{"id":3604,"date":"2020-11-04T17:57:52","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T16:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pearlofafrica.org.uk\/?page_id=3604"},"modified":"2021-04-27T18:49:37","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T17:49:37","slug":"stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pearlofafrica.org.uk\/index.php\/stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3604\" class=\"elementor elementor-3604\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e19b532 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e19b532\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ebe052\" data-id=\"0ebe052\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f990de2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f990de2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8dd734f\" data-id=\"8dd734f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caf390f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"caf390f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Meet Kaigwa Annet Kunga<\/strong><\/p><p>I am a Director of the Molly and Paul Childcare Foundation and have general oversight of the progress of all six MPCCF schools.\u00a0 I work closely with the Pearl of Africa Child Care charity to ensure that all monies raised are spent on educating children and providing for their welfare.\u00a0 I am also headteacher of one of the MPCCF schools,\u00a0<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1.1rem;\">Nazarene Vocational High School.\u00a0 I also manage the schools&#8217; sustainable agricultural project which helps provide a meal a day for all of our school children.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a087eba\" data-id=\"a087eba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-219da9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"219da9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"700\" height=\"933\" src=\"https:\/\/pearlofafrica.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Annet-Head-Nazerene-Secondary-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3756\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pearlofafrica.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Annet-Head-Nazerene-Secondary-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pearlofafrica.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Annet-Head-Nazerene-Secondary-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pearlofafrica.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Annet-Head-Nazerene-Secondary-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/pearlofafrica.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Annet-Head-Nazerene-Secondary-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pearlofafrica.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Annet-Head-Nazerene-Secondary-700x933.jpg 700w, https:\/\/pearlofafrica.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Annet-Head-Nazerene-Secondary-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6131048 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6131048\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4a182a\" data-id=\"e4a182a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0b892e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0b892e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4d9bd8\" data-id=\"d4d9bd8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-364b0f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"364b0f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"700\" height=\"933\" src=\"https:\/\/pearlofafrica.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Livingstone-Accountant-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3754\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pearlofafrica.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Livingstone-Accountant-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pearlofafrica.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Livingstone-Accountant-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pearlofafrica.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Livingstone-Accountant-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/pearlofafrica.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Livingstone-Accountant-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pearlofafrica.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Livingstone-Accountant-700x933.jpg 700w, https:\/\/pearlofafrica.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Livingstone-Accountant-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6751a08\" data-id=\"6751a08\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b4fbc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b4fbc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Meet Kalemeera Livingstone<\/strong><\/p><p>I am a former student at Nazarene High School, one of the MPCCF schools.\u00a0 I attended Nazarene because my parents could not afford the fees of other local schools\u00a0 My five brothers and one sister also attended Nazarene High School.\u00a0 After graduating from university I became an accountant and now work for the MPCCF schools.\u00a0 I am now married and have three children.\u00a0 I am grateful for the education I received and would not be where I am today without the support of the Molly and Paul Child Care Foundation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b2900b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b2900b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-669f5ae\" data-id=\"669f5ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f0a3f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f0a3f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Meet Kuteesa John <\/strong><\/p><p>I have been a teacher at the Molly and Paul Primary school in Kamuzinda since 2008.\u00a0 My main specialism is teaching science.\u00a0 When I see\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 17.6px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">children who are hardworking and focused on passing their exams, I know I am in the right profession.\u00a0 Teaching<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1.1rem;\">\u00a0in Uganda is not always easy.\u00a0 Many schools have large class sizes and few resources.\u00a0 We are grateful for the support we receive from the Pearl of Africa Child Care Charity which means we can teach smaller sized classes and provide books for every child.\u00a0 This support will help all our children succeed.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd40b66\" data-id=\"cd40b66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3032b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d3032b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pearlofafrica.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Kuteesa-John-Kamunzinda-Primary-Science-576x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3757\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pearlofafrica.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Kuteesa-John-Kamunzinda-Primary-Science-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/pearlofafrica.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Kuteesa-John-Kamunzinda-Primary-Science-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/pearlofafrica.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Kuteesa-John-Kamunzinda-Primary-Science.jpg 607w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-846c09a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"846c09a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c0e1f38\" data-id=\"c0e1f38\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a769c85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a769c85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"700\" height=\"933\" src=\"https:\/\/pearlofafrica.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mama-Moses-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3755\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pearlofafrica.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mama-Moses-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pearlofafrica.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mama-Moses-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pearlofafrica.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mama-Moses-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/pearlofafrica.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mama-Moses-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pearlofafrica.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mama-Moses-700x933.jpg 700w, https:\/\/pearlofafrica.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mama-Moses-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f59e0d6\" data-id=\"f59e0d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ae75ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ae75ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Meet Nabukenya Lukia <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All the children at the Molly and Paul Schools call me Mama Moses.&nbsp; A Mama is the person who oversees one of the boarding houses.&nbsp; I have been the Mama at Kangaroo Home since 1993.&nbsp; Kangaroo House is a boarding house for 22 girls who attend the MPCCF primary and secondary schools in Kamuzinda.&nbsp; I look after the emotional and welfare needs of all the girls and cook their evening meal.&nbsp; I encourage all of the girls to love and care for each other and to work hard on their studies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c09c231 elementor-section-boxed 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