Reading helps your seed of knowledge grow.
“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.”
— Frederick Douglass
Holiday Message from Mirembe Words of Wisdom
Dear Board of Directors, Friends, Sponsors, and Visitors,
Welcome to the Mirembe Words of Wisdom website. As we conclude 2024 and enter the holiday season, we have much to celebrate and be grateful for.
The work accomplished this year to serve the needs of over 14,000 children enrolled in our program has been immensely rewarding and full of promise. We are grateful to the volunteers who dedicate their time and energy to this program, our school partners and local community leaders, The parents and children who trust in the possibilities created by promoting a culture of readers.
In 2024, Mirembe Words of Wisdom achieved so much and opened many doors for children, adults, and communities. We are grateful to everyone who makes our mission and vision possible as we close this year and look forward to the next.
We also look forward to sharing with you highlights of 2024, and aspirations for 2025.
Thank you for being part of this journey, and may God bless you.
Warm regards,
Yvonne Ssempijja
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Mirembe Words of Wisdom Reading Program helps boost the literacy rate of students in the Central Region of Uganda by offering a mobile library that delivers books.
After carefully guided conversations with local communities, we reached a collective decision on basic ways to improve education outcomes for the region. Fostering a Reading culture was a pathway we chose. The task was to build collaboration and partnerships wit local primary schools as well as the families and communities they serve. Our initiatives include: Reading Program • Women’s Health & Wellness • Children’s Garden & Nutrition • General & Oral Hygiene • Community Building & Mental Wellness • Children’s Tree Planting Initiative
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At the March School Meeting, students learned where some former reading materials of ours have traveled. A native Ugandan who has lived in the States for thirty years brought them to the central part of the country, near Mityana. She set up a mobile check out system and students from twelve schools are enjoying them immensely.
Mirembe Words of Wisdom Blog
Follow the latest updates on pilot projects and organization announcements.
Kkande Primary School Piloted a Vegetable Garden as Part of the Children’s Garden & Nutrition
The Kkande Primary School piloted a vegetable garden. They participated in preparing the land for planting, planted vegetables, collards, and green onions.
Students Make Organic Liquid Manure
Students learn how to make liquid organic manure made from regular plants and some goat or cow waste.
Kids Organic Vegetable Garden Project July 2019
Since July, Kitongo Junior Primary School students helped clear the land and plant seeds, they also take turns watering and caring for the garden.