Spring has Sprung and Summer is Now Here

Hey guys, sorry it’s taken me so long to update this! The boys will be going back for their Summer term (their third term) in the next couple weeks and I wanted to give you an update from the boys’ last term…

The boys are doing well…Sam finished his final term and graduated from the school of hospitality and hotel management! Once he gets his certificate he will be able to start looking for a job! Yay for Sam!! Lamek is almost done with his primary education, and still planning on switching into a trade school next year. Geoffrey and Leo finished their first term of “A” level, however, Leo suffered from recurring bouts of malaria and other illnesses, and was not able to complete his coursework. He will be retaking the coursework he missed this upcoming term, but pray that he will stay healthy.

Here are the breakdown of expenses from the past term (click on the images to see the boy’s budgets)…The amounts are in Ugandan shillings ($1 = 2,370 UGX).

And here are the budgets for this upcoming term:

GEOFFREY:

SCHOOL FEES 310000
BOOKS       30000
TEXT BOOKS  150000
FILE        3000
PENS        3000
SOAP AND OMO 15500
SMEARING OIL 10000
SUGAR      10000
SLEEPER      2000
TOILET PAPER 3000
MATTRESS     50000
BEDSHEETS    12000
FIELD WORK 40000
POCKET MONEY 40000
VD           20000
SHOE         20000
SHOE POLISH  3000
STOKING      2000

LEO:

SCHOOL FEES 305000
BOOKS       20000
TEXT BOOKS  40000

PENS        3000

SOAP AND OMO 15500
SMEARING OIL 10000
SUGAR      10000
SLEEPER      2000
TOILET PAPER 3000
MATTRESS     50000

FIELD WORK 35000

POCKET MONEY 40000
VD           20000

SHOE POLISH  3000
STOCKING      2000

LAMEK:

SCHOOL FEES 270000

BOOKS       20000
PENS        3000
SOAP AND OMO 15500
SMEARING OIL 10000
SUGAR      10000
SLEEPER      2000
TOILET PAPER 3000
MATTRESS     50000

POCKET MONEY 40000
VD           20000
SHOE POLISH  3000
STOKING      2000

BATHING SHOPE 2500
TRANSPORT FOR BOTHOF THEM YOU PUT IT TO BE 60000

SAM:

GRADUATION & CERTIFICATION 300000

For those of you who have already given me money for the boys for this term, thank you! For those of you who are giving it in tri-annual installments, please send this term’s $30 by May 15th if at all possible (sorry for the late notice)! Again, thank you all so much for your commitment to helping these boys. They know that there is a band of people out here who care about them and have come together to make sure they are supported, and it means the world to them.

Much love, Emily

~ by Emily Vielma on May 8, 2011.