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A School for My Village: A Promise to the Orphans of Nyaka Paperback - 2011

by Twesigye Jackson Kaguri; Susan Urbanek Linville

Kaguri overcame tremendous odds as he followed his dream to build a school for AIDS orphans in his village in Uganda. "A School for My Village" weaves together tales from his youth and his inspiring account of building the school and changing the lives of many children.


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The extraordinary story of one man's gift to orphaned children in need of hope

Can one person really make a difference in the world? Twesigye Jackson Kaguri overcame tremendous odds as he followed his dream to build a school for AIDS orphans in his village in Uganda. This is his unforgettable story.

Growing up on his family's small farm, Kaguri worked many hours each day for his taskmaster father, though he was lucky his parents were able to send him to school. Kaguri eventually became a visiting scholar at Columbia University. Returning to his home years later, he was overwhelmed by the plight of AIDS orphans and vowed to build them a tuition-free school. A School for My Village weaves together tales from Kaguri's youth and his inspiring account of building the school and changing the lives of many children.

Jackson Kaguri was recently named a 2012 CNN Hero.

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The extraordinary story of one man's gift to orphaned children in need of hope Can one person really make a difference in the world? Twesigye Jackson Kaguri overcame tremendous odds as he followed his dream to build a school for AIDS orphans in his village in Uganda. This is his unforgettable story. Growing up on his family's small farm, Kaguri worked many hours each day for his taskmaster father, though he was lucky his parents were able to send him to school. Kaguri eventually became a visiting scholar at Columbia University. Returning to his home years later, he was overwhelmed by the plight of AIDS orphans and vowed to build them a tuition-free school. A School for My Village weaves together tales from Kaguri's youth and his inspiring account of building the school and changing the lives of many children.

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  • Title A School for My Village: A Promise to the Orphans of Nyaka
  • Author Twesigye Jackson Kaguri; Susan Urbanek Linville
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Books
  • Date 2011-04-26
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Glossary, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780143119128 / 0143119125
  • Weight 0.55 lbs (0.25 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.8 in (20.07 x 13.46 x 2.03 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: East Africa
    • Topical: AIDS
  • Library of Congress subjects Orphans - Education - Uganda, Nyaka AIDS Orphans School (Nyakagyezi,
  • Dewey Decimal Code 372.182

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About the author

Twesigye Jackson Kaguri was raised in Uganda, graduated from Makerere University, and was a visiting scholar at Columbia University. He is a director of development at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, and the founder and director of the Nyaka and Kutamba AIDS Orphans Schools in Uganda. He has been named a CNN Hero and a Heifer International Hero, and was recently awarded the Waislitz Global Citizen Award by the Global Poverty Project. He splits his time between Michigan and Uganda.
Susan Urbanek Linville, a biologist and writer, lives in Pennsylvania.
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