Uganda Police Force hails School of Excellence Ministries

Kampala School of Excellence Ministries has been hailed by the Uganda Police Force for its efforts in reaching out to children and youths through sports. This was contained in the message read out by Police Football Club Coach Angello Lonyensi at the closing of the Children Sports Clinic organised by Kampala School of Excellence Ministries at Police Headquarters in Kibuli recently.

Mr Lonyensi who represented Uganda Police Sports Department said initiatives like these aimed at tapping talents and creating awareness on social challenges should be supported by both government and the private sector. Flanked by another Police Football Club Coach Deo Sserwadda, the officer challenged the youths who participated in the clinic to do something for their communities before asking for support from the authorities.

The clinic involved a number of games and sports including Rounders, soccer, Rugby, Tennis and Netball. A number of board games were also present as over 300 youths each took turns at the different games. The event was organised in partnership with the Uganda Police Community Policing Department and the Ex-players Football Association who provided basic football skills to the youths.

KSEM Administrator Moses Kalanzi thanked the EX-players Association for their continued support to the mission and lauded SAMONA Beauty products for their unwavering support to the event. The company sponsors the outreach programs by offering cosmetics, scholastic materials to be awarded to participants.

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The event was sponsored by SAMONA BEAUTY PRODUCTS LTD, a cosmetics company which supports initiatives involving children. The company has pledged to extend support to the Ministry's outreach programs in the communities.

School of Excellence in Partnership with Ex-players

Kampala school of Excellence Ministries has partnered with the Uganda Ex-players Association to promote the organisation soccer programs this year. The organisation has embarked on strategic partnerships with sports organisations to promote a number of programs.

The Uganda Ex-players association which brings together former football players in the country will be conducting a series of sports clinics aimed at passing on skills and inspiration to youths and children in the regions where the organisation operates.

The partnership was crowned off with a holiday soccer clinic organised by the wto partners which was also supported by SAMONA beauty products a cosmetics company which availed the awards to the participants. Jodana Sports Management, a sports management and marketing firm also sponsored the event with sports equipment to the participants.

The program will be running in different districts of Uganda until December 2011

KSE JUNIORS DRAW PROLINE SOCCER ACADEMY

Kampala School of Excellence Juniors on Saturday 22 January were forced into a 1-1 draw with one of the country's top soccer academy Proline Soccer Academy at Lugogo Sports Complex. The boys who played an early morning game with their hosts exhibited a spectacular display of talent and composure against the nation's best talents.

An Ivan Makula early goal was all the Excellence boys could afford in a highly-billed friendly match. This is the first time the Excellence lads were having a face-off with Proline soccer academy which has links with England defender Rio Ferdinand.

Undoubtedly one of the best soccer academies in Uganda, Proline soccer academy is owned and managed by Mujib Kasule a former footballer-turned soccer administrator. The later is also a friend to Excellence Ministries Director and founder Daniel Kisseka Ntale also a former national team player.

Both sides exhibited rare talents at a match watched by over 100 fans. Kampala School of Excellence Juniors are the academy side of Kampala School of Excellence Football Club which is managed by Kampala School of Excellence Ministries a local Charity organisation which is involved with promoting talents.

Double triumph for Johnson

He is just like all ordinary 13 year-olds at a first-time approach, the sheepish smile and naughtiness combined, but Johnson is much more than that. Johnson is a prefect at school meaning he has leadership responsibilities yet when the boys sought to elect a person in charge of looking after the games and sports equipment at the orphanage he was the first to be nominated.

He is a darling of many at school not so much for his academic abilities but for his friendliness and a hardworking character. Yet despite all these he still tops his class at the Crane Education center, a thing he has done for the last one and a half years since he joined the school.

His teachers were all praises for him upon learning that he had scored a first grade in his Primary leaving examinations. According to his class teacher, although they were happy that he had scored a first grade, they were not surprised adding that Johnson has always been hardworking and thus deserved this.

Johnson who also doubles as the school's football captain and sports prefect was all smiles when the news of his performance was brought to him. " God has been good to me, he helped me perform well, i think i deserved it" was all he could say.

This comes barely a month after Johnson was honored with the region's highest award for his age category in soccer. He was both the the top scorer and best player at the regional youth soccer championships for Kampala held at Nkumba a fortnight ago. His success in these endeavors brings to light the support he has received in both his education and talent development.

Johnson is able to go to school thanks to the support accorded to the Home by the Daniel's Promise Charity founded by Denise Gwatkin in 2008. He is supported for his education and general welfare by the Charity which supports the Kampala School of Excellence Ministries Children's Home.

A first grade for Johnson

Wild cheers engulfed the Home as the results of the 2010 Primary Leaving Examinations were announced. 4 boys of the 32 at the Home sat for their examinations in November and they were among the thousands whose results were released yesterday.

Johnson Musinguzi who tops his class at the Crane Educational Center scored eleven aggregates making a first grade, Jimmy Ssebunnya scored 18 aggregates in second grade, Experito Kimbugwe scored 25 aggregates while Joseph Katta scored 27 aggregates both in third grade. None of the boys failed the exams which are transitional from Primary school(which lasts for seven years) to secondary school.

The four boys will join Abdu Ssekitto, Abdu Ssebunnya, Kenny Sserunjogi and Sebuwuufu Manfred who are already in Secondary school. We thank you all our supporters for the support you have given to the boys. Many thanks to the boys sponsors Claire Wain, Jane Hannon, Jenny Gray and Tim Sunnucks for supporting the boys.

A fridge for the boys

Denise Gwatkin's recent trip to Uganda left a big mark on the lives of the children at the Orphanage. The visit though brief was remarkable for different things the charity was able to do for the boys. Apart from her daily tennis routines at the home, Denise took out the boys to Aero beach Entebbe for a fun day.

The journey to the beach was without inconveniences as the bus was stopped by the Traffic police for an offense we are yet to know. Nevertheless the boys had a nice time at the beach which is found on lake Victoria, the largest natural lake on the continent.

The charity also procured a refrigerator for the Home. The boys will have the pleasure of drinking boiled water which is then cooled. The fridge will also keep vegetables and other food stuff fresh. This means that the Home will be able to buy foodstuff in bulk to be kept cold for a longer period.

Denise also bought curtains for the Home. The new Home is a storied Bungalow with many windows. There was a lot of light coming in from the outside both during the day and in the night meaning also that the boys had no privacy from the neighbors.

Many thanks to Daniel's Promise charity for the support to the Home

A new screen for the Children's Home

Excitement is high at the Children's home with the recent donation of a 42 inch flat screen Televsion set. The TV which was supposed to be the children's Christmas present arrived a bit late but without the excitement of having a new and larger set.

The TV which was donated by the Charity Daniel's Promise which supports the Home, has been fully installed. Wild cheers filled the living room when the set was switched on for the first time. Many could not wait to touch the wide screen and the boys scrambled for seats near the huge set.

With a number of cartoon DVDs and movies which Denise came along with on her trip recently, the boys are kept busy all day. According to Denise Gwatkin's ,Daniel's Promise Charity founder, the charity is committing itself to paying Digital Satelite TV subscriptions for the bosy to watch their favourite programs.

Since many boys have been sneaking out of the home to go to watch premier league games at different locations for a price, the Charity is going an extra mile to cover this. Many thanks to all our sponsors who have committed to sponsoring the DSTV . Many thanks to Rosemary Bailey, Razena Shaw, Jane Hannon and the rest for this kind gesture.

Daniels Promise Trustee Visit Children's Home

We are happy to report about Denise Gwatkin's recent trip to Uganda. Denise was here on her annual visit to the Charity she helps to support. Daniel's Promise Charity supports the Kampala School of Excellence Ministries Children's Home. The charity has been extending education,feeding and shelter support for 32 boys at the Children's home in Rubaga since late 2008.

Denise was in the country between January 1st until January 11 2011 through which she was engaged in a number of activities. Denise taught the children tennis on all days during her trip and she was amazed by their adaptability to the game. Denise is a tennis coach who played for the England Tennis team during her career.

In 2008 inspired by a vision from God, Denise came to Uganda and got in touch with Daniel Ntale a retired football player who had given up football to help children from vulnerable backgrounds with soccer skills. Subsequently Denise founded the Charity Daniels Promise in the UK to fundraise support for the Kampala School of Excellence Ministries Children's Home.