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God Cares Welcomes Students Back

10/21/2020

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On Thursday, October 15th, the doors of God Cares Primary School and High School reopened for three levels of students returning for their National Testing. The students are excited to be back, and so are the teachers and administrators. It was a happy reunion!
Now, it is back to the business at hand for these three groups of students must begin preparing quickly for National Exams that will happen in a few months. The Primary 7 (like 8th grade in the US) and S4 (4th year of high school), and S6 (6th year) will be studying in the classroom and in the new dorms as they prepare for their exams. There are guidelines in place for the reopening of both schools. We are so blessed to have our teachers and staff return and are so grateful that we have been able to keep them all on payroll during the lock down throughout Uganda due to our sponsors' generosity.
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God Cares Primary Students
All other classes will return to school sometime at the beginning of 2021. The exact date will be decided and announced by President Museveni in January.
 
Please pray for our students, whether in school or out, as they adjust to the challenges of this season. Pray that their eyes would be steadfast on the Lord and help them through the trials they are encountering. The food distribution will continue for our student families who need help in the slum areas while they await school to open.
We will continue to carry out our mission to offer love, hope, and a future through education and discipleship…one child at a time.
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Leaving Exams 2019

11/6/2019

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P7 Leaving Exams
Every year, before The Uganda National Examinations take place a dedication service is held to pray for the P7 students of God Cares. All parents, God Cares staff, and students are in attendance and they take time to recognize, their help comes from God. Florence Dongo speaks as well as Teacher Francis, the spiritual director at God Cares Primary School.
The week following the dedication service, our Primary 7 class spends two days taking their Primary Leaving Exams.We thank God for this large class of 88 students!

When a student successfully passes their primary leaving exam, he or she graduates to high school. Each year, God Cares School rises in the rankings of top schools in Uganda, and we believe this year we will once again receive high scores.
Students transferring to God Cares High School will need an additional sponsor if they are not already living at the school. Due to the location of God Cares High School, the majority of the students live at the school and therefore need a residential sponsor. If your sponsored child is in P7, please be praying for a second sponsor, or share the blessing of sponsorship with a friend, and let them know about this opportunity.
We are overwhelmed by the sheer number of students that are moving through God Cares Schools, receiving a quality faith based education. They are being empowered to impact their nation for Christ!
The final term of school comes to a close on November 29, 2019. The S6 students of God Cares High School, as well as the S4 students, are preparing to take their national exams. S4 students take what's called, "O-level exams" and this determines whether or not they will proceed to S5 and S6 for further education or continue on to a trade school or enter the workforce. S6 students take, "A-level exams" and this decides whether they will have the opportunity to continue to a university, college, or some other form of higher education. Test results will be released in the late summer of 2020.

There are thirty seven students in this year's graduating S6 class and all of them have been praying about what God would have for their futures. Thanks to each of their sponsors, they have been granted the opportunity of education, which encourages them to dream and hope for a bright future. 
 
If you're sponsoring an S6 student, we would ask that you also join us to pray that God would give each child His vision for their future. Please pray for them to stay on course with their studies and walk in faith through the season of waiting until the test results are released.

Does the Sponsorship Journey End Once My Student Graduates High School?

No.... our mission is to offer love, hope and a future through education and discipleship ... one child at a time. If a student wishes to continue their education beyond high school, we want to fully support them! Buyamba  strives to cover a student's education from nursery to university. If a sponsor continues his commitment of $35 a month, we can continue to come alongside that child. We may need to add a couple of additional sponsors to a student if a particular university requires more. A given institution could require fees that would equate to one to three sponsorship(s) of $35 a month. A degree can take up to three years to obtain.
 
We also have a University Scholarship Fund where an individual, church, or business can create a scholarship in their name for $3,900 - the cost of three years of schooling for the most popular university with the Buyamba students, The Buyamba Scholarship Fund will be available to students with top scores, good behavior, good attendance, and a demonstration of good leadership. Learn more about University Scholarships Here.
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Leaving Exams - God Cares Schools

11/7/2017

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2017 P7 Class
Last week, our Primary 7 students of God Cares spent two days sitting for their Primary leaving exams. We thank God for this large class of 80 students! The majority are featured in the above picture, taken before their exams, and as you can see they look ready to succeed. The students know we remember them in our prayers, and this is encouraging to them.

When a student successfully passes their primary leaving exam, he or she graduates to high school. Each year, God Cares School rises in the rankings of top schools in Uganda, and we believe this year we will once again receive high scores. Students transferring to God Cares High School will need an additional sponsor if they are not already living at the school. Due to the location of God Cares High School, the majority of the students live at the school and therefore need a residential sponsor. If your sponsored child is in P7, please be praying for a second sponsor, or share the blessing of sponsorship with a friend, and let them know about this opportunity.

We are overwhelmed by the sheer number of students that are moving through God Cares Schools, receiving a quality faith based education. They are being empowered to impact their nation for Christ!
2017 S6 Class
The final term of school comes to a close on December 1, 2017. The S6 students of God Cares High School, as well as the S4 students, are preparing to take their national exams. S4 students take what's called, "O-level exams" and this determines whether or not they will proceed to S5 and S6 for further education or continue on to a trade school or enter the workforce. S6 students take, "A-level exams" and this decides whether they will have the opportunity to continue to a university, college, or some other form of higher education. Test results will be released in the late summer of 2018.

There are thirty students in this year's graduating S6 class and all of them have been praying about what God would have for their futures. Thanks to each of their sponsors, they have been granted the opportunity of education, which encourages them to dream and hope for a bright future. 
 
If you're sponsoring an S6 student, we would ask that you also join us to pray that God would give each child His vision for their future. Please pray for them to stay on course with their studies and walk in faith through the season of waiting until the test results are released.

Does the Sponsorship Journey End Once My Student Graduates High School?
No.... our mission is to offer love, hope and a future through education and discipleship ... one child at a time. If a student wishes to continue their education beyond high school, we want to fully support them! Buyamba  strives to cover a student's education from nursery to university. If a sponsor continues his commitment of $35 a month, we can continue to come alongside that child. We may need to add a couple of additional sponsors to a student if a particular university requires more. A given institution could require fees that would equate to one to three sponsorship(s) of $35 a month. A degree can take up to three years to obtain.
 
We are also launching our new University Scholarship Fund where an individual, church, or business can create a scholarship in their name for $3,900 - the cost of three years of schooling for the most popular university with the Buyamba students, The Buyamba Scholarship Fund will be available to students with top scores, good behavior, good attendance, and a demonstration of good leadership. 
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Four year old angel of god cares primary passes away

5/31/2017

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From God Cares School:
Uganda Buyamba and God Cares Schools with deep sorrows announce the death of 4 year old Angel Namakula. She was in baby class at our primary school, she got hit by a car just after being dropped off by the bus from school yesterday afternoon. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family.

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when a child is no longer eligible for sponsorship

4/4/2017

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A few of our Buyamba volunteers have been calling sponsors who have a child who did not return recently from school break in Uganda and are now ineligible for sponsorship. As you know, life in Uganda for our students looks quite different than life of a student in the US. Many children at God Cares School are orphans, and others may have only one parent or have to live with a friend or relative who is their guardian. Because life is difficult, many families move to try and find a better life in another village.
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Laurie Reiten - Communications Volunteer
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There are three educational breaks in the school year and the boarding children, by law, have to leave the school and return home to their village. Sometimes some of the children do not return once break is over. This can be due to a variety of reasons... an older child may start working to help his family, the family has moved, or there may have been a death in the family....the reasons are endless and often, heart wrenching. 
Please know if your child has become ineligible for sponsorship for whatever reason we are terribly sorry... it is our hope that each child would graduate from high school, but that is not always the reality in Africa. We want you to know you have made a tremendous difference in the life of the child you have sponsored. You have shown unconditional love by caring for his/her residential or educational needs, and we are confident your love and kindness was well received.
 
These are the hardest phone calls for our Buyamba volunteers to make and we understand that it is hard to just "switch" kids, but because the need is so great with so many children, we will ask if you would consider sponsoring another child. Some kids are with us just for a season, but many do graduate from God Cares High School and continue on to a university or trade school.
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