Yamba Abaana Annual Assembly!

December sixteen, Yamba Abaana Uganda (YAUG), held its fifth annual assembly. The assembly took place at the premises of Rubanda Solidarity school. It was of its kind since its launch, five years ago as it had its highest attendance and jovial moments.  

The  objective of the YAUG is to bring together students, parents, friends and the community members participating in the organization to meet, share, evaluate, plan and celebrate. Its a time to renew each other's spirit of community development and commitment through active participation in the association and Rubanda Solidarity. The main focus of the assembly is on quality education for children. Its also an opportunity for continuous community awareness and brainstorming moments to both students, parents and the community on how to work harder for a better tomorrow and a better society. It encourages both parents and students struggling to educate and study within their meager resources and hard poverty. 

YAUG works in partnership with YAUS (Yamba Abaana US). The two separate and unique organizations have something in common. YAUG was born out of the need to strengthen hope to the vulnerable children through sponsorship program  for quality education. It endeavors to support families through sponsorship contribution rendered to their children. 

Children in Rubanda are the most disadvantaged group in the community. When YAUG  was started in 2010, a year later YAUS was born with a goal to offer support to YAUG. We are very grateful to the YAUS for jumping on our bus and to Fr. Dominic for giving the rid to Rubanda. 

To all of you, our generous supporters, and to all people of good will, thank you so much for all you have been doing and continue to do. All these children you see in the pictures below are full of pride and passion for the future. Because you have provided it to them and they feel they have it in their hands. Together we have created it and together continue to nourish until it bears fruit. And the fruit is new life. We totally believe that things will never be the same for these children and their families. May God reward you abundantly. 
Please, continue to walk with us through these pics and our websites.

Dec. 19-2014: These are some of the children, parents and visitors
 in attendance of the fifth Yamba Abaana annual assembly

Parents, teachers visitors and children gather for a group photo
after their fifth annual assembly 

Parents have designed a new sweater for the uniform of
Yamba Abaana Association.
The green sweater design was a results of one of their assembly discussion, 

Parents and children are brainstormed about
family relationships and the goal of Yamba Abaana

A speaker brainstorms parents and children about
the values of quality education and child care

The Third Nursery Graduation 2014

Another great day has come in the life of our 36 Top class students graduating on December 6th to grade one 2015. This is the biggest class ever in the ten years of our nursery existence. Because of our goal to provide quality education from the beginning, we set a limit of our class intake to 40. With this goal and limited facilities we have been increasing the enrollments gradually.

Teacher Angela, front right guides the representative  to a graduates' speech
 as parents, representatives stand  in the background, Sr. Stella and Anamary look on.   

Tr. Angela with 36 Graduates 2014

Parents stand with their children at their graduation on Dec. 8th 2014 

The Pastor, Fr. Thomas officiates at the graduation ceremony
of 36 nursery students as Sr. Stella presents the certificates on Dec. 8th 2014

Fr. Thomas, the pastor at Rubanda Parish
celebrates Mass on the graduation ceremony on Dec. 6th 2014.

The parents' representative gives a speech as
Sr. Stella, Mr and Mrs Kabunduguru and other visitors listen : Dec. 6th 2014

Letter from teacher Joy

12/11/2014

Special greetings  to you from the Nursery teachers.

Please we want to let you know that Rubanda Solidarity School runs an education program of a combination of Nursery and Primary curricula. We would like to thank Rev.Fr.Dominic, Coordinator, Donors and all our friends for the good work done design and support these programs in order to uplift the life conditions of our people. Working hard to raise the standards of our school will eventually make a huge impact to the vulnerable children and the entire community.

The nursery section runs through a circle of three years (Baby, Middle and Top classes).

In the Baby class we have twenty three children (23),

The Middle class has twenty eight children (28), and 

The Top class has thirty four (34)

For this year 2014, we have thirty four (34) graduates from nursery to primary school. Of those children eighteen are boys and sixteen are girls. This is a huge success in our efforts  and objectives of the school to strive to balance gender equality in a community that is predominately male sensitive. 

I thank the parents for treasuring our quality education program and bringing their children to our school to learn to fight illiteracy, in-equality and poverty. On 12/6/2014, the Top class students will graduate from nursery to primary section. This is their normal schedule for the end of the academic year to the long vacation of Christmas.

You are most welcome to join us celebrate the first step of these kids to academic degrees , an activity that highly motivates them to the future.

Please once again accept our many greetings from the four nursery school teachers who enjoy their work with the kids.

God bless.

Kesande Joy

Deputy nursery section.

New Nursery School Proposed Site

The year 2014 is ending on a very joyful note for our Nursery kids. There is a project in the making to construct a nursery school they can call their own. For over ten years, they have been generously hosted by their sister Rubanda Solidarity Primary School. " Its our time to have our own nice school", one of the student shouted aloud at the assembly when the idea of constructing a new nursery school was announced to them. Down below you will be able to see in the photos, the proposed site   for the new nursery school. The kids can't wait to see a structure of their own spring up. They forced their teachers to go and have a look and take some snaps. The challenge still is, how to find enough funds. Please join the kids to look at the proposed nursery site below through the photos.

From right: Tr. Joy, Rosette, Angela, Eunice pause for a group photo
with their 85 Nursery Sch. kids  @ the new proposed nursery Site: Dec.2014

Amazing landscape and beauty of Rubanda

Kids with their teachers imagining
 a new school to call their own in this place Dec. 2014