Meet Nansamba

She is a 13-year-old orphaned child, enrolled in primary 4 at BT School of Mabaale. After losing her parents to HIV/AIDS, Margaret and her three siblings were forced to relocate to live with their paternal grandmother. Margaret currently lives in Mabaale village with her grandmother (Mangadelene) and her three younger siblings. Eventually, their irregular attendance led to their dropping out. The children spent their days working in the garden to provide food for the family and performing other chores. They also turned into caregivers for their aging grandmother. When Building Tomorrow started its project in Mabaale village Margaret’s grandmother was one of the first members to commit to participating actively to work on the site. School leadership enrolled all four children in appropriate class grades while working with the district probation and community development offices to empower the family through economic strengthening programs.

Through the district offices, a volunteer fit parent was assigned to the family to regularly monitor their well-being and to offer guidance on family strengthening. The children and their grandmother have since been trained by the National Advisory Agricultural Coordinator on appropriate farming practices. Currently, the family engages in both crop farming and animal husbandry. Now the children have the guarantee of food at home, and surplus harvests are used as in-kind school fees. Today, because of the construction of BT School of Mabaale, Margaret and her three siblings receive an education and are destined for success.