Raise the Roof Giving Catalog

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Sponsorship: How You Can Change Lives 4School Supply Needs: Education is the Difference 6

Domestic Needs: Holistic Care 10Health Care: Breaking the Cycle of Poverty 12

Fulfilling the Mission: Our Commitment to You 14Construction Projects at RTRA: Building Our Future 16

Giving: Responding in Areas of Great Need 20

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SPONSORSHIP

Your sponsorship of $30 each month, will provide a school uniform, meals, shoes, school supplies, and pay fees so your child can receive an education for a promising future. Develop a meaningful, lasting relationship through letters written and received from your sponsor child! Your sponsorship will provide life-saving preventive measures, basic health care, awareness workshops on preventing disease, safe water, education, and comfort to children and families who are suffering. Your support will save lives.

Monthly Sponsorship $30

childSPONSORSHIP

We believe, “No student is greater than his teacher.” At the heart of our mission is the call to serve and inspire leadership. Raise the Roof native leaders are our strongest community ally in creating sustainable change - they have few or no cultural barriers to overcome. When you sponsor a rural teacher or leader, you invest in a community. Your sponsorship provides a leader with the opportunity for continuing education, training, and a salary for self-sufficiency.

Monthly Sponsorship $45

teacherSPONSORSHIP

Many new children come to Raise the Roof Academy in Uganda hoping to be registered and included. When we register a new child; however, it often takes months before we are able to f ind a sponsor for that child. Your gift wil l be added to others to provide meals, school supplies, and other necessit ies for a child who is waiting to be sponsored.

Suggested Gift $30Care for 3 Children $90

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SCHOOL SUPPLY NEEDS

Raise the Roof Academy has been expanding! We now have 512 chi ldren and are in need of more desks to seat a l l of the chi ldren comfortably i n a l l o f t h e c l a s s r o o m s .

Suggested Gift $45 2 Desks $90

school deskMost of our Raise the Roof Academy children walk between 2-4 miles per day to attend school. A school bag helps tremendously on their journey.

Suggested Gift $15 School Bags for 6 children $90

school bag

Every sponsored child at Raise the Roof Academy is provided with a new school uniform and shoes when they first begin. However, for most of our children this is one of two outfits they own and gets worn out quickly. For a gift of $60 you can provide a child with a new school uniform and shoes.

Suggested Gift $60 2 Uniforms $120

school uniform & shoes

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school bag

Many children do not even own a single pair of shoes and walk back and forth to school in the rain and heat. This leads to chiggers which wreak havoc on their little feet. For $20 you can provide a child with a sturdy pair of shoes.

Suggested Gift $20 Shoes for 5 children $100

socks & shoes

Having a second outfit for the children to change into for activities and sports helps to preserve their school uniforms and makes playtime more comfortable. For $20 you can provide a t-shirt and shorts.

Suggested Gift $20 Sports Uniform for 4 children $80

sports uniform

...It is thedifference between death and disease, life and health, and between child labor

and freedom to be creative.

In Africa, education is the difference between eating and not eating...

We take pride in the ability to serve breakfast and lunch to all of the children and staff 5 days a week at Raise the Roof Academy. Unfortunately, due to poverty, many of the children are under nourished and need supplemental nutrition. We want to develop our feeding program further to ensure all children are being fed appropriately while attending school. Your gift will go towards the food and preparations for the children’s meals.

Suggested Gift $30

feeding program


The school music program is growing and is a great source of

confidence for many of our children. Learning songs in English and

Luganda reinforces the children’s classroom language skills, and brings

them so much joy. The donation of a PA system, keyboard, and guitar

will be used for rehearsals, concerts, and assemblies for the school.

PERFORMING ARTS

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The ful l-sized acoustic guitar comes with a gig bag.

Suggested Gift $150

guitar

The system includes an amplifier, two woofers, compression driver, CD player, three microphones, cordless companion speaker, mic stand, two tripods, and two protective covers.

Suggested Gift $3,000

public address system

The 88-key portable grand comes with a stand, pedal, bench, and headphones.

Suggested Gift $550

piano keyboard


DOMESTIC NEEDS

The majority of chi ldren l iving in rural Uganda, are sleeping on dirt f loors in mud shelters and are susceptible to the elements, and al l kinds of creeping creatures that carry diseases. The sleeping kit is a foam mattress, mosquito net, and a blanket that can make a tremendous difference fo r t he se ch i ld ren ’s hea l th and we l l -be ing .

Suggested Gift $60 Sleeping Kits for 3 children $180

sleeping kit

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The bunk bed is space efficient for multiple children and provides a better night’s sleep for our children.

Suggested Gift $100

bunk bed

A metal storage unit helps a family keep t h e i r c l o t h e s , s c h o o l s u p p l i e s , to o l s , and cook ing pans locked and secure .

Suggested Gift $40

metal storage unit

Raise the Roof Academy is grateful for the water well that was installed in 2012 that benefits the school children and the families. When families fetch water it does not stay clean if it is collected and stored in bacteria-ridden jerricans, thus continuing the cycle of waterborne illness. A gift of $20 can help provide a family with clean storage containers and separate wash basins for dishes, which help maintain safe water for cooking and drinking needs.

Suggested Gift $20 Jerricans & Basins for 3 families $60

jerrican & wash basin

Proper hyg iene i s t he most impor tan t and basic need for f ighting preventable d iseases . Many o f the careg ivers do not have the means to purchase soap and toothpaste. For only $15 you can provide a ch i ld w i th a wash bas in , bar o f soap , toothbrush, toothpaste, and a wash cloth.

Suggested Gift $15 Hygiene Kits for 6 children $90

hygiene kit


HEALTH CAREA child who does not have good medical care wil l struggle to break the cycle of poverty. With l imited access to hospitals and cl inics, something as simple as a broken bone or a respiratory disease can mean a l i fetime of struggles. At Raise the Roof Academy we are striving to reach the goals of having a well-stocked cl inic with a ful l-t ime nurse.

Fight illnesses including malaria, pneumonia, and diarrhea, three of the leading killers of children in poverty. Your gift will sponsor a local medical team to help treat burns, broken bones, and other accidental injuries, as well as provide necessary medications, enabling children to lead full and active lives.

Suggested Gift $500 An entire year - 12 monthly visits - $6,000

local medical team monthly school rotation

Help supply regularly needed medicines and medical supplies such as de-worming medication, splints, anti-malaria medication, ointment, and more.

Suggested Gift $100

clinic fund

Our goal is to have a full-time nurse and clinic at Raise the Roof Academy to care for our children.

Suggested Gift $50

school nurse fund

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ECONOMICEMPOWERMENTRising food costs have left guardians struggling to provide

food for their famil ies. By providing l ivestock to famil ies of

Raise the Roof Academy children, you can help guardians

become self-sufficient, which leads to healthier chi ldren.

This program provides pigs, cows, goats and other economic

empowerm ent too l s to h e lp fam i l i e s ge n e ra te i ncome .

Goat $120Cow $500Pig $120Women’s Micro-loan $50Agribusiness Entrepreneur loan $100

Sewing Machine & Storage for a woman to run a small-scale tailoring business $500


We have learned that no one is too small or too obscure to ignore...

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...We have realized that many communities are not asking for charity, but rather forpartnership.

We have learned that no one is too small or too obscure to ignore...

OUR 100% COMMITMENT

Raise the Roof is dedicated to

being good stewards of all donations. 100% of your money goes to the project

you specify. Your gift to “where

most needed”, or a general donation

without a specified project, equips Raise the Roof to balance all resources

— including personnel, materials, supporting

services, buildings, and equipment — to fulfill our mission.


Our school kitchen is housed in a 7 x 10 ft. hut built out

of timber and iron sheet remains. Inside are three major

fireplaces, made of stones and piles of bricks with large

cooking pots mounted on top. Too often these shaky

pots tip causing burn accidents, and loss of food. The

cooks prepare breakfast and lunch 5 days a week for

all of our 512 children, teachers, and staff members.

school kitchen & community center

These nourishing meals are vital to the

health and livelihood of our children.

Breakfast and lunch 5 days a week is

a major incentive for the children and

guardians to stay in school and not drop

out. Our goal is to build a proper kitchen

and pavilion-style community center

for the children to sit under for meals.

The community center will also be used

for school and community assemblies.

Suggested Gift $10 to $10,000

2015 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN

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build an additional classroom

paint the schoolTotal Project Cost $2,400

The community has been blessed by the presence of the school and we have a long waiting l ist of chi ldren who we do not currently have space for. We are committed to continually building and developing the rooms and resources we are entrusted with. Let us work toward our future to build more classrooms, dormitories, a secondary school, and beyond!

One Classroom $20,000Five-Classroom Block $100,000


RECREATIONChildren have the right to relax and play, and to join in a wide range of cultural , artistic and other recreational activit ies. By providing an environment that encourages unstructured play, it encourages children to think for themselves. Children gain vital problem solving skills which are often missing in classroom teaching due to lack of resources, knowledge, and inspiration from the teachers.

CLEAN WATER

A swing set, slides, tire mountain, stairs, watch tower, seesaw, balance beam, bridge, monkey bars, and more. The children will be filled with wonder as they explore, learn, develop, and play.

Total Estimated Cost $8,000

playground

Water is fundamental to all life. Thus, no one can be lifted out of extreme poverty without adequate access to water and sanitation. The installation of a rainwater harvesting system will provide greater sustainability, conservation, and efficiency. The water catchment system includes a 10,000 gallon corrugated galvanized steel tank, rain gutters installed on all of the classrooms, spouts, filters, tubes, pump, and concrete pad.


Water Catchment System

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We would l ike to acquire land, clear and level it , and plant grass for a sports f ield that wil l have soccer posts and nets.


sports field

Netball is the female sport of Uganda and is played on a hard court (like basketball). Since soccer is considered a male sport, we would like to provide the girls with their own netball court.


girl’s netball court


HONOR/MEMORY CARDSWhen you give through the catalog, Raise the

Roof can send personalized honor or memory

cards directly to your family and friends. Each

card includes the name of the loved one being

honored, the person’s name making the gift, and

a description of the impact your chosen Raise

the Roof project will make. Please submit honor/

memory name and address with your payment.

Make checks payable to Raise the Roof, or donate

online, and write the specific gift item in the memo line.

Raise the Roof PO Box 92216Nashville, TN 37209

615-686-9085 [email protected] raisetheroofinc.org

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GENERAL GIFTYour gift will enable us to respond quickly in areas of greatest

need, to help Uganda’s most vulnerable children and families.

Suggested Gift $100


In 4 years Raise the Roof Academy has reached 512 students, in 12 villages, and from 213 families...

...and it wouldn’t be possible without you!

thank You

Raise the Roof Giving Catalog

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