Subject: Resilience
Resilience
July 14th, 2022 at 12:03 pm ESTView onlineResilience“No condition is permanent” - Socrates, oft-repeated by UgandansThis proverb is being heard a lot around Uganda these days. People face so many obstacles and challenges. Chief among the hardships is food scarcity and outrag ...
Greener, Cleaner, Healthier
June 9th, 2022 at 5:09 pm ESTView onlineGreener, Cleaner, HealthierUgandan students lost at least a year of learning over the two years of the pandemic. Younger students lost even more; they were out of school for 22 months. Thanks to you, Mustard Seed's care for students and fa ...
Essential. Urgently needed. Oh so expensive – SOAP
April 24th, 2022 at 4:02 pm ESTView onlineThe Price of SoapLike everywhere, prices have shot through the roof in Uganda. We are grateful for the vegetables, eggs, poultry, and milk produced on the school property. These things keep up good nutrition while beating inflation. But, w ...
Thanksgiving in February
March 1st, 2022 at 12:13 am ESTView onlineFebruary ThanksgivingSix weeks into the new school year following the world's longest school shutdown, students and staff were ready to give thanks and celebrate. I arrived in time to join in on February 19th! The singing, dancing, speeche ...
School's Open
February 2nd, 2022 at 12:23 pm ESTView onlineBack to SchoolUgandan schools opened for the new school year on January 10th. In contrast to many schools in the area, Mustard Seed was ready. The long shutdown was really hard on everyone, but thanks to your support, the hardships for the ...
School's Open
January 30th, 2022 at 2:46 pm ESTView onlineBack to SchoolUgandan schools opened for the new school year on January 10th. In contrast to many schools in the area, Mustard Seed was ready. The long shutdown was really hard on everyone, but thanks to your support, the hardships for the ...
More Than Smiles (Part 4 of 4)
January 6th, 2022 at 8:32 am ESTTogether, we are working miracles. View onlineHappy New Year!You gave hundreds of smiles in 2021. You also gave take-home lessons, health care, shelter, clothes, social welfare visits, gardens, and guidance! All these are critical for progress in Lu ...
You Gave Hundreds of Smiles, Part 3 of 4
December 31st, 2021 at 10:18 pm ESTView onlineHappy New Year's EveSee what Mustard Seed's loving care doesAt age four, Gift came to school in rags and without shoes. Her single mother struggled to feed her, but she desperately wanted her little girl to be in school. It felt like an im ...
You Gave Hundreds of Smiles, Part 3 of 4
December 31st, 2021 at 4:15 pm ESTView onlineHappy New Year's EveSee what Mustard Seed's loving care doesAt age four, Gift came to school in rags and without shoes. Her single mother struggled to feed her, but she desperately wanted her little girl to be in school. It felt like an im ...
You Gave Hundreds of Smiles, Part 2 of 4
December 31st, 2021 at 7:12 am ESTView onlineHappy New Year's Eve DayLatest from LukayaWhile at school to get their gifts, students also received the notice about the reopening of school on January 10! Mustard Seed students happily anticipate that day and the new school year! It has ...