Annual Guardian’s Meeting
As an annual practice, Children of Uganda holds family meetings in our main services areas (for our sponsored students and their guardians) at the beginning of the year prior to the start of each new school year.
The 2022 meetings were held on January 4th in Kampala/Mukono and on January 6th in Kyotera with a 98% attendance of 417 participants out of the targeted 424 (140 students and 139 guardians making a total of 279 participants in Kampala/Mukono and 67 students and 71 guardians in Kyotera making a total of 138 participants).
In addition to our students and their families, two guest speakers were also invited in Kyotera. Children of Uganda staff and Executive Director, Pamela Brannon, also delivered speeches. The following was addressed:
- Updating guardians on developments in COU policies
- Equiping guardians and children with relevant information to better their lives
- Signing MOUs between COU, children and guardians
- One–on–one psychosocial counselling
- To allow parents and children to share experiences, challenges and possible coping mechanisms that have worked for some
- Recognizing best performers, disciplined students and guardians with thriving IGAs
