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Blog - Weston educators travel to Uganda, June and July, 2008
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About Us
The Kasiisi Project has worked since 1997 to give rural schoolchildren
living near Kibale National Park in western Uganda a chance for a successful future,
by funding classroom buildings, scholarships and related projects, one school at a time.
We are a secular, 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization based near Boston MA, USA.
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Kagaba Joshua welcoming Weston educators, Kasiisi, June 2008
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The Need
Uganda has been racked by war and internal strife since independence in 1962.
Life expectancy is 45 years.
Annual per capita income is about $280 USD. Primary school is free, but secondary school
costs $200-400 per student per year. This is far beyond the means of
subsistence farmers and plantation workers who make up some 75% of the populace. Only
education can fuel urgently needed economic growth. Most girls
do not complete primary school. Just 12% of students go on to secondary
school. The stability and future of Uganda - and Africa - depend critically on education.
We seek your help building primary schools and funding
secondary school scholarships in rural western Uganda.
Here is more about Uganda and us.
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Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement
The Kasiisi Project does not discriminate in the operation of its programs or the
hiring of any employees on the basis of race, color, creed, national, or ethnic origin,
gender, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
This policy also complies with all applicable federal and local EEO laws.
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