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Uganda native Joanita Bbaale earned a degree in Education from Kibuli Teachers College in 1991. As a public school teacher, she was troubled by the fact that some students were being denied an education because their families were too poor to pay school fees. Some of these children lived in her neighborhood and attended her church. As a Sunday School teacher, Joanita found herself teaching basic reading to her pupils. In 1993, there was a national effort to enroll children in nursery schools. Because there were no nursery schools in her area, Joanita decided to leave her teaching position to establish one. There were initially 8 students who met on the porch of her parents’ house that first year but soon more students began coming. At the end of the term, parents begged Joanita to continue teaching their children. Joanita and her family rented land and erected temporary classrooms. Higher grades were added each year until the School was offerin

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