October 11, 2016

When ECHOES Board Member Leslie Roy heard that Ugandan girls miss up to a week of school during their monthly periods because they lack sanitary supplies, she sprang into action. She raised funds, bought fabric and supplies, and enlisted a small army of volunteers over the past year to help create sustainable, hygiene kits (designed by Days for Girls International) for girls at our partner schools.

In September, Leslie, along with ECHOES advisory board member Cissy Claypool and ECHOES friend Kim Marren, traveled to Uganda carrying 515 kits in ten suitcases. The trio distributed the kits to girls at Trinity Children's Centre and Centenary High School and to women at Double Cure Medical Centre.

To say the kits were well received would be an understatement. Kudos to Leslie and her team for taking a simple, smart idea, Project Ensonga, and running with it!

January 18, 2016

We couldn't be prouder of the students and staff at Trinity Children's Centre!

The national test scores are in and the news is fantastic! Out of 12,000 primary schools in Uganda, Trinity ranked 110. Among Kampala district's 400 schools, Trinity was 14th. Woohoo!

The school's founders, Romans and Sarah, tell us they've been interviewed by TV, radio and newspaper reporters, all of them asking how Trinity students consistently perform so well with so little. Their answer? "We feed the children. Children can't learn on empty stomachs." So true. A huge thank you to everyone out there - ECHOES friends and Y.E.S. sponsors – for keeping Trinity's children nourished - body, mind and soul.

Sadly, some Trinity students may have to leave school if they don't find Y.E.S. tuition sponsors. If you haven't yet signed up to be an ECHOES' Y.E.S. sponsor for this school year, now's the time! For less than a dollar a day and up, you can keep a child in school and give him/her a fighting chance at a brighter future. Click here to say Y.E.S.!