June 28, 2022 Pope Francis had been scheduled to visit Kinshasa and Goma, Congo, July 2-5 and to make an ecumenical pilgrimage for peace to Juba, South Sudan, July 5-7. See more from Catholic News Service Article
Seeds of Wisdom update, Schools in Uganda
We are happy to report that schools in Uganda have reopened after a lengthy Covid-19 shutdown, allowing our boarding students to return to class. We are hopeful that conditions will permit our 200 students to re-establish their academic routines. We would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone who helped to make our recent fundraising drive a success. The response was terrific! Your commitment to this mission is beautiful and truly impacts future generations. The SOW board also would like to acknowledge the generosity of the St. John’s Middle…
Seeds of Wisdom Teachers Advance their own Education with SOW Support
Seeds of Wisdom is proud to share that three of our teachers graduated from the Luigi Giussani Institute of Higher Education with a diploma in primary education. This is an advanced study program focused on bringing Catholic values into teaching. These teachers have worked diligently to further their education so that they can provide the best education for our students. Thank you to these teachers and to all of our teachers for giving our students the opportunity to learn and further their education.
Missed our Live Event? Watch it here!
Seeds of Wisdom in South Sudan hosted our first ever virtual Live Event on Sunday, August 23. If you were able to tune in and watch, we are so glad! If not, you can now watch it here or on our Facebook page. We would like to give a huge thanks to everyone who participated in both the live event and our other activities this summer. From our silent auction donors to the families and teams who walked and ran with us, from those who watched our live event to…
Summer FUNdraiser Live Event
Get your laptops, tablets and smartphones ready! It’s time for the culmination of Seeds of Wisdom’s SUMMER FUNdraiser – our first-ever online live event this Sunday (Aug. 23) at 6 p.m. The program will give viewers a chance to meet some of our teachers and students in Africa, and to hear about how SOW has made a meaningful difference in the lives of these young people. The event also will include Father Mahon’s comments on the history of SOW from its beginnings in 2011, one last chance to bid on…
SOW Summer FUNdraiser
Join us for SUMMER FUN and help us raise the funds needed to continue educating the children of Pukuka, South Sudan. Without a Banquet this year, we are hosting a virtual Walk/Run/Ride in July, then a Silent Auction and Live Event in August. Our need is for $60,000 to operate school next year. Generous donors have offered matching funds up to $20,000! So have fun, DOUBLE your impact and do good! Seeds of Wisdom in South Sudan continues to educate over 200 children from the Pukuka area. Even though the…
An Update for our Donors and Supporters
Greetings from the Seeds of Wisdom Board, teachers, staff, students and families in Ugandan camps. We pray you are doing well in this difficult time of COVID-19 and racial unrest. May Jesus be glorified in all these difficult circumstances, and may He fill our hearts with love, compassion and acceptance of one another. We are all in this together! We want to update you about what is happening with Seeds of Wisdom in the Ugandan camps. Even though the countries are shut down and school is on hold, as we…
Camp and School Videos
View some videos about our refugee camp tutoring program and the students attending boarding schools, all possible thanks to the sponsorship money received from our donors:
Student Story #9 – Debaters
Debate teams are very important in both South Sudan and Uganda. The debate teams met every Friday afternoon and it was considered quite an honor to be selected to be on a team.
Student Story #8 – Winie
Winie has a unique talent for drawing and wanted to share some of her pictures with all of you. She is very thankful for the sponsorships and the opportunity to attend school while being away from her home country.