Sylvia's Children

Why Sylvias Children? We are a Direct Participation Charity where you choose your level of involvement. You can make a monetary donation, or if you choose, actually travel with us to the school and help. The level of participation is up to you. For those kind enough to donate, understand there is no middleman with Sylvias Children, all funds go dir... ectly to the school without any filters. Therefore, you not only see where your money goes, but you can also watch it work. Unfortunately, with many charities, you send your money and you never know where it goes and never see it work. With Sylvias Children YOU DO! There is no minimum and no maximum limit, all contributions are 100% Tax Deductible. Africa home to 10% of the worlds population. Africa where the first human beings stood up and walked Sub-Saharan Africa 15 million children under 18 are AIDS orphans UGANDA Uganda 1.5 million orphans Uganda 95% of the population does not have electricity Uganda more than half of the population lives on less than $2 a day Uganda 95% of the population does not have water Uganda only 20% of the male children go past 7th grade Uganda only 17% of the female children go past 7th grade Sylvias Children is trying to address these problems, starting with education. As the adopted grandmother to over 1,000 children at the Mbiriizi Advanced Primary and Day Care School, Sylvia Allen has made a significant difference in the childrens lives and hopefully, give them enough education to have a better life than their ancestors. For the last thirteen years we have made a difference in these childrens lives providing a well so they dont get sick, a library and books, additional classroom blocks, a nurse and health care services, the list goes on click here for a complete list of what weve accomplished in thirteen years. Our goal is to make the school totally self-sustaining so we can take this model and apply it elsewhere.Read More