A School for My Village: A Promise to the Orphans of Nyaka
ISBN: 9780143119128 | 0143119125
Format: PaperbackPublisher: Penguin Group USA
Pub. Date: 4/26/2011
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"An inspiring account of turning tragedy into hope for others." -President Jimmy Carter 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 Villageweaves together tales from Kaguri's youth and his inspiring account of building the school and changing the lives of many children.
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| The Line at Our Door | p. 5 |
| The Devil's Hand | p. 11 |
| The Chicken Is Full of Bones | p. 17 |
| My Brother's Keeper | p. 26 |
| Through the Valley of the Shadow | p. 33 |
| The Prospect of Marriage | p. 43 |
| The Great Escape | p. 53 |
| Only One Acre | p. 62 |
| Plans | p. 69 |
| The Price of Stones | p. 7... MORE |
| An Article of Faith: Constructive Solutions | p. 94 |
| Being the Man | p. 101 |
| It Is Not Enough to Be Sorry | p. 106 |
| Two Girls | p. 110 |
| There Are No Streetlights | p. 118 |
| My Meeting with Mondo | p. 127 |
| A Song of Hope and Despair | p. 134 |
| One Never Knows | p. 141 |
| Cows in America | p. 149 |
| If You Do Not Reach, You Cannot Grasp | p. 159 |
| Nothing Worthwhile Is Easy | p. 169 |
| Scovia | p. 175 |
| Who Is My Neighbor? | p. 181 |
| Big Trucks and Soda Pop | p. 188 |
| Ideas and Ideals | p. 197 |
| In That Rich Darkness | p. 205 |
| More Than a Composition | p. 211 |
| The Brigadier | p. 222 |
| One More Grave | p. 232 |
| A Gathering of Grannies | p. 238 |
| Graduation Day | p. 249 |
| Afterword | p. 259 |
| Afterword to the Paperback Edition: The Best Is Yet to Come | p. 264 |
| Glossary | p. 269 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 271 |
| Help Make a Difference | p. 273 |
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