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EMPOWERING CHILDREN OUT OF POVERTY - WATCH THEM GROW!

For children living in 'extreme poverty', education can change the trajectory of their entire life!

Hope Empowers Academy's (HEA) mission is to educate children in extreme poverty who would otherwise not attend school. For the extreme poor (earning under $2.15/day according to the WHO), Uganda's public education is unaffordable, causing these families to remain trapped in generational poverty. 


Hope Empowers Academy wants to break the generational poverty cycle through ultra low-cost school fees for families. But because extreme poverty prohibits parents from paying even the lowest fees, it's impossible to cover the school costs. So that’s where people across the world join hands with Hope Empowers Academy to change the trajectory of children’s lives through our "Watch Them Grow" Partnership. 


Together, we'll help raise a community of children out of extreme poverty while connecting you with a student on their education journey. All support is directed to meet general expenses of the school, and you be blessed to watch an individual student grow!


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THE NEED - The Families We Serve

Families shouldn't have to choose between food, shelter, and education. Help us bring children out of the shadows and into the classroom.

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THE NEED - The Finances

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The Solution - watch them grown partnership!

Raise children out of extreme poverty & join a child on their education journey.

Partners with a heart to help the extreme poor have an opportunity to change the trajectory of children's lives with a goal to end generational poverty. As a partner, your support will be directed to meet the general expenses of the school and you'll join the educational journey of one special child to pray for, encourage, and watch them grow throughout their time at Hope Empowers Academy. 


The most effective way to help students is to pool partnership contributions to fund education for all students in our program. This method ensures that our transformative educational mission reaches as many students as possible. Donations are sent through our American partner, Children's Home Chain, so that contributions are tax-deductible.

here's how the progrm works....

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What you can expect

What you can expect

  • On our DONATE page, click the donate button to link to Children's Home Chain (a 501(c)(3) charity) Donate page. 
  • Scroll down & complete the 'Watch Them Grow' sign up form.
  • Next, establish monthly payments through Payal. Or mail monthly or quarterly checks to the address on the Donate page. All donations are sent to our U.S. partner, Childre

  • On our DONATE page, click the donate button to link to Children's Home Chain (a 501(c)(3) charity) Donate page. 
  • Scroll down & complete the 'Watch Them Grow' sign up form.
  • Next, establish monthly payments through Payal. Or mail monthly or quarterly checks to the address on the Donate page. All donations are sent to our U.S. partner, Children's Home Chain, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
  • Within 3 weeks, you'll receive a welcome email to introduce your Watch Them Grow partner.
  • Following your 1st donation, we'll email a welcome pack with a photo & information about your student.



What you can expect

What you can expect

What you can expect

At the beginning of each school year, we'll email an annual report for the school & your student's photo & update, including school progress, health & well-being.

Then, mid-year your child will email you a scanned letter or drawing. You're welcome to write back, if you want. 

You are always invited to visit Hope Empowers Academy to see firs

At the beginning of each school year, we'll email an annual report for the school & your student's photo & update, including school progress, health & well-being.

Then, mid-year your child will email you a scanned letter or drawing. You're welcome to write back, if you want. 

You are always invited to visit Hope Empowers Academy to see firsthand the impact your support makes in the lives of these children!


FAQs

What you can expect

FAQs


Why become a “Watch Them Grow” partner with Hope Empower Ministry?


As a “Watch Them Grow” partner, you will make a huge difference in the life of a vulnerable child with the gift of education that provides them hope for a bright future. 

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PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS

Patrick Ssenyonjo - Director

Grace Cheesman - U.S. Missionary Coordinator

Patrick Ssenyonjo - Director

As founder of Hope Empowers and Hope Empowers Academy, Patrick's calling is to raise children out of extreme poverty through education and sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ, Who is our Hope. Having lived as a homeless child of the slums, he knows how hard it is to break the cycle of poverty. And now, God has called him to help others. 

Namata Harriet - Principal

Grace Cheesman - U.S. Missionary Coordinator

Patrick Ssenyonjo - Director

Harriet has been the Principal at Hope Empowers Academy since 2024. She received her Bachelor's Degree from Victoria University and has invested many years working with children, in particular at-risk girls. 

 When not busy with administrative work, she helps in the preschool class. 



Grace Cheesman - U.S. Missionary Coordinator

Grace Cheesman - U.S. Missionary Coordinator

Grace Cheesman - U.S. Missionary Coordinator

Grace is a missionary and English and math teacher at Hope Empowers Academy. She joined HEA in January of 2025. Grace has a degree in Elementary Education and minor in Psychology and Special Education. She is passionate about educating those in extreme poverty.

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Our U.S. partner - children's home chain

Donations are sent to a 501(c)(3) organization who oversees use of funds.

Children's Home Chain, in Indiana, PA, has partnered with Hope Empowers since inception. Their Board of Directors are very much involved with ministry management and closely monitor the use of funds to ensure accountability to their donors. 


Children's Home Chain receives all donations for Hope Empowers Academy through the Watch Them Grow Program and distributes 100% of these donations for school support, net Paypal fees if applicable.  Children's Home Chain does not administer the Watch Them Grow program.


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Hope Empowers Academy

Nabukalu Village, Wakiso District, Uganda

watchthemgrowhe@gmail.com

https://hopeempowers.org 


Watch Them Grow Princiapals 

Patrick Ssenyonjo – PROJECT DIRECTOR

Namata Harriet – HEAD TEACHER 

Grace - PROGRAM MANAGER 



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