Connecting Kids Program

Pen-paling

Children from schools in Montgomery County, Maryland and from a school in Paris, Kentucky, have been paired with schools in Kabale, Uganda. The children exchange letters, and thus learn about each other's lives and culture.

Expanding Horizons Program

A team of fourteen from the U.S. travelled to Kabale, Uganda in August 2009 to visit their partner school. Over ten days were spent there as they engaged the children in learning activities such as teaching English and sports, visiting the homes of the children and learning about the Kiga culture. A short safari was also taken to nearby Lake Mburo National Park.

    Expanding Horizons Team      Christina
Journey's Crossing Team, August 2009     Christina assists a young boy, 2010

In 2010, a team of 21 including teachers, an elementary school principal, and students from Walt Whitman in Bethesda, Md, traveled to conduct the first ever Reading Challenge in ten schools, and kicked off a Universal Primary Education research project.

Whitman students plant trees     Reading challenge begins!
Whitman students help plant trees     The Reading Challenge begins!

10:30 Porridge Program

Through charitable donations, the foundation currently feeds over 1,000 school children per year in Kabale, Uganda. This is a method which encourages children to come to school and complete a full course of primary education.

Preparation of porridge
Preparing the porridge
Porridge tub   Enos feeds porridge to children     Volunteers feed the children
Volunteers prepare porridge and feed the children
Children with cups
Children hold out their porridge cups


Backpack Program

Over 400 backpacks were packed by American children in 2009. Included were reading materials, personal items and small toys. These were received in Uganda in August 2009. On June 11, 2010, MCF and Deloitte LLC partnered to assemble over 1,000 backpacks from local elementary schools, businesses and indivicuals. You can read about it in the news: One Thousand Backpacks Heading to Africa.

Backpacks         Impact Day
Backpacks for distribution in Kabale     Impact Day, MCF and Deloitte LLC

WISE-ME

The WISE-ME program is designed to support mothers who have children in school by giving them loans of $50 to $150 to start a business so they can generate an income for their families that live on less than $1 a day. MCF has successfully provided loans to 40 women since October 2010 with zero defaults thanks to our fantastic financial literacy program in partnership with Bethesda based Womens' Microfinance Initiative (WMI). This program ties into MCF strategy of improving education for the rural African child.

WISE Blue Group    Wise Leaders    WISE Red Group

WISE Blue Group          WISE Leaders Visit          WISE Red Group

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