A LEADER RISES
OUR FOUNDER: ETYANG FRED
Fred's family is originally from Northern Uganda, but he grew up in a slum in Kampala called Nakawa.
Not long ago, the government took over the land and evicted his family and friends from their homes. Fred went back and forth between different friends homes, while his family looked for housing. Going to school became hard because it took him over an hour to walk there.
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Fred Recognized a Need for Education in his home Village
When Fred visited the village where his family is from, he saw that the kids there were dealing with the same issues, and he wanted them to have a school of their own. He and his friends tried to make this happen, but struggled to get the necessary resources.
A NEED FOR CHANGE
Deki was Born to Give Children access to Quality Education!
Then Fred met Shauna, who had her own dream of supporting locally led development. Shauna committed to raising money to help Fred build a school for these kids, and got connected to the Growing Hearts of Africa Foundation, who contributed the majority of funding needed to build Deki's first school: Nahla Nursery and Primary School.
Now their dreams have come true, and over 700 children are accessing quality education in their village!
DREAMS COME TRUE!
