One shirt. One kid.
Open the bag to meet them.
The shirt is how you meet them.
$25 a month — 83¢ a day — is how you stay.
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Get a ShirtThe Children
They have names and stories.
Every Number on every Shirt belongs to a real kid at a small school in Northern Uganda. You don’t choose them — the Number on your shirt decides who you meet.
Meet one of them
Felix Kicaber
Age 12 · 3rd Grade
“Felix plays football after school and works through math in the classroom — he's good with anything that has a pattern to it. He wants to get his hands dirty and be a mechanic.”
You can’t pick Felix. But a kid just as real is on the other end of every shirt.
…and 49 more at the campus
Gifty Amito
“Amito enjoys playing football with her friends and is always excited to learn new things at school. Her favorite subject is Integrated Science because she enjoys learning about health, nature, and how the world works. She is a hardworking and determined girl who takes her education seriously.”
Robinson Okello
“Football is Robinson's whole world right now — he plays every break, every day, and talks about it the rest of the time. He tells everyone he's going to be a driver.”
Fiona Lamaro
“She enjoys skipping rope with her friends and is always eager to join in play activities at school.”
Patience Acayo
“Patience plays football every chance she gets and doesn't back down from a math problem — she'll sit with it until she solves it. She wants to be a teacher.”
Amarorwot Abigail
“football and athletics”
Ethan Kicaber
“Kicaber enjoys playing football with his friends whenever he has free time. At school, Mathematics is his favorite subject because he enjoys working with numbers and solving problems. He is a hardworking and respectful boy who enjoys learning and takes his studies seriously.”
Joan Lakica Ruth
“Lakica loves playing, especially skipping rope, and brings a cheerful spirit wherever she goes.”
Sheila Lagum Melisa
“Sheila is the first to finish her math problems and the last to stop skipping rope at break — the bell rings and she's still going. She wants to be a nurse.”
Pamela Lawino
“Pamela is a quiet reader — the kind of kid who finishes one book and reaches for the next. She's interested in how communities work together and wants to stand in front of a classroom someday as a teacher.”
Desmond Tek-Kwo
“Playing football with friends.”
Sunday Rwotomiya
“Sunday loves football, athletics, and science — a combination that keeps him moving and thinking. He's the kind of student who's always either on the pitch or in his notebook. He wants to teach someday.”
Isaiah Rwotoyera
“Isaiah plays football every day after school and digs into social studies in the classroom — he's the one asking follow-up questions. He says he's going to be a lawyer.”
Joshua Owacgiu Ramsey
“Joshua enjoys reading and running with his friends. Science is his favorite subject, and he enjoys learning about how things work. He is eager to learn and takes part in school activities with enthusiasm.”
Flavia Aber Mary
“Flavia plays football at break and digs into English in the classroom — she reads out loud with confidence. She's set on becoming a doctor.”
Neisler Gum Wilobo
“Gum enjoys playing football with his friends and reading his Bible. English is his favorite subject, and he enjoys taking part in lessons and learning new things at school.”
Konshens Rwot-Twero
“He is active, curious, and enjoys taking part in activities at school. His favorite learning area is Learning Area Two.”
Marvin Rwotomiya
“Marvin is a cheerful and active boy who enjoys helping at home by fetching water. He likes spending time with other children and enjoys coming to school. ”
Abigail Lamaro
“She enjoys coming to school and taking part in activities with her classmates”
Raphael Rubangakene
“Raphael is an active and cheerful boy who enjoys playing football with his friends. He likes taking part in school activities and is always eager to learn new things.”
Naume Alaroker Vivian
“Naume loves writing — she's always got a pencil in her hand, working through her letters. She's curious about the world around her, always asking questions about how things work. She wants to be a teacher when she grows up.”
Angel Auma
“She enjoys spending time with her friends at school and is always excited to participate in classroom activities.”
Melisa Ayubu
“Melisa plays football with the boys, skips rope with the girls, and beats everyone in math — she doesn't pick sides. She's going to be a policewoman.”
Ismail Komagum Odur
“Becoming a Teacher”
Gifty Lamaro
“Gifty always has a book open — if she's not in class, she's reading. Math is her favorite subject, the one where she never looks bored. She wants to be a nurse.”
Prossy Lagum
“Skipping rope at break, and math — numbers especially.”
Jerome Rwot-Twero
“Soccer at break. The counting drills in class. He's the kid who turns around to see what everyone else is doing.”
Blessing Ayeerwot
“Discovery activities at school — she's the kid who wants to know how things work. Helping fetch water at home.”
Emmanuel Rwotomiya
“Emmanuel plays football and works on math every single day — that's his rhythm. He's steady and serious about both. He says he's going to be a soldier.”
Prisca Ajolorwot
“Prisca is the fastest girl on campus — in games, nobody catches her. She loves math and gets through her problem sets before anyone else at her table. She wants to be a doctor.”
Jochebed Lamaro Wilobo
“Jochebed enjoys skipping rope with her friends and loves reading her Bible. Mathematics is her favorite subject, and she enjoys solving problems and learning new things in class. She is a cheerful and hardworking girl who looks forward to going to school every day.”
James Bulemu Musinguzi
“Counting and the early-reading drills — numbers and letters are starting to click. Also time with the other kids, which is where the year of catching up has shown up most.”
Patricia Oyella
“Patricia sings gospel worship songs that carry across the schoolyard — you can hear her before you see her. She's strong in math and serious about her studies. She wants to be a doctor.”
Polycap Rubangakene
“Polycap plays football, reads his Bible, and studies English hard — because pilots need to speak it. He wants to fly planes, and he's already thinking about what it takes to get there.”
Prossy Ajok
“Math at school. Skipping rope and hide-and-seek at break.”
Ismail Ojok
“Ismail is a cheerful boy who enjoys helping at home, especially by fetching water. He also likes watching cartoons and spending time with his friends.”
Precious Lagen
“Songs and the back-and-forth of classroom conversations. Plays with dolls at home.”
Angel Anena Faith
“Angel enjoys playing with her friends and taking part in school activities.”
Prisca Agenorwot
“Prisca enjoys swimming whenever she has the opportunity. At school, Mathematics is her favorite subject, and she enjoys solving problems and learning new things. She is a cheerful and hardworking girl who is eager to do well in her studies.”
Remah Aber
“Remah enjoys singing and spending time with her friends. She is a calm and hardworking child who likes being in school. Mathematics is her favorite subject, and she enjoys learning new things in class.”
Tracy Lamaro
“Tracy is a cheerful girl who enjoys helping at home by fetching water. She also likes watching cartoons and spending time with other children. She is friendly, active, and enjoys coming to school.”
Blessing Aloyo
“HE WOULD LIKE TO BE A DOCTOR”
Kemigisha Baune Flavia
“Flavia is a cheerful little girl who enjoys watching movies and spending time with other children. She is curious and is beginning to explore and learn about the world around her. Her favorite learning area is Learning Area Three.”
Lydia Acayo
“Lydia is a cheerful little girl who enjoys playing and spending time with other children. She especially likes taking part in activities at school and is always eager to learn new things. Her favorite learning area is Learning Area Two.”
Asenath Mara Wilobo
“Asenath makes friends with everyone she meets. She's curious about everything around her, always exploring and asking why. She wants to be a teacher someday.”
Esther Lakica
“She enjoys playing with other children, and exploring the world around her with curiosity and excitement.”
Rose Nyapolo
“Rose is a cheerful little girl who enjoys watching movies and spending time with other children. She likes coming to school and takes part in class activities with excitement. Her favorite learning area is Learning Area Two.”
Aaron Ouma Joseph
“Ouma enjoys playing football, and shows great interest in social studies. These moments of learning and play bring joy and help shape a promising future.”
Elvis Onen
“Soccer at break, and storytelling in class.”
Noel Rwot-Twero
“Noel is a cheerful little boy who enjoys singing and playing with other children. He is active, friendly, and likes taking part in activities at school.”
These are real children at a small school in Northern Uganda. Get a shirt to meet one of them →
How It Works
It starts with a shirt.
Get a Shirt
Every Shirt has a Number, and every Number belongs to a Child. $25 gets you the Shirt and starts their year at the campus. Your Number is assigned when you order.
Meet Them
Come back here and enter your Number. You’ll see their face, learn their name, and read about who they are and what they dream about.
Stay With Them
For $25/month — about 83¢ a day — you stay connected. Write to your Kid and see their handwritten replies, photos of your child through the year, a year-end report card, and the monthly campus newsletter.
“You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.”
St. John Bosco, Italian priest & educator
Where Your Money Goes
A place they can call home.
Six acres in Africa. A school, a medical center, vocational training, and 30 people from the community employed to run it. Your $25 keeps it going.
Someone is waiting for you.
A child in Africa with a name, a classroom, and a story that’s just getting started. Your shirt is how you meet them.