We welcome our new Program Manager for East and Central Africa: Melissa Lorenzo. Melissa is passionate about youth development in Africa. She previously volunteered in Nicaragua and Uganda, where she participated in several educational initiatives and health and sanitation projects in rural communities. Melissa will be working closely with the Oak Leaders and the Oaks to ensure that they are supported in the…

We welcome our new Program Manager for East and Central Africa: Melissa Lorenzo. Melissa is passionate about youth development in Africa. She previously volunteered in Nicaragua and Uganda, where she participated in several educational initiatives and health and sanitation projects in rural communities. Melissa will be working closely with the Oak Leaders and the Oaks to ensure that they are supported in the…

It is just early February and already our Oaks have a string of successes.

• Steven Shyaka's internship with the Kigali-based law firm Rwigamba & Rugango Associates & Advocates has been renewed for another year. Also, Steven has been awarded the Winston Fellowship award to attend the 2013 Summer…

Welcome to our new Oaks: Gertrude Nanyonga (Uganda), Gilbert Rwunganira(Rwanda) and Pascal Dusabumuremyi (Rwanda). Gilbert and Pascal's internships are being funded by the …

On January 25th, The Strongest Oak Foundation (TSO) partnered with a group of Calgary Rotary Clubs to host a banquet and silent auction to raise money for Elijah’s Kids, a scholarship fund established to honor our former Ugandan Oak Leader, Elijah Kyamuwendo, who died last year of cancer. Almost $13,000 was raised at the event, plus another $12,000 was received from…

We are pleased to announce that, on November 22nd, The Strongest Oak Foundation was awarded the Calgary YMCA 2012 Peace Medal award (International Category). We’ve come a long way in just a few short years and are extremely proud of our accomplishments. Please view this short video about The Strongest Oak, presented at the awards ceremony.

This exciting award belongs not only to us on the TSO Executive Team but…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1wuJGIXp-8M

Hi everyone! 

We are the teachers of Quirino High School, Quezon City Metro Manila, Philippines.

We aspire to be a part of Global Education Conference 2012.

I submitted my proposal as this as approved:

                      The Fruit of Effective Collaboration:  

                 Sterling SEED blooms at QHS Philippines

We are so thankful to Ma'am Lucy Gray and Sir Steve that our…

(October 2012)

We are very pleased to announce that the Fig Tree Foundation has awarded The Strongest Oak Foundation a grant of $10,000 to fund our internship programme in Rwanda.

 

Recognizing that there is a visible gap between education and meaningful employment in Africa, TSO developed an internship programme in which we recruit local employers to provide part-time, relevant work to our Strongest Oaks while the Oaks…

(October 2012)

Our wish for all of our Strongest Oaks is for them to become independent, both financially self-sufficient and emotionally prepared to tackle the challenges of adulthood. Our Rwandan OakJean de Dieu (JD) Tuyisenge has not only met our expectations but has exceeded them.

We are so pleased to announce that JD is our first “graduate”! We have invited him to leave…

(September 2012)

Neema has begun a one-year internship at a gift shop, the Likembe shop in Bukavu. In this job, she is learning entrepreneurial skills key to helping her eventually launch her career in selling woodworks (her primary goal). She's learning sales and customer service skills and works three days per week. This is her first job ever!

We…

Espoir has completed his university orientation and begun classes in Information Technology at the Uganda Christian University.

When our Oaks are first "adopted" by The Strongest Oak Foundation, they state a long-term objective. Espoir's objective was to "Graduate from high school and attend an English…

21st Century Education

Espoir has been accepted into the Bachelor of Science in Information Technology program at the Uganda Christian University. He excelled in his English classes, exceeding all expectations and paving the way for this significant milestone in his life. Congratulations Espoir!

(March 2012)

Further to our last update about Espoir moving to Uganda, Pastor Samuel and theKulika team assisted Espoir in getting settled in his new country and at…

Check out this Huffington Post article written by Simon Adams (Executive Director of the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect in New York) in which he recalls his meeting with Charles and their discussion about the Rwandan genocide.