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Sherry Yang

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Gender:	Female
City/County:	Philadelphia
State/Province:	PA
Country:	USA
School:	University of Pennsylvania

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education, social entrepreneurship, economics, global studies, journalism

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Mwesigwa Benon
$5 of $360 donated
Kampala, Uganda
Until this year I lived with my family in a remote village in the northern part of Uganda. I came to Peace School six months ago. I had never been to school before. After my father died, Mrs. Oliver, who is a teacher at the School, brought me here. She was a friend of my father. I now live at Peace School with 14 other boys in the Boy’s Dormitory. During the holidays I go back to my village and stay with my grandfather. I miss my family a lot. It is good to see my mother, brothers and sister. My family speaks Swahili and it has been difficult to learn English and attend a school where classes are taught in English. My favorite subject is math. Thank you for helping me to get a good education. Note: Peace Nursery and Primary School is a private school serving orphans and other children unable to afford the costs of attending public schools. As such, it receives no funding from public sources. Located in a suburb of Uganda’s capital city Kampala, the school is in a hig...