Educate Club at National Finals

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The Bukooli College display. Ironically a selling point for the blue liquid soap is the an added ingredient to kill bed bugs.

IMAG3280The Educate Club of Bukooli College was one of 16 Educate Clubs to participate in the finals of a national competition in Kampala, They displayed goods they make, and answered questions from judges. I went to observe their preparations on Thursday. At that point I did not think I would be allowed to go . After I arrived on Saturday, I learned the team was housed in a dorm of a local secondary school. Unfortunately the boys room was plagued by bed bugs and they didn’t get much sleep. They were not looking forward to returning to the dorm that night.

One of the three founders of Educate Clubs was in attendance and gave a speech. She said she was raised in a tough inner city environment by her single mother in New York City. Another speaker said students should not expect to get a job when when they finish school, so they need to learn these entrepreneurial skills. The club acquitted itself well, in my opinion. Their table overflowed with goods. Unfortunately it was not named among the top three.

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Here, members are making necklaces. Beans are soaked in dye overnight and then threaded together, dried, and shellacked in some manner.

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Chalkboards, such as shown below, are made from recycled paper.

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Ronald, who I brought to Youth Technical Training, shows a product to the competition. Ron is an impressive young man with charisma. In the foreground, are scented solids to rub on your skin to stop mosquitoes. Everything is made from items they get for free or next to nothing.

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The club has to show its skills at record keeping for its sales.

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A view of the campus at Bukooli College. There are three three story classroom buildings in addition to other buildings.

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In contrast, this is a three room school house in a deep village which is part of a primary school near Kamuli founded by Matthews’ brother, where I spoke to parents and students. See the three blackboards? The benches had been removed for the parents to sit on. The little brick building in the back is the school’s administrative office.  I am planning to give some presentations and be more involved with secondary students in a similar rustic village near Bugiri.