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WATCH THEM GROW! - EMPOWERING CHILDREN OUT OF POVERTY
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 who would otherwise not attend school. For the extreme poor (earning under $1.90/day according to the World Bank), Uganda's public education is unaffordable, causing 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 school costs. So that’s where people across the world join hands with us 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 and connect you with a student on their education journey. All support is directed to meet general expenses of the school, and you'll be blessed to watch an individual student grow!
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.
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....
Enroll
What you can expect
What you can expect
- On our DONATE page, click the donate button to link to Children's Home Chain (a U.S. 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. Donations are administered through Children's
- On our DONATE page, click the donate button to link to Children's Home Chain (a U.S. 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. Donations are administered through Children's Home Chain.
- Following your 1st donation, we'll email a welcome pack & introduce your Watch Them Grow student with a photo & information.
What you can expect
What you can expect
What you can expect
IN THE 1ST MONTH:
•At sign up, you'll receive a welcome email & we'll introduce a child in need of partnership.
•After we receive your first monthly donation, we'll email you a welcome pack that includes a photo of your partnered child, information about them, & communication guidelines.
•If you wish, you may write a letter to your child in
IN THE 1ST MONTH:
•At sign up, you'll receive a welcome email & we'll introduce a child in need of partnership.
•After we receive your first monthly donation, we'll email you a welcome pack that includes a photo of your partnered child, information about them, & communication guidelines.
•If you wish, you may write a letter to your child introducing yourself based on the guidelines provided.
BEGINNING OF 1ST TERM
Each February, we'll send an update about your “Watch Them Grow” student & an Annual Report for the school. This update will include information about their education progress, well-being, and their family. We will also share how we supported the school's other vulnerable children and their families.
BEGINNING OF 3RD TERM
In September, you'll receive a scanned emailed letter from your student, and you can write back if you want to.
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.
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.
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.
Click the DONATE link above to WATCH THEM GROW!
