The Light School, Uriri

Thank you all for making a difference!

Child Sponsorship -Help us bring food, supplies, and education to the children in need

Children who are affiliated with Light School Uriri are waiting for sponsorship. Once a child is sponsored, they are guaranteed food every day, good clothing, and paid school fees. Without sponsorship, the children are dependent on the availability of funds within the school.

Deciding to sponsor a child can change both your life and the life of the child. You can either choose a specific child to sponsor or let us choose one for you. We will send you information about your child every six months and we encourage you to write letters and send pictures to your child, in return they will write back.

Our Sponsorship Programs allows a surrogate family to help support financially and emotionally these children. For some orphans, yours will be the only family they will have to call their own.

Keeping In Touch With Your Sponsored Child:

You can send pictures and letters to the children so they will know who is supporting and caring for them. In return, you’ll receive letters, report cards, pictures, and video e-mails periodically throughout the year.

Transforming Lives:

The children will get the sense of belonging that only a family (even one thousands of miles away) can provide. Choose a child to sponsor and feel the joy of being a global parent. Both of your lives will change forever.

How It Works:

Light School Uriri only assigns one sponsor per child, which allows the development of a personal one-on-one connection. As soon as you sign up for a sponsorship, we will send you a packet with information and a picture of your child, and information about the Sponsorship program, as well as and how you can get more involved.

We will update you throughout the year about how your child is doing and we will provide updates about your child’s home.

Light School Uriri is a non-profit organization and most of the programs are run by proceeds from sale of our farm surplus and donations.

You can support us by:

1. Sponsoring a child
2. Support 10-teaching staff and 2 cooks salaries
3. Support Feeding Program by donating food-stuff like corn, beans, rice, oil, sugar and salt
4. Support our fuel-wood stock
5. Donate chairs, desks, books, clothes
6. Support our publicity campaign materials-brochures, posters, T-shirt
7. Fundraising for program specific

Emily Seal and Kaitlyn Mcgougan

In addition to the generosity of our supporters we welcome the support of growing number of supporters, well-wishers, institutions, individual donors and companies. If you would like to support our work-transforming lives through education, consider undertaking one-or more of the following:

1. Making financial donations
2. Supporting School feeding programme
3. Medical Supplies
4. Classroom Needs – Books; Chairs & Desks; Computers and Musical Instruments
5. Supporting part or full teachers’ salaries
6. Hosting an event to raise funds for us
7. Undertaking sports endeavor to raise funds
8. Coming up with your own innovative ways of raising funds for us, either on your own or with a group of friends or colleagues.
9. Donating a school transport bus
10. Publicity and marketing
11. “Green” supplies – Solar Panels or Windmills would help make The Light School sustainable

Kristy, Kaitlyn and Emily ready to distribute gifts and donations

Donors:

We are grateful to the following people for their support:

1. Dr. Klett Elisabeth (Germany)
2. Kristy McCarville (USA)
3. Thomas Sterette (USA)
4. Kathy Howard (USA)
5. Jason Rem (USA)
6. Charlotte Adu (UK)
7. Linda Taylor (USA)
8. Jelka Kristek (Germany)
9. Kaitlyn Mcgougan (Australia)
10. Emily Seal (Australia)
11. Coco Moanikeala (USA)
12. Sonia Perez (Argentina)
13. Naomi Rebecca (England)
14. Thomas Sartor (USA)
15. Tawnia N Tory Jensen (USA)

Jelka Kristek distributing clothes to pupils