HUGS - Hope for Ugandan Students | Sponsorship Program

In Uganda, a modest tuition fee puts a secondary education out of reach for orphans or youth from impoverished families, who can anticipate a future marked by malnutrition, disease and hopelessness. With no work opportunities for young people, they have a bleak existence they call “sitting at home.”

Just $195 a year, or about 50 cents a day, provides a vocational education and an opportunity to earn a reasonable living.

The student you help will attend the Vocational School run by Foundation for Development of Needy Communities (FDNC). The school currently offers programs in tailoring, carpentry, masonry, computers, sustainable agriculture, and hairdressing.

Become a Sponsor

Full Sponsorship:	$195 per year	$65 per trimester

Partial Sponsorship:	$100 per year	$35 per trimester

As a sponsor, you'll receive a photo and profile of your sponsored student, and have the opportunity to establish a personal connection by corresponding with the student you're sponsoring.

Make a donation to the Scholarship Fund

Donations to the Scholarship Fund are used towards the sponsorship of additional students not yet matched with sponsors, or to cover special, one time needs like tutoring for a student starting after the beginning of the year, trips home for boarding students or anti-malarial bed nets. A donation of $20 could provide bed nets for four students, or send five students home for school breaks.

Donate by check

Please download, print and complete the Donation Form and mail it, along with a check payable to Hope for Ugandan Students, to the address below.

Download Donation Form
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Please mail to:
HUGS
Attn: Clara Shapiro
682 Ocean Ave, #2E
Brooklyn, NY 11226

What Your Sponsorship Covers

Your sponsored student will receive:

Masonry students

School fees
Set of tools
School supplies
Uniform
Meals
Medical care
Housing (if needed)