{"id":482,"date":"2015-05-05T21:41:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-05T21:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kulanuarchive.kulanu.org\/?p=482"},"modified":"2019-04-08T10:38:03","modified_gmt":"2019-04-08T14:38:03","slug":"matching-grant-challenge-met-for-abayudaya-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kulanu.org\/archive\/matching-grant-challenge-met-for-abayudaya-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Matching Grant Challenge Met for Abayudaya Schools!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>May 6, 2015<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kulanu.org\/archive\/abayudaya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"  \" src=\"http:\/\/cdn-2-service.phanfare.com\/images\/external\/1386609_6522037_230409374_WebSmall_2\/0_0_6d2157b7fd03e2f3a1532fad1d2025b5_1\" alt=\"\" width=\"322\" height=\"212\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Children at the Abayudaya-run elementary school in Uganda.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In December,\u00a0Kulanu sent out some urgent appeals asking you to help\u00a0<strong>save the two Abayudaya schools<\/strong>\u00a0in Uganda from a funding crisis. Upon learning of the crisis, the\u00a0<strong>Estelle Friedman Gervis Foundation<\/strong>\u00a0offered Kulanu a challenge grant of $10,000 if we raised $20,000 by March 31.\u00a0<em>Great news: we did!<\/em>\u00a0Because of your generous and timely response, the elementary and high school run by the Jewish community of Uganda will remain open for another year, and hopefully longer.<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to the Estelle Friedman Gervis Foundation for this generous challenge and gift, and to everyone who made a donation in support of the\u00a0two Abayudaya schools! The\u00a0total amount we raised for the schools since December\u00a0will help\u00a0maintain basic operations at\u00a0Hadassah\u00a0Primary and Semei Kakungulu High\u00a0for at least the coming school year.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to everyone who got involved!<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sna.etapestry.com\/fundraiser\/KulanuInc\/UgandaSchools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"  \" src=\"http:\/\/cdn-2-service.phanfare.com\/images\/external\/1386609_6522037_230409373_WebSmall_2\/0_0_b95ec7bdeb4ed18045c95d8c743eb0b8_1\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"241\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo courtesy M. Feinberg.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>We continue to welcome donations in\u00a0support of the two schools at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tinyurl.com\/saveugandaschools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.tinyurl.com\/saveugandaschools<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Visit\u00a0<a title=\"Abayudaya page of Kulanu website\" href=\"https:\/\/kulanu.org\/archive\/abayudaya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.kulanu.org\/abayudaya<\/a>\u00a0to learn more about the Abayudaya \u2014 the 100-year-old Jewish community in Uganda\u00a0(\u201cAbayudaya\u201d means \u201cSons of Judah\u201d in Luganda, the local language) \u2014 and the two schools they run for 600 Jewish, Christian, and Muslim students in an impoverished region of East Africa. Then use the icons below to inspire your networks to get involved with this African Jewish community, their two interfaith schools, and other community development projects in Uganda. 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