Students from Stella Matutina Girls' Secondary School.
Uganda
Stella Matutina Girls' Secondary School
Stella Matutina Girls' Secondary School,
founded in 2000, is a boarding school for girls
that ministers especially to those who have
experienced war-related trauma. The “Lord’s
Resistance Army” terrorized and de-stabilized
northern Uganda for more than 17 years,
kidnapping children and forcing them into
service as soldiers or “wives” to the
commanders. The school, run by the Catholic
order Little Sisters of Mary Immaculate of
Gulu, accepts girls from all parts of the
country, but the majority have experienced
war-related displacement, been orphaned,
abducted and released, or escaped from rebel
captivity. All have been traumatized as a result
of these experiences. Each year, the school and
MCC plan together how to use the Global
Family funds wisely and for maximum benefit.
The plan regularly includes sponsorship for at
least 26 girls, training for teachers in some area
of psychosocial support, and the purchase of
needed equipment, teaching materials, or other
items necessary for providing a healthy
environment for the girls. *2008-09 fully
sponsored.
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