Sponsorship:$29/mo

Grade: Secondary 1 (7th Grade)

Rwotomiya lives in the village of Agwata in northern Uganda with his parents along with 4 siblings.  His parents are subsistence farmers.

Rwotomiya helps his parents around the household with fetching water, sweeping the compound and cooking.   Beans are his favorite dish to prepare.  He is also sent to the market to buy food for the family.

Rwotomiya’s favorite subject in school is English.  He is hoping to become a pilot one day so that he may have the opportunity to visit other countries.  He would also like to be able to earn enough income to help his family.  Rwotomiya likes to play football, and spend time with his friends in his free time.  Rwotomiya is polite and disciplined.  He is consistently an above average performing student.

The annual sponsorship for Rwotomiya is $700 to be split among 2 sponsors at $350 each which provides his tuition, room and board, life skills training, and coaching and mentoring by OU staff. This amount can be paid annually, by term at $117, or via monthly credit card payment of $29 per month.