Support Youth Survivors
Education
One of the top priorities, if not the top, for most of our Children Born of War, now Youth Survivors, is of course getting an education. They want to complete there schooling and get vocational skills training or pursue a tertiary qualification. Meet two of the thousands of youth survivors in our network, Achora and Jovia . . .
Achora Flavia Onen
My name is Achora Flavia Onen. I am 23 years old and proudly Ugandan. I am the daughter of Aber Santa, a strong woman who was abducted and held in captivity for many years. I was born during that captivity, and my earliest years were spent in a place of suffering and struggle. When we finally returned to Uganda in 2003, life was far from easy.
My mother and I worked tirelessly, doing small jobs here and there, just to survive. Now my mom has a stall at the market selling some foodstuffs. Most of what little we earned went to food and medicine, leaving very little for my education. As a result, my academic journey has been on and off, full of interruptions and hardship. I finished my first year at Kampala International University doing Entrepreneurship and Theology, but I don’t have the money to complete my studies.
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Despite these challenges, I have never lost my love for learning. Education, to me, is the key to breaking the cycle of struggle and building a better future. My greatest hope is to complete the final two years of my studies, so that I can gain the skills and opportunities I need to stand on my own, support my family, and give back to my community. This is why I humbly reach out to you today. With your support, I believe I can finally finish what I started and turn my dreams into reality.
Anena Jovia Laura
My name is Anena Jovia Loura, I am a 14-year-old girl residing in Pece, Gulu, in Northern Uganda. My mom, Anet is a survivor of the war and now working as a street vendor, selling vegetables by the roadside. I have a younger sister and a brother. Our father left us and now our mother is alone, providing for us with no support from him. I completed my primary schooling and would like to start High School this year 2025, but my mom doesn’t have the money.
Everyone says I am a bright girl. I enjoy English, especially reading and writing poetry and creating stories, and when I grow up I wants to study law and become a human rights lawyer and one day a Judge, but if I don’t get the money for school fees I will have no choice but to join my mom selling vegetables on the roadside and delivering boiled maize around town, walking many miles a day, carrying a heavy load of boiled corn on my head.
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We are humbly asking for your support, whatever you can contribute, me and my mom and my siblings will be very grateful and happy. We will continue to share my results and our journey with you, to show how your contributions are being used to improve our lives. For public (government) school it’s around $350 for the whole year including uniforms and books etc. For private schooling it’s more expensive, around $500 for the year.
