A School for My Village

by Kaguri, Twesigye Jackson; Linville, Susan Urbanek

• ISBN13: 9780143119128
• ISBN10: 0143119125
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-04-26
• Publisher: Penguin Group USA

Summary

"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.

Table of Contents

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. 79
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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