The Price of Stones, by Twesigye Jackson Kaguri.
This was a wonderful book by a Ugandan man who emigrated to America, but who realised how much the AIDS crisis was effecting Uganda, especially after his own brother died. He realised that there was a lot of poverty and other issues in his home area, and that the AIDS orphans were most strongly affected by these issues.
Knowing that education had been his own route out of the poverty of his home, he decided to build a school for the AIDS orphans – one that would be completely free, including providing the school uniform and books. This is rare in Uganda, and while the fees are very small for us, to many Ugandans, finding $20 a year is well beyond what they can afford.
Soon he realised that the school would have a bigger effect if there was clean water for those in the village, if there was a medical centre, and if the children were fed two meals as part of their day. He also found foster families for many of the children.
It was a wonderful story, full of inspiring tales of the children, Kaguri’s personal life story, and rich details that brought the area of Uganda that Kaguri works in to life.
You can visit the school’s website: www.nyakaschool.org
The book’s site: www.thepriceofstones.com
You can become a friend of Nyaka AIDS Foundation or of Twesigye Jackson Kaguri on Facebook, and Twesigye Jackson Kaguri has a twitter account at twitter.com/twejaka
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