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July 4, 2007 Newsletter Dear Friend, As America awakens to the consequences of its badly deteriorated relations with the rest of the world, please consider the work the Stephen Shames Foundation is doing in Uganda, Africa. You may have seen the movie Blood Diamond and been My many later visits to East Africa -- from my first trip in 2000 documenting the lives of AIDS orphans to my last in 2006 where I photographed former-child soldiers living in refugee camps -- convinced me that educating Africa's future judges, doctors, political leaders, educators, and agronomists was the most valuable thing the West could do to promote democracy and prevent future civil strife and terrorism.
Our approach -- locating forgotten children with innate talents and molding them into leaders -- does more than just help a few kids. Instead, it represents a vision for the future: the strengthening of African culture and society, the alleviation of its poverty, and ultimately the creation of a safer world. To accomplish this goal, we partner with, raise funds for, and provide financial oversight for Concern for the Future, a Ugandan-run non-profit. Concern for the Future identifies very smart, motivated AIDS orphans, escaped child soldiers, refugee-camp children, street kids, and working children who dream of attending university but can't because of poverty, AIDS, and war, and provides them with everything they need to succeed: school fees, books, supplies, food, clothes, medical care, and emotional support. Our program is unique. While ensuring that our students are taught essential subjects such as math, civics, and In the short time since the program began, we have watched our students achieve striking success. With your help, the 75 highly talented youngsters currently enrolled will complete their high-school and university education and go on to help East Africa achieve a better, more prosperous future. Please donate to the Stephen Shames Foundation by credit card or check. Credit card donations may be made on our Web site: http://www.stephenshames.org/ Sincerely,
Stephen Shames Donate on PayPal Concern for the Future Staff Ms. Nankoma held corporate positions at WeighTec International, a leading company in the field of weighing scales and calibrations; and Danitrax Uganda Ltd, a car tracking and fleet management company. Monica is the mother of three teenagers: Dorah, David, and Dick. It's Working • In 1 year we doubled the number of students in elite schools. Help us continue this incredible progress. Student Achievements
Help Concern for the Future's Students We rely on the generosity of donors to support the dreams of the children, and we need your help. A donation of $150 a month covers Total Care for one high school student - tuition, room and board, books and clothing, tutoring, medical, and other essentials. $100 a month provides Total Care for a primary school student. Please consider making a donation of $100 or $150 a month for a year to guarantee one of these children the educational and psychological support they need to recover and flourish. In return for a total care donation, you will receive a photograph of your sponsored child, and regular school updates. If you can't give $100 a month, please give what you can. All contributions make a difference. Donate on PayPal Photography ©2007, Stephen Shames
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Visit our site: Donate on PayPal Assisting Uganda Children The Stephen Shames Foundation locates forgotten children with innate talents and molds them into leaders. We do this by partnering with Concern for the Future, an indigenous Ugandan NGO (non-profit) — raising money, providing financial oversight, and assisting with staff development. Concern for the Future finds bright, motivated AIDS orphans, child soldiers, and other vulnerable children in Uganda who want to go to college but can't because of poverty, AIDS, and war. Concern for the Future pays their school fees and prepares them for university. Concern for the Future runs all aspects of the program in Uganda. The CFTF board and staff, all native Ugandans, select and nurture of our young scholars. Concern for the Future sends them to the best schools and provides them with everything they need to succeed including books, school supplies, medical care, food, clothes, and emotional support. In addition, we teach our scholars 21st-century skills such as web design and video production. However, our most significant gift is spiritual.CFTF's nine volunteer "moms" and “dads” provide our traumatized scholars with a warm and encouraging family, while imbuing them with a strong work ethic and a desire to serve.
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Newsletter Editor Photography Drawing Please feel free to distribute or forward this newsletter to friends, co-workers, and anyone else you think would like to know about the situation in Uganda and our program.
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I started the Stephen Shames Foundation to help children like these become leaders. I hope you'll join with us to support and educate a gifted child for the sake of Uganda's future -- and ours. 
computer proficiency, along with marketable 21st-century skills such as video and Web design, we also ensure that they are imbued with a strong work ethic and a desire to serve. 
Monica has been a business administrator for ten years working with various companies and non-profits. Monica recently served as director of Life in Africa Foundation, which helps low income women through micro enterprise. 
elected prefects (presidents) of their class.