GIVING BACK
Kathy J Perry gives back to help educate kids in these charities.
lead to read
(from their website)
Our concept is simple
Lead to Read KC connects trusted, caring adult volunteers (called Reading Mentors) with students in first through third grade. For 30 minutes over one lunch hour a week, Reading Mentors and students explore the world by reading books provided by the students’ teachers, in the safety and security of elementary school classrooms.
Lead to Read KC works on multiple levels
Behind the scenes, with teachers who choose reading material and share reading concepts
Upfront, with students, who thrive on the extra reading help and one-to-one attention
Our mission is to improve third grade literacy by mobilizing community volunteers to read one-to-one with children in Kansas City-area classrooms on a weekly basis.
We are a 501(c)(3) organization. Visit our Donate Page to learn more about how to make your tax-exempt donation!
Hi and welcome to our page. This project was founded in Madrid in 2014 by two Spanish women and an Englishman. Our mission is very simple and specific. We support several small schools in and around Kampala, Uganda.
The public school system in Uganda is broken, and so private schools are everywhere. The only chance that children really have of acquiring an education is to find a place in one of these schools. Now when we say private schools, don’t think of it in the same way as we do in the UK or USA. These are not elitist establishments, only for the rich. The cost, for example, to pay for an education for one child for one year in one of our schools is £75! (2/19 update: £111/year or just under $150.00)
At present, we are paying for 28 children. Our project is small and we want to keep it that way, under control and with 100% of the money collected going directly to the school. Each sponsor has a relationship with the child they sponsor, with report cards and occasional letters from the children.
We also have appeals from time to time for desks for the schools and also for clean water projects. If you are interested in participating in any of these projects, or if you have any questions, please feel free to email me at martinnbrown@hotmail.com, or ask a question on our Facebook page. We stopped using our websites as we could not justify the expense of them, and FB seems to work better for us.
Thank you for taking the time to read this and we hope you will work with us to bring some light into the kid’s worlds.
Kathy J Perry is very pleased to be a part of this wonderful ministry. Below is a picture of the desk purchased by me for the school. I love the words I selected for the front! I’ve also given towards school supplies.
I am sponsoring the next year of education for a 10-year old young lady named Charity. I am in communication with her through letters. It is wonderful and special to have a close relationship with her through Infancia Uganda and the school!
INDIA JEHOVAH JIREH MISSIONS CHURCH AND SCHOOL (JJ MISSIONS)
JJ Missions is a church with programs for the children’s school, church planting, and adult literacy. I was so happy to see my books in these little hands. The children are learning English. Happy reading!
