Another wonderful experience from yesterday was visiting the home of Empower student, Hassan. Hassan joined Empower African Children in 2007 after his father passed away from lung cancer. Hassan was in 6th grade when his father died. His mother did all that she could to support her five children but paying school fees for all of them was impossible with the small amount that she earned by selling fruits and vegetables. Hassan was kind enough to share his story with us and he said that he remembers worrying so much about whether or not he would be able to keep going to school. His older sister was not able to continue with school because the family could not afford it. And then, Hassan was presented with the opportunity for a scholarship from EAC and that changed everything in his life. He is in school and recently returned from the 2014 USA Spirit of Uganda tour. His mother is so proud of him and Hassan is truly the hope for the future of his whole family.
We were so humbled and honored to visit Hassan's family. They live in an urban slum area of Kampala where there is no electricity or running water. And there are many, many children there as you can see in these photos. Our students were all to happy to play with them and even taught them the "hokey pokey." This visit was a wonderful way for us to learn more about the challenges of Africa and also to grow closer to our friend, Hassan.
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| Hassan, his mother (in blue), auntie and siblings |
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| Inside Hassan's one room home |
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| making friends |
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| Emma going native |
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| Madison and friend |
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High Five !
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| The hokey pokey! |
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| Cool Jeremy ... |
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Maggie and Hassan
Hokey Pokey video
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