UJIMA FOR CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION
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Mission Statement
Some 17 million children in Africa will never attend school. We’re determined to change that. Ujima for Children International Foundation partners with donors, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and local communities to drive projects that create access to education, fight poverty, and develop communities one project at a time.
About This Cause
In 2012, Ujima’s founder travelled throughout East Africa on a mission trip. She returned to the U.S. in early 2013 deeply inspired by her experience and motivated to make a difference for exploited and vulnerable children. By April 2013, Ujima for Children International Foundation was born. The Young Scholars Program (YSP) is Ujima’s first initiative. YSP was created to provide children with proper shelter, nourishment, and the education needed for a sustainably enriched future. As young scholars, our children begin their journey to achieve these three outcomes: DEVELOP HEALTH AND WELL-BEING YSP scholars test into a boarding school where they receive three meals per day, caretaker support, and access to medical care. GROW INTELLECTUALLY AND EMOTIONALLY At their new school, children receive a comprehensive education, including extracurricular developmental and life-skills classes. THRIVE Children are given the tools needed to provide for themselves in adulthood, including those necessary to obtaining employment and giving back to their communities. Program Facts: 100% of YSP children come from environments without adequate food or shelter. 100% have lost one or both parents. 100% of YSP children express interest in attending school and attaining an education. 57% of YSP children are girls between the ages of 6 and 13. Most of them came from unsafe environments where they were vulnerable to abuse and exploitation.