Human Dignity

Human Dignity

Since 2002, Share the Blessings has committed itself to two major goals in the developing world: providing clean water through the construction of village wells and raising funds to help children stay in school. Working with Fr. Joseph Kakooza, a Catholic priest of the Diocese of Kasana-Luweero in Uganda, we have focused our education efforts on a group of primary, secondary and tertiary students known as the “St. Francis Group.” These students have lost one or both parents to AIDS, war or other causes, reducing their family’s ability to pay their school fees. Through the generosity of our donors, Share the Blessings has been able to cover tuition fees for over 50 students during the past five years. The success stories are heartening:

• 3 St. Francis graduates finished school in 2010 and are now working as a carpenter, tailor and nursing assistant, respectively.

• 4 current St. Francis students are Catholic seminarians who hope to serve the Church as priests.

• 15 St. Francis students are now pursuing post-secondary studies in vocational colleges, teacher colleges, and Ugandan universities.