KIDS FIRST UGANDA

CHILDREN'S SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM - WE WORK CLOSELY WITH LOCAL PRIVATE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. WE ALSO SUPPORT STUDENTS WHO WISH TO FOLLOW A DIFFERENT CAREER PATH TO PURSUE VOCATIONAL TRAINING OPTIONS. WE CURRENTLY SPONSOR SIXTY-FIVE CHILDREN ENROLLED IN PRIMARY OR SECONDARY EDUCATION. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE VOCATIONAL GRADUATE STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED PROGRAMS IN TAILORING (10), CULINARY (5), COSMETOLOGY (2) AND AUTO-MECHANICS (2). TO NOTE: DUE TO THE 2020 COVID PANDEMIC, SCHOOLS TERMS 2 AND 3 WERE CANCELLED AND OUR PROGRAMS PLACED ON HOLD.

MUSIC AND DANCE - SIXTY STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED. OUR MUSIC DIRECTOR IS IVAN MUSINGUZI WHO HAS DEVELOPED A PROGRAM WHICH TEACHES DISCIPLINE, SELF- CONFIDENCE, CREATIVITY, FELLOWSHIP, BELONGING AND THE LOVE OF GOD. A MONTHLY PROGRAM FOR KFU KIDS INCLUDE DANCING, SINGING PRAYING COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE. A CHURCH PERFORMANCE IS HELD AT THE END OF EACH TERM. SOCCER - OUR COACH IS ALEX KAPYO WHO GRADUATED FROM UNIVERSITY AND IS IN THE 2ND DIVISION NATIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE. HE WORKS HARD TO SUPPORT OUR KFU KIDS AND OTHER CHILDREN LIVING IN THE SLUMS TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR DREAMS OF AN EDUCATION AND DEVELOP THEIR SOCCER TALENTS. HE MENTORS OVER 500 CHILDREN IN THE SLUMS OF KAMPALA THROUGH THE SOCCER PROGRAM. WHEN SCHOOL IS IN SESSION, TRAINING SESSIONS ARE HELD THREE TIMES A WEEK FOR KIDS RANGING IN AGES FROM 7 - 18, TRAINING APPROXIMATELY 200 OF OUR KFU KIDS. HIS GOAL IS TO BE A STEPPING STONE IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF SOCCER TALENTS TOGETHER WITH ELIMINATING HIGH ILLITERACY LEVELS BY ENCOURAGING KIDS TO GO TO SCHOOL WITH THE HELP OF KFU ORGANIZATION. FIFTEEN OF HIS SOCCER KIDS HAVE RECEIVED SOCCER SCHOLARSHIPS (6 IN PRIMARY SCHOOL LEVEL AND 9 IN SECONDARY). TO NOTE: DUE TO THE 2020 COVID PANDEMIC, SCHOOLS TERMS 2 AND 3 WERE CANCELLED AND OUR PROGRAMS PLACED ON HOLD.