Liverpool Partners meet their sponsor students!

The Liverpool Partners team with our CEO & Founding Director, Annabelle Chauncy OAM, at Katuuso Primary School.

The Liverpool Partners team with our CEO & Founding Director, Annabelle Chauncy OAM, at Katuuso Primary School.

Through their establishment and operation of the Generations Foundation, private equity and advisory firm Liverpool Partners have long been dedicated to building brighter futures for children in developing and disadvantaged communities by providing them with educational opportunities. 

However, perhaps their most generous deed yet was in December 2017, when the Generations Foundation made the life-changing decision to sponsor an entire class of School for Life students at Mbazzi Primary School – an incredible commitment which they have so generously continued to uphold for the next three years and more.

The 40 lucky students were in Early Childhood Development class at Mbazzi Primary School when they were first sponsored by Liverpool Partners, and thanks to the generosity of the firm, the entire class are now thriving as Primary 1 students at Mbazzi School.

Here are some of our beautiful Primary 1 students from Mbazzi Primary School, who Liverpool Partners sponsor.

Here are some of our beautiful Primary 1 students from Mbazzi Primary School, who Liverpool Partners sponsor.

Liverpool Partners’ support has not only provided these students with an education for 3 years, but has ensured they have access to clean water, health care, 3 nutritious meals a day and the ability to take part in extra-curricular activities like dancing, music, drama and sports days.

It is a gift that has truly changed these children’s lives - giving them the chance to seek the bright future they deserve.

In January this year, a group of 11 wonderful Liverpool Partners team members got to see for themselves the incredible difference they had made in our students’ lives when they travelled all the way into the heart of rural Uganda to our School for Life campuses to meet their sponsor students.

Landing at Entebbe International Airport on the 25th of January, the team enjoyed a fascinating day exploring the vibrant sights of Uganda’s capital, Kampala, before spending the next two unforgettable days immersing themselves in life at the Katuuso and Mbazzi communities, where our School for Life campuses are located.

The team spent much of their time here at our Mbazzi and Katuuso Primary Schools, where they enjoyed helping our teachers enrol our newest students into School for Life for the new school year, and had plenty of fun playing sports and making beautiful crafts with our students.

The fantastic Liverpool Partners team were so helpful getting our newest School for Life students enrolled and kitted out with their new uniforms to start their first year at our schools.

The fantastic Liverpool Partners team were so helpful getting our newest School for Life students enrolled and kitted out with their new uniforms to start their first year at our schools.

The team also got the chance to visit some of our wonderful students’ homes at Katuuso and Mbazzi villages, gaining a unique insight into what everyday life is like for them.

Managing Partners Jonathan and Brad having a great time in the community.

Managing Partners Jonathan and Brad having a great time in the community.

Most exciting of all, however, the team finally got to meet the School for Life students they have been sponsoring for the past three years! They had a ball talking and playing with their sponsor students in Primary 1 at Mbazzi Primary School - an experience they found truly moving and showed them the incredible impact they have had on these 40 special children’s lives.

Our Primary 1 students were so excited to meet their wonderful sponsors Lisa and Craig from Liverpool Partners.

Our Primary 1 students were so excited to meet their wonderful sponsors Lisa and Craig from Liverpool Partners.

School for Life would like to express our sincere gratitude to Liverpool Partners and the Generations Foundation for the incredible and sustained generosity that they have extended to our students.  We cannot thank you enough for providing these 40 special students with the never-ending gift of education, and the resources and support they need to access it.

We would also like to especially thank the firm’s team that travelled so far to meet their students – our students and staff had an absolutely wonderful time with you, and they are hoping you can come visit again soon!

If you too would like to build a bright future for a School for Life student, you can find out more here.

Success Stories
Goretti

Sweet and shy Goretti lives with her aunt, uncle and cousins in a small house in the local village. When Goretti was younger, she moved in with her aunt and uncle because her parents could no longer look after her. She was one of our first students at Katuuso Primary, starting in 2011 when she was just 4 years old. Now, Goretti is in Senior One at Mbazzi High School, and is relishing the honour of being a high school student in her community - something that is taken for granted in Australia, but in Uganda, represents freedom and opportunity. Goretti also loves attending School for Life because she hopes to one day become a pilot in Uganda - a dream which she knows can only be reached with the help of a good education.

Violah

Violah has been at School for Life since since she was six years old. Sadly, Violah has experienced hardship no child should ever deal with. Her Dad passed away three years ago, leaving her Mum without the financial means to support her family - so she left Violah and her siblings with their elderly grandmother. Every day, Violah has to wake up at 5am to fetch water, cook meals and make sure that her younger sisters are properly looked after. Then she walks half an hour to get to school. Despite this adversity, Violah has flourished at school and has made many friends. She loves that School for Life is "helping me to build a future". After finishing school, Violah hopes to become a teacher to help other children.

Umar

Umar is one of our best performing students at Mbazzi Riverside High School - but life has not always been easy for Umar. His father abandoned the family in 2015, leaving his mother to struggle to support her five children on her own. School for Life has provided Umar with opportunities that may never else have eventuated for him. Umar begun his journey with School for Life at Katuuso Primary School, where his academic ability was quickly revealed. Now, he is a thriving member of our Senior 1 class and a formidable wing on the football team. With a love for mathematics, Umar is set on studying electronic engineering after finishing his senior studies - a goal which he is the first to admit is now within reach thanks to the skills and resources provided to him by School for Life.

Rose Nambooze

Rose is a 32‐year‐old single mother of one. She started working with SFL in 2013, after taking part in our tailoring training program. Prior to working with us, she was unemployed and living in her father's home helping to care for her father, who had cataracts, and his farm.
Thanks to her full time employment, Rose was able to save enough money to pay for an eye operation and restore her father's sight, allowing him to return to work as a mechanic. Now, Rose has moved into her own home and no longer relies on her father financially. 

Joseph

Joseph is one of our Special Needs teachers at Katuuso. After surviving a severe case of malaria at age four, he was left permanently deaf. He was raised by his single mother and attended a nursery school for the handicapped and later transferred to a school for the Deaf in Kampala. He eventually mastered sign language and pursued a university degree in education. Joseph decided to become a teacher so that he could give the gift of education to others who are hearing impaired.

Teddy Namatovu

Teddy is a participant in the Kumi Tailoring Program and four of her five children attend Katuuso Primary School. She and her husband farm two acres of land, which supplies fluctuating revenue. Participation in the Kumi Tailoring Project has secured income to reliably pay for school fees, nutritious meals and renovations to the family home. Teddy has gained a great deal of self-esteem from her ability to support her family and she takes pride in independently financing the education of all five children. Teddy has also been working on her numeracy and administration skills. She was appointed Treasurer of the tailoring group and will be responsible for keeping records of their savings.

Flaviah Nassaazi

Flaviah Nassaazi started working at Katuuso Primary and Vocational School in 2011. Prior to cooking at the school, she and her husband were subsistence farmers. They worked tirelessly for small yields and minimal income to support their family. Flaviah's cooking job not only enables her to pay school fees for her children, but she has also invested in a local barbershop business. She is now passing her cooking skills onto her eldest son Frank, who has also joined the school's cooking staff. Flaviah and her husband attend the adult literacy classes offered weekly at the school. Her English and reading have improved immensely, as well as her confidence.

Rachel

In 2010, Rachel began as a cleaner at Katuuso Primary and Vocational School. She was working to save money to study to be a teacher at University. Thanks to Barrie and Simone Goldsmith, her dream of studying came true and she is now fully qualified.