Legacy Scholarship Alumni Conference

Witnessing the graduation of our students under the Legacy Scholarship Program has brought joy. But nothing brings more joy than seeing them under one roof for a common cause. Last week the Legacy Scholarship Program organized an alumni conference for former students who have graduated from university since 2007.

The Conference had three main objectives; to inspire former students to be job creators rather than job seekers, inspire them to develop leadership skills and encourage entrepreneurship.

The conference that brought together over 80 former students was characterized by talks from motivational speakers, former students and leaders in the community.

Feku Charity is one of the former students who graduated and is now under temporary employment with dfcu Bank. Charity did not get to where she is without a struggle, school fees were hard to come by, especially after the death of her father when she was still in primary school.

“It was really a hard, I had no hope because I had passed and there was no one to pay for me school fees. My goal was to get government sponsorship but unfortunately I was not among the students selected to benefit from it,” she said. “I tried to link up with my friends and even pen friends but nothing came through.”

Her cousin heard a radio announcement from Invisible Children calling out for students waiting to join university to apply for a scholarship in 2009.

“I went to the district education office and picked the forms. I hadn’t yet been taken up but some hope was restored.”

Charity says that if she hadn’t got the scholarship, her plan was to go back to repeat senior six with the hopes of trying again to get government sponsorship to university. “My mother did not have money to take me to school but she always encouraged me to persevere and continue chasing my dreams. If it wasn’t for the emotional support she gave me and the financial support from Invisible Children, I don’t know how my life would have turned out.”

Charity pursued a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and majored in finance.  She wants to further her education and become a guru in her field.

“I am so grateful to Invisible Children and I feel I want to contribute in whatever way I can. They helped me without knowing me and I want many more vulnerable students in northern Uganda to be helped.”