in the program for 8 years and is a diligent student. She loves learning and wants to be a pilot someday. Please consider continuing her sponsorship and helping her achieve her dreams! |
Village: Kainhogoga
Birthdate: July 12th, 2007 Interests: Playing soccer Family Situation: Vincent's father passed away when he was a toddler and his mother, unable to cope, abandoned Vincent shortly after that. Raised by his grandmother who is too frail to work, Vincent was only able to attend school thanks to the HH4U program. Unfortunately, he lost his sponsor in 2020. |
Available Students - these students have never been sponsored and are in desperate need of educational support
Village: Kamuli
Birthdate: April 26th, 2011 (8) Interests: Playing soccer Family Situation: Geoffrey’s father died when he was 4 years old and his mother also abandoned her two children, leaving them with the Grandmother to care of her Grandchildren. She is very weak but she still has to work to take care of her grandchildren. Waiting for a sponsor for 9 months |
Village: Kainhogoga
Birthdate: April 4th, 2012 (8) Interests: Running Family Situation: Edirisa's parents are divorced and the father sends no support for the children. His mother struggles to support Edi and his three siblings while dealing with her own health issues. The family also supports Edi's elderly grandmother who lives with the family in a two room home. |
Village: Kainhogoga
Birthdate: May 15th, 2013 (7) Interests: soccer and hide & seek Family Situation: Robert is the 4th born in his family living with both parents and siblings in a one living room and two-bedroom house. Robert’s father is a Radio Mechanic in Kainhogoga village; he repairs radios in their village and earns a maximum of UGX.3000 - 5000 a day ($.86 - $1.43). This money doesn’t come in on a daily basis as there are many days when he does not receive any business. Waiting for a sponsor for 1 month |
Village: Kamuli
Birthdate: October 31st. 2012 (7) Interests: Soccer Family Situation: The mother digs for others in order to get money to take care of the family. When she works she can earn $1.71. The father fetches water for people in the village and when he works, he earns $0.29/day. This amount of income is not enough to meet the family needs. Waiting for a sponsor for 8 months |
Village: Mbulamuti
Birthdate: August 17th, 2007 (13) Interests: Netball Family Situation: Fiidah lives with her parents and five siblings. Her father struggles with addiction and is known to disappear for great lengths of time without anyone knowing his whereabouts. The mother works to support the children by selling water to community members. Waiting for a sponsor for 9 months |
Village: Kainhogoga
Birthdate: September 19th, 2009 (11) Interests: Football Family Situation: Jovan's father died when he was a child and his mother had to leave the area to find work. Jovan is living with his sister and her family, who struggles to provide for their own family, let alone Jovan. |
Village: Kainhogoga
Birthdate: July 20th, 2010 (10) Interests: Soccer Family Situation: Cramina is the 8th born in his family living with his Aunt and one of his siblings two room house. Cramina’s mother died in August 2018 and the Father’s whereabouts are unknown. |
Village: Nakabango
Birthdate: January 18th, 2011 (9) Interests: Soccer and math Family Situation: George lives with his grandparents and other grandchildren in a two room house. The grandparents garden in order to provide for the children, but are too elderly to truly provide anything but food, love, and a home for the children. Waiting for a sponsor for 6 months |
Village: Kainhogoga
Birthdate: April 25th, 2012 (8) Interests: Singing Family Situation: Rihanna lost both of her parents to HIV/AIDS, losing her mother in 2016 and her father in 2017. She and her sister miss their parents terribly, but are thankful to be able to live with their grandmother in a small home. They all work together to help grow crops to support their small family. Waiting for a sponsor for 1 month |
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Village: Mbulamuti
Birthdate: August 10th, 2012 (8) Interests: Becoming a pilot Family Situation: Akram and his six siblings were abandoned and are being cared for by their grandmother. Although elderly, the grandmother finds work by shoveling and digging in gardens. There are many other diggers in the village and the family struggles to find stable income. Waiting for a sponsor for 9 months. |
Village: Mbulamuti
Birthdate: November 7th, 2012 (7) Interests: Skipping and math Family Situation: Rashidah lives with her parents. Rashidah's Mother has been suffering from Hepatitis B and is unable to work. Her father earns less than $0.86 a day which is not enough to meet the families basic needs let alone to pay for Rashidah's school fees. |
Village: Kamuli
Birthdate: November 4th, 2010 (9) Interests: Soccer Family Situation: Abu Bakari lives with both parents and his 5 brothers & sisters. Abu Bakari’s parents both dig for other people in the community and can earn shs. 10,000 ($2.85) when they both dig for a day. This work is done by many others in the community and it is also seasonal therefore the work is not consistent. Because it is not consistent, there isn’t enough money to send the children to school. |
Village: Mbulamuti
Birthdate: March 20th, 2009 (11) Interests: Math and football Family Situation: Sulah spends his time digging with his mother and siblings, trying to help provide enough income for the family's basic needs. Sulah would like to be a doctor. |
