For the first official meeting of the new Rotary year on Sept. 10, 2012, our guest speaker was Melissa McKinnon. Melissa was one of our funding recipients and used that funding to travel to Uganda to educate the youth there.
Melissa attended the University in Presque Isle, Maine and found a fellow graduate who was interested in going to Uganda to teach. When they arrived, they have quickly shuffled around through various organizations such as the Global Volunteer Network, Real Uganda, and the Youth Focus for Africa...
They were finally “shuttled” into their new home town of Lugazi, where they quickly learned how different things would be from home.
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They worked with the students to bridge the gap between merely reciting their teachings learning to think creatively for themselves. In Uganda, there are approximately 50 students per teacher, and the students are primarily funded by sponsorships from groups and individuals.
Overall, Melissa very much enjoyed her time teaching in Uganda and would urge anyone thinking about it, to take the challenge.