The Uniqueness of Home-schooling
In Uganda, many people are locked into the traditional systems of doing things. Bear children, send them to kindergarten, get them into a competitive school or if you have the money, get them into the international ones, then get them to pass with aggregate 4, and then get them to aim for good points at A-level to go to University on government sponsorship – at least that is how I remember it.
But Mrs Kisaka, together with her husband opted for an alternative route; one less travelled, one that is simply for the brave. While a few parents in Uganda have taken on Home-Schooling, not many talk about it. Perhaps this story will shed some light on what it is like and help you towards a decision or a word you could chip into a conversation for someone else looking for alternative approaches to educating their children.
The Path to Adoption
“I remember as a young lawyer going with these parents into the court room. It was always so moving to know that a child can have the kind of story that almost seemed unbelievable. They were actually thrown in a dustbin or rescued from a latrine! You know when you read it in the newspaper, it is far away from you but when an adoptive parent comes into the room with the child and shows you the photographs – it is so touching.
“I always visited the site where a particular child was thrown because my encouragement to the adoptive parent was to get the whole story because the child would ask one day. This experience fanned into flame a passion in me to protect the vulnerable. It also nudged on an already existing desire to extend a hand of help to a child in need. This is how I got so involved and passionate about adoption and the laws governing the processes involved.”
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