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AMAZING LOVE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION

HIGHLIGHTS

Congratulations to our new graduates!

Letters from the students

A new ALDO Scholarship

StoryMoja letters

Volunteer of the year

Construction updates

New Board members

Our President’s note

Welcome to spring. Warmer temperatures mean the arrival of flowers, no more layering when heading outdoors and new beginnings. Here at Amazing Love Development, we are also in the midst of many new beginnings. In 2023, not only did we embark on new adventures in grant writing, for which we are now reaping the rewards, but we also expreienced overwhelming generosity from our donors. Thank you.

Read on in the pages of our newsletters for updates on one of our major capital projects ~ a new boarding section for our female students. We are also hot off the heels of a very successful Christmas feeding program. We have new Board Members who bring special talents to the organization that we’d like you to meet. The perfect example of this is in front of you right now. Our newsletter has received a spring make-over (thanks to one of our newest Board members, Monica Khanna).

Keep reading to learn about what’s kept us busy in the later part of 2023 and what we hope to accomplish in 2024.

We are grateful to our generous donors

ALDO was established in 2006 with 40 students and today in 2024, Amazing Love School has 400 young boys and girls receiving education, training and care that is empowering them to thrive. We know some of our graduates have continued on to complete high school and university and are gainfully employed.

Our mission to provide quality education to students is only possible with the help from our generous donors. We are eternally grateful.

RECENT UPDATES

Generous funding from our donors enabled a satisfying Christmas program for the children. Additionally, the construction of both girls and boys dormitories is progressing well. Additionally, our newly planted nursery is growing and the goats and rabbits are thriving in their newly repaired dwellings.

Our Achievements

We are proud to announce our young graduates

We began our year on a high note and would like to congratulate our 22 young graduates who are now embarking on their journey towards achieving their future goals. Through high school and beyond we wish them the best and look forward to what their achievements will bring.

The new term of Amazing Love School will begin on February 5, 2024 and end on May 3, 2024, while the second term will start on May 27, 2024.

This year we have an action plan to motivate students to work hard so that they can improve their grades which can act as a path for them to realize their aspirations. This will ensure continued increase in acheivement and results at the end of the school year.

ROBOTICS

Nothing is impossible for our children!

We introduced the Robotics program in 2022 and in 2023 our team won two trophies. This year our students will travel to Jinja to participate in the robotics championships on 12 March, 2024. We are excited as a team from Canada is also participating! We cannot wait for the wonderful learners from Amazing Love School to get to have the experience at the URL Championship in Jinja!

Did you know?

ALDO addresses UN Sustainable Development Goals 1 to 7 through the activities at the school.

Trophy won in 2023

SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS

In honour of two past Board members who recently left ALDO, Prince Ghoddoussi & Shyam Ranganathan, we created a scholarship in their name for our outstanding graduates in 2024. The recipients are Babirye Cissy, Nakisikwe Joanitah, Lukwagana Latifu and Kyoyagala Sandra.

These students were chosen based on the following criteria:

• Their participation in school activities

• Subject performance

• English / Maths /Science Financial status.

• Outstanding character

• Music, Drama, Dance

• Participation and leadership qualities in group discussions

TO OUR GENEROUS DONORS SHYAM & PRINCE GRATITUDE LETTERS FROM OUR GRADUATES

STORYMOJA LETTERS

Amazing Love School has partnered with StoryMoja publishers to support the development of the children’s critical thinking and to improve their creativity and reading & writing skills.

Learn how to speak to our children:

Hi = Ka jambo

How are you? = Oli otya

Goodbye = Welaba

Volunteer of the year

We are so excited to share this wonderful news! One of our volunteers Chevonne Wint, who is a Gr.5 Ontario elementary school teacher initiated a fundraiser at her school for ALDO. Chevonne is passionate about helping the children of Amazing Love, and in doing so, Chevonne, her students and students from other grades raised enough funds for ALDO to purchase projectors and screens for the school. Chevonne’s dedication and initiative are truely heartwarming to see her Gr.5 students along with the entire school community coming together to support such a meaningful cause. Securing projectors and screens for the Amazing Love School will undoubtedly enhance the learning experience for the students there. It’s inspiring to see acts of kindness and generosity like this making a significant impact in the world. Congratulations to Chevonne and everyone involved for their incredible efforts!

CALL TO ATTENTION

WORK - IN -PROGRESS

Did you know?

ALDO has the only school that teaches kindergarten aged students in the region?

NEW VOLUNTEERS

ALDO is delighted and grateful to welcome our new volunteers to support our children at the Amazing Love School at Nakyere, Uganda.

Devon Saunders has worked for the Ontario Public Service for 19 years and is currently a Senior Investigator with the Ministry of Long-Term Care.

Devon has volunteered with the Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) since 2014. As a member of the Discipline and Appeals Committee, he adjudicates a plethora of discipline and appeal matters. Devon also volunteers with a non-profit and a charitable organization in Durham Region, where he sits on the board and provides training in Conflict Resolution and Leadership skills for youth and adults. Devon has a passion for empowering people and believes that we need to teach people to fish rather than giving them a fish. These are his reasons for volunteering with ALDO.

Fahim Rezwana is volunteering for our Google Ads update and maintenance. Fahim is a freelance digital Marketer and QA analyst.

Cora Ho Ka Yeung has volunteered for the position of Data Analyst. She is helping us to create an ALDO database of funders. Cora has worked for WorldVision as a Public Relations Officers and Marketing and Fundraising Specialist with Care First Seniors and Community Services.

Mauricio Avila moved to Canada in 2014 as an international student, where he completed programs in Human Resources Management and Entrepreneurship. He presently resides in London, Ontario. Mauricio learned about the important work of ALDO and the impact we make on the lives of hundreds of children, he wanted to contribute to such a beautiful cause. Mauricio is motivated to support and guide children through developing self confidence by teaching values and guiding them to achieve their goals. He is presently completing a Data Analytics Bootcamp and is pursuing an ECBA certification.

Updates from Volunteers

We shall soon showcase our new updates for logo and website designs.

Monica is working on designing a brand guideline and logo re-design.

ALDO Board of Directors

Did you know?

Uganda is named after the Bugandan Kingdom that once encompassed the southern part of the country where Kampala is located.