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Rose Uganda receives 2nd round of grant funding from Soroptimists International!

Doors are really opening to a bright future for impoverished girls living in Soroti District, Uganda. Thanks to the ongoing generosity of Soroptimists International, we received a true holiday gift of grant funding that will support 20 girls in our vocational skills program. Included in this generous offering are funds to purchase additional equipment that will be used at our larger facility located in Gweri Sub County, Soroti District.

Opening Doors to a Bright Future was the President’s Appeal of 2023 for outgoing President, Maureen Maguire. Her determination to see impoverished girls get an education led to the first round of funding which supported tuition and all supporting costs to allow 30 out of school girls to finish Primary 7. Twenty of those girls will be selected to to continue with their academic journey as they join our 15 month vocational skills program where they will learn employable skills in culinary or tailoring as well as computer literacy, economic enterprise and financial management. These are skills to last a lifetime and opens doors to opportunities the girls wouldn’t have had if not for the generosity of Soroptimists International.