UCE Annual Report published
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UCE Kasese holds prayer conference, reaches nomadic minority Twenty secondary schools in Uganda and 1,000 youth came together for prayer, sharing of experiences, testimonies, and sports

During the July 28th prayer conference, a Form 2 student from Mutanywana Senior Secondary School testified that she always had the worst grades in school. She said that she had thought that the only alternative to her situation was to leave school and stay with her boyfriend.
She says,"When the UCE Team started deliberating at our school, I thought they were wasting my time. However, when they proceeded with their talks something came into my mind telling me to first put my relationship aside and concentrate on my books. It took me time, contemplating on giving up my relationship, and then asking myself, can I abstain? Can I sincerely live without having sex? After a long time of meditation, I stood up and picked a chastity card and signed it. I was still full of doubt whether I would manage to leave my boyfriend and concentrate on my studies. Thereafter, I asked God to help me. I started reading my books and last term I was in the 5th position out of 100 students in form 2. This from being the very last in my class! I thank God and UCE for this, I therefore urge every person to first concentrate on their target goals. I am now strong, firm and hopeful that one day I shall become a lawyer, congratulations UCE. Everyone who knew me and my sexual behavior is wondering and asking me whether I am the same person or not, they could not believe I can live without having sex."
On July 19th, the Kasese team reached out to Muhokya Parents Secondary School. They report that "according to their culture Basongora must marry as early as 10 years old for both boys and girls. The boys must look after cattle and girls must remain home making "Muzigo" a milk product to sell. A girl child is considered a source of wealth to the family, as the dowry is paid in the form of cattle. 99.5% of the Basongora do not go to school."
You can read about the prayer conference and the outreach here.
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