One of my proudest accomplishments is walking across the stage in front of hundreds of peers to accept my college diploma. I graduated with an undergraduate degree from Purdue University in May 2012. Before graduation, I locked up a job at Google and prepared myself to move to San Francisco. This was a time of celebration and reflection. I reflected on my own education and how I got to where I am now. It really started with my mom and dad that taught me the importance of education and pushed me to do well in school. With their help, I was placed in accelerated or “gifted” classes starting in 6th grade all the way through high school. Without these building blocks, I would never have been accepted into Purdue and given such amazing opportunities. But then I couldn’t help but think about the millions of children that don’t even get the opportunity for the most basic education. So I challenged Team Never Settle to purchase school uniforms for the beginning of the school year in Uganda.
— Jeremy Pittman, Executive Director
School Uniforms Purchased Through Never Settle Were Given to 3 Villages in Uganda
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Kabale is in southwest Uganda located in the beautiful mountainous region bordering Rwanda and the Congo. The Global Orphan Project and the Church of Uganda partnered to develop a church-based children’s orphanage at this location. The local church named it “The Father’s House.” A sewing center was also setup at this location to create local jobs and meet the demand for school uniforms from students at the orphanages.
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Lira is in northern Uganda, an area devastated by the HIV/AIDS epidemic and a 20-plus year civil war. This generation gap created a large need for orphan care through northern Uganda. The 48 children living here have a private school to attend and school uniforms provided by Team Never Settle.
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Gulu is in northern Uganda, an area devastated by the HIV/AIDS epidemic and a 20-plus year civil war. The Global Orphan Project partnered with the Church of Uganda to plant a church-based children’s orphanage in Lira. The 36 children living here have a private school to attend and school uniforms provided by Team Never Settle.
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