Seeds of Wisdom in South Sudan hosted our first ever virtual Live Event on Sunday, August 23. If you were able to tune in and watch, we are so glad! If not, you can now watch it here or on our Facebook page. We would like to give a huge thanks to everyone who participated in both the live event and our other activities this summer. From our silent auction donors to the families and teams who walked and ran with us, from those who watched our live event to…
Summer FUNdraiser Live Event
Get your laptops, tablets and smartphones ready! It’s time for the culmination of Seeds of Wisdom’s SUMMER FUNdraiser – our first-ever online live event this Sunday (Aug. 23) at 6 p.m. The program will give viewers a chance to meet some of our teachers and students in Africa, and to hear about how SOW has made a meaningful difference in the lives of these young people. The event also will include Father Mahon’s comments on the history of SOW from its beginnings in 2011, one last chance to bid on…
SOW Summer FUNdraiser
Join us for SUMMER FUN and help us raise the funds needed to continue educating the children of Pukuka, South Sudan. Without a Banquet this year, we are hosting a virtual Walk/Run/Ride in July, then a Silent Auction and Live Event in August. Our need is for $60,000 to operate school next year. Generous donors have offered matching funds up to $20,000! So have fun, DOUBLE your impact and do good! Seeds of Wisdom in South Sudan continues to educate over 200 children from the Pukuka area. Even though the…
An Update for our Donors and Supporters
Greetings from the Seeds of Wisdom Board, teachers, staff, students and families in Ugandan camps. We pray you are doing well in this difficult time of COVID-19 and racial unrest. May Jesus be glorified in all these difficult circumstances, and may He fill our hearts with love, compassion and acceptance of one another. We are all in this together! We want to update you about what is happening with Seeds of Wisdom in the Ugandan camps. Even though the countries are shut down and school is on hold, as we…
Camp and School Videos
View some videos about our refugee camp tutoring program and the students attending boarding schools, all possible thanks to the sponsorship money received from our donors:
Student Story #9 – Debaters
Debate teams are very important in both South Sudan and Uganda. The debate teams met every Friday afternoon and it was considered quite an honor to be selected to be on a team.
Student Story #8 – Winie
Winie has a unique talent for drawing and wanted to share some of her pictures with all of you. She is very thankful for the sponsorships and the opportunity to attend school while being away from her home country.
Student Story #7 – Joyce
Joyce was a leader and an excellent student at St. John the Evangelist School in Pukuka. When the war started, she and her siblings were sent to the refugee camp on their own, with no adult to accompany them.
Student Story #6 – Stella, Susan & Winnie
Despite their slower academic progress, the teachers have noted that the girls are highly disciplined, very loving and interact with other children in an extremely positive way. It is expected that they will continue to improve and be able to catch up to the appropriate grade and age level.
Student Story #5 – Samuel and Ruta
This week we would like to introduce Samuel George and Ruta Kamala who are shown working with their teacher at St. Kizito Catholic School in Arua, Uganda.