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A Note From the Project Manager: 

“When I visited war-torn Northern Uganda in 2006, the children begged for a school. The children have witnessed the killing of their parents by the Lords Resistance Army, HIV/AIDS, lack of medical care, and starvation. 250,000 thousand children have no school to attend and are living in destitution. The UN recognized Olya Primary School as the only school for Sudanese and Ugandan children in Atiak, Uganda. With the help of the Alliance for African Assistance, we can make Olya Primary School a place where the children can dream of a safe Uganda. The project will build 10 classrooms, to accommodate all the children wanting to learn. Please help us create a safe place for learning.” - Janice Stucke, Project Manager 


Olya Primary School History: 

Olya Primary School is situated in the market center of Atiak. The community has been using the building for nearly a century. Atiak rests on the border and functions as a trading center for Sudanese and Ugandans. The school was originally started by an Acholi chief who was the grandfather of Walter Lam, Founder of the Alliance for African Assistance (AAA). The school was passed on later to missionaries and eventually given to the Ugandan government in 1964.  The local community has been maintaining the building but it is still in need of major repairs.  Walls are collapsing and rooms are caving in from 40 years of war and strife.   


About Project Manager, Janice Stucke: 

Janice Stucke holds a graduate degree from the University of California, San Diego in International Relations with an emphasis on public policy and development. She received her bachelor’s degree from the George Washington University with a major in Asian Studies and a minor in economics. Prior to her graduate studies, she worked for the law firm of Steptoe & Johnson in Washington, DC where she specialized in international litigation and pro-bono immigration law. She studied and worked in Japan for several years and in 2006, she traveled to Northern Uganda to evaluate development projects.

 
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