Brighter Brains Institute is sending money to help feed children at a Uganda “boarding school” (orphanage) that cares for twenty children. The school is in Jinja, the second-largest metropolis in Uganda. The director is Jeremiah Mikenga. We have send them $200 - see them happily eating their new groceries in the photo below. We will send them as much $ as we can raise for this purpose, and we encourage others to also contribute.
The school is called “COISER” (Community Intiative for Self Reliance.) Many children enrolled are orphans because their parents died of AIDS, and many are themselves HIV/AIDS positive. Other children were left there by very poor parents who could not meet the children’s basic needs - food, clothing, education, medical care. A third category are the children with mothers in prison; the mothers gave birth to them in jail and they gave them up because they had no support.
Jeremiah has been spending his teaching salary to pay the bills, but the government hasn’t paid him anything for three months. His salary is $130.00 a month. The majority of Jinja’s population are Bantu, and Lusoga is the main local language. Jinja has a large percentage of the population defined as “working urban poor” - average annual household income is estimated at $100.
If you wish to send money directly to the school children, wire the funds to Jeremiah Mikenga via Western Union, then notify him of the pickup number.
His contact info is below. You are encouraged to contact him yourself, or we can do that for you.
email: communityintativeforchildren@gmail.com
Facebook: Jeremiah Mikenga
Tel #: +256772950086
Address: Jeremiah Mikenga, P.O BOX 5276 Jinja, Uganda, East Africa.
You can wire him money via Western Union, or you can send the money to Brighter Brains Institute, and we will wire it for you. Our email address is brighterbrainsinstitute@gmail.com; our PayPal account is hedonistfuturist@aol.com.
Jeremiah tells us: “Food is the biggest problem; there is not enough food. We really need food to feed the children, especially foods that are rich in protein, to support their immunity.”
Below are the names of the children that Brighter Brains Institute is trying to help:
Stuart Muyende - 4 years old
Birungi Vicky - 10 years old
Magoba Tracey - 6 years old
Erick Kimera - 9 years old
Babirye Matha - 4 years old
Issebidhe Kelon - 6 years old
Waisa Kimera - 4 years old
Namukose Vanessa - 5 years old
Wanda Marvin - 7 years old
Maria Ndibawaki - 4 years old
Kusina Zamu - 15 years old
Kyambade Yambade - 4 years old
Andrew - 5 years old
Bwanha Docus - 5 years old
Mudhungu Tape - 15 years old
Namulondo Justine - 14 years old
Teanna Namaganda - 4 years old
Atim Macey - 11 years old
Emma Opio - 8 years old
Lubankene - 12 years old
Vivian Sumin - 8 years old
Ssempa - 10 years old
Claire Nabwire - 4 years old
Mugoya Clayva - 7 years old
Kenid Kabira - 14 years old
Alex Bwanna - 10 years old
Treva Sanon - 5 years old
Jeremiah says, “Thank you so much for the great love towards the children. I hope hearing from you soon.”
Below are photos and bios of ten of the children. They can be sponsored for $5/month, $60/year. They would be delighted to receive any size donation, even $5! Instructions on how to donate are included above.
Matha Babirye
Female
4 years old
PreSchool Matha was given to the school by her parents.
Both parents have HIV+;
they live in a rural village in Kumil district and they are
unemployed.
Justine Namulondo SPONSORED! By Brighter Brains Institute. $60 for 1 year.
Female
14 years old
Grade: Primary Six
Both parents are deceased due to HIV/AIDS
Claire Nabwire SPONSORED! By Brighter Brains Institute $60 for 1 year
Female
4 years old
Grade: PreSchool Claire Nabwire is an orphan.
Both parents died in a car accident.
Claire was left with her 84-year-old grandmother
- who could not afford to take care of her -
so she was given to the school.
Atim Macey Female
11 years old
Grade: Primary 5
Atim has HIV+.
Her father is deceased due to AIDS; her mother is alive but she is HIV/AIDS positive.
Her mother lives in a rural area in Iganga district.
Waisa Kimera SPONSORED! By Brighter Brains Institute - $60 for 1 year
4 years old
Male
Grade: Primary One
Both parents were murdered by Jesoph Kony
Birungi Vicky
10 years old
Female
Grade: Primary Six
She was surrendered to the school by her parents, who are both very poor.
She enjoys Math, Science, Social Studies and English, she wants to become a Teacher
Erick Kimera SPONSORED! By Brighter Brains Institute - $60 for 1 year
9 years old
Male
Grade: Primary Three
The father is alive but has HIV, the mother is dead
Erick enjoys English, Science, Social Studies and Math. He want to be an Engineer
Muyende Stuart - Partially SPONSORED - $40 from Brighter Brains Institute for 2/3 of a year
4 years
Male
Preschool
He was found on the streets of Jinja town
Ndibawaki Maria
5 years old
Female
Primary One
Both parents are dead due to HIV/AIDS
She is learning Math, Science, English, Social Studies
She wants to become Doctor
Magoba Tracey
6 year old
Female
Grade: Primary Three
Both parents alive but are really very poor
She enjoys English, Math, Science, and Social Studies