Auntie Jackie’s Blog
I would like to begin by thanking everyone who has donated to our Watoto Mtaani campaign. The money we have raised so far will cover the cost of purchasing the provisions needed for each child we will move out of the slum…
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I witnessed something that reminded me of the public service marketing slogan, “A mind is a terrible thing to waste,” which was adopted by the United Negro College Fund in 1972. The brilliance of the campaign at the time was…
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From what I can tell, Shadia grew up in a loving home; she attended school and was cared for by her mother. But when her mother passed due to complications from AIDS, everything changed. Now 17, Shadia has been on…
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People always ask me, “How do you do what you do?” “I couldn’t. It’s sad. So depressing.” From the moment I stepped foot on the continent of Africa more than eight years ago, I wasn’t ever overcome by sadness or…
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Emmanuel and Jude found their way to Kisenyi together. They never intended to leave home, let alone become street kids. One Sunday afternoon during the annual circumcision ceremony that takes place in their village, these two young boys got so…
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Here at Shule Foundation, our goal is to improve the lives of the most impoverished children in Uganda and across Africa through education. In addition to the many village children we’ve gotten to know, we have also been fortunate to…
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Gallery | Posted on February 14, 2017, by Don Wilson Magazine Jackie Wolfson is the Co-Founder and CEO of the Shule Foundation. From New York, her passions are redesigning education across rural Africa and supporting humanity. I, along with Okello…
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In January 2015, I was invited by Dr. Susan Gazda, co-founder of Hope for Humans, to tag along with her and her camera crew, led by Tiff Gravel, while they filmed a documentary on Nodding Syndrome.* Having followed the plight…
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There are the visible street kids. They can be found begging on the streets of Kampala. And then —- there are the invisible street children who live within the confines of the Kisenyi Slum. I had the honor of meeting…
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For the majority of girls living in Uganda, access to sanitary pads – something we often take for granted – is rare. This is especially true in places like Kisenyi Slum, one of the largest slums in central Kampala. In…
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