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Legacy Scholarship: Tony’s Cows Tony, one of Invisible Children’s (IC) Legacy Scholarship Program (LSP) students, was recently given capital to start up a cattle-farming enterprise in order to gain financial independence. “I chose rearing of cows for my project because they are easy to maintain, I am assured of milk for my family, and with breeding the cows can multiply,” Tony said confidently. Under the supervision of his paternal uncle, IC gave Tony 2 million shillings (a little over $800) to purchase three heifers and cover other project costs like building a corral and taking care of any medical expenses for the animals. While Tony is working at an internship with the IC film team in Gulu, the cattle project has been managed by Tony’s uncle with assistance from his cousins. The whole family shares in the work, as they will all be able to share in the benefits once the little herd begins to grow. In business, ups and downs are inevitable. Tony’s project has already seen a number of these, from the exciting news that two of the heifers were pregnant to the devastating news of the death of one of the pregnant animals. Focused on what lies ahead of him, Tony wants to ensure a long life for the remaining two heifers by regularly checking on the animals and ensuring that his uncle has medication for the heifers in case any illnesses arise. Anita, an LSP mentor, is working with Tony to see to it that these needs are met and to ensure that the project is a success. -Germina Tony’s family will pitch in to help out with the new cattle-raising project.

Legacy Scholarship: Tony’s Cows

Tony, one of Invisible Children’s (IC) Legacy Scholarship Program (LSP) students, was recently given capital to start up a cattle-farming enterprise in order to gain financial independence.

“I chose rearing of cows for my project because they are easy to maintain, I am assured of milk for my family, and with breeding the cows can multiply,” Tony said confidently.

Under the supervision of his paternal uncle, IC gave Tony 2 million shillings (a little over $800) to purchase three heifers and cover other project costs like building a corral and taking care of any medical expenses for the animals.

While Tony is working at an internship with the IC film team in Gulu, the cattle project has been managed by Tony’s uncle with assistance from his cousins. The whole family shares in the work, as they will all be able to share in the benefits once the little herd begins to grow.

In business, ups and downs are inevitable. Tony’s project has already seen a number of these, from the exciting news that two of the heifers were pregnant to the devastating news of the death of one of the pregnant animals.

Focused on what lies ahead of him, Tony wants to ensure a long life for the remaining two heifers by regularly checking on the animals and ensuring that his uncle has medication for the heifers in case any illnesses arise. Anita, an LSP mentor, is working with Tony to see to it that these needs are met and to ensure that the project is a success.

-Germina

Tonys family will pitch in to help out with the new cattle-raising project.

Tony’s family will pitch in to help out with the new cattle-raising project.



Being a mentor

Invisible Children’s Legacy Scholarship Program (LSP) mentors reach out to students in a variety of ways, like monitoring the academic performance of students, helping them improve grades, and giving them the tools to live responsibly.

It’s a big job, being there to help students through the challenges they face academically and socially, so mentors have refresher trainings once every three months so they will be ready to deal with the issues their students are facing.

During the most recent training, the mentors were able to discuss counseling and guidance, psychosocial support and gender-based violence – topics that they need to understand in order to provide their mentees with the best possible support.

Kristie, the psychosocial officer for Invisible Children, explained that though counseling and guidance and psychosocial support might seemingly appear to be the same, they cover different areas of a student’s life. “Counseling and guidance aim at one’s career goals whereas psychosocial support is much broader, it involves one’s physical, spiritual and emotional growth,” she explained.

Mentoring requires being able to engage students and encourage growth in all aspects of life, to do everything possible to equip students to be the future leaders of Uganda. Students are admitted into the LSP program based on aptitude for academics as well as level of vulnerability. Overcoming those vulnerabilities with the help of a mentor places students on the path to success.
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After review of applications, in-depth interviews with students and countless home visits, the Legacy Scholarship Program (LSP) team at last announced the newest scholarship recipients. Read the full update here.

After review of applications, in-depth interviews with students and countless home visits, the Legacy Scholarship Program (LSP) team at last announced the newest scholarship recipients.

Read the full update here.