{"id":55615,"date":"2023-09-18T10:49:32","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T10:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/vulnerable-girl-crys-out-for-help-to-complete-o-level"},"modified":"2023-09-18T12:06:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T12:06:50","slug":"vulnerable-girl-crys-out-for-help-to-complete-o-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/vulnerable-girl-crys-out-for-help-to-complete-o-level","title":{"rendered":"Vulnerable girl crys out for help to complete O-Level"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Claire Karungi\u2019s hope of completing O-Level keeps fading away because she lacks school fees.<\/p>\n

Karungi is a senior four candidate at God Cares High School Bulenga in Wakiso District.<\/p>\n

She told this publication last Thursday that her mother, Ms Resty Nantaba, who worked as a casual labourer to raise her school fees, has since suffered from diabetes, which has stopped her from working.<\/p>\n

Karungi\u2019s dream of becoming a water engineer will be shattered if she doesn\u2019t sit for her Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) exams that are due on October 13.<\/p>\n

While narrating her plight, she said her mother has been the sole breadwinner for the family.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have never seen my father, my mother tells me that he left us when I was still a child after giving me a name,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a teen, I am anxious about my future, if I don\u2019t sit for my final exams, my future is uncertain,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Although her classmates reported to school last week, she is still stuck at home because they cannot raise Shs900,000 for fees and other school requirements.<\/p>\n

Kalungi said because her mother was unable to raise school fees for the three siblings, her brother dropped out of school in Primary Seven last year.<\/p>\n

Big dreams<\/b><\/p>\n

As tears rolled down her cheeks, she wondered what awaited her, saying she has big dreams that will change her family and society if they come true.<\/p>\n

To support her sick mother, Karungi and her siblings wash people\u2019s clothes, but the money is not enough to pay rent, feed them, and pay school fees.<\/p>\n

She narrated that their landlord has since told them to vacate his house because of three months\u2019 rent arrears.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to go back to the village, but my mother told us that their land was grabbed,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Karungi called upon well-wishers to help her raise her school fees.<\/p>\n

At the beginning of this month, the Uganda National Examination Board (Uneb) released the 2023 examination timetable.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) exams start with a customary briefing for the Senior Four candidates on October 13 and students will sit for the Geography as the first exam on October 16.<\/p>\n

According to Uneb a total of 1,224,371 candidates registered for the UCE, Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education, and Primary Leaving Exams from 20,921 centres.<\/p>\n

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