Dear well-wisher,
In this newsletter we bring to you a write-up of a recent visit to our beloved school OKSSS, written by Arun Patel (chairman, OKAS Fund); more success stories (of course!), and other notable items. We start with Arun’s report:
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Thank you donors for all your help Newsletter November 2021
Dear well-wisher,
We are grateful to you for your continued support of OKAS Fund. It is because of your support that we have been able to continue our scholarship program and other projects at our beloved school, Old Kampala Senior Secondary School (OKSSS).
Your contribution, however small, makes a big difference in the lives of our sponsored students.
The school has remained closed for most of the year with the exception for the candidates taking the GCSE and A-Level exams. It is scheduled to reopen in January 2022.Newsletter – October 2020
Dear well-wisher,
These are difficult times. We are in the midst of a pandemic. The coronavirus has brought hardship and suffering all over the world. But in developing countries, and especially among the poor, the impact has been far more pronounced, worsened by lack of medical care and social support programs.
During the pandemic, our work continues.
OKAS Fund delivers 25000 books to Uganda from Aberdeen In Scotland
What a Journey?...
Books from Scotland to Uganda!
In the summer of 2018 some of the trustees and well-wishers of OKAS Fund visited Books Abroad, a U.K.-registered charity founded some four decades ago.
Books Abroad is based in Rhynie, a small village in Northern Scotland. It is 40 miles west of the coastal town of Aberdeen, and about 140 miles north of Edinburgh.
Mayoor Patel of OKAS Fund meets Ugandan High Commissioner to UK
On 25th November 2016, Mayoor Patel BCAo, a founding trustee of OKAS Fund, was invited by , the Ugandan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom for a private audience.
Mayoor took the opportunity to present to HE Kikafunda OKAS Fund’s seminal project of providing textbooks to his alma mater, the Old Kampala Senior Secondary School.
November update okasfund Textbook Project
Text Book Project
To ensure that all students at the Old Kampala Senior Secondary School have access to textbooks
Facts:
Less than 10% of the 2000 students currently enrolled in classes Senior 1 to Senior 6 have access to standard textbooks.
Most students rely on classroom notes prepared by their teachers using books that are outdated editions.
Despite this severe limitation, many students continue to achieve stellar grades in both ‘O’ and ‘A’ level exams.
Project:
Brothers who set up polio charity hailed by Prime Minister David Cameron
Our Trustees.
Mayoor and Arun Patel were recognised in the Points of Light by British Prime Minister David Cameroon.
In an article on The Bolton News titled
Brothers who set up polio charity hailed by Prime Minister David Cameron
The article reported
"Mayoor Patel and his older brother Arun Patel have been given a Point of Light award to recognise their work with the Polio Children charity."
Mayoor explained how he heard the news, when was interviewed on Bolton FM radio