World statistics inform us we are wealthy if: 1. We can choose what we want to eat and eat 3 meals a day. 2. We can go to the doctor if we are ill. 3. We can turn off the light when we go to bed at night. Here I am in Uganda, where none of the above is typical for any Ugandan resident. I am here to visit the St. Ursula Special Needs School, where we are working in an attempt to change attitudes and change lives. St. Ursula’s is appropriately named a “Special” Sch

Term 2 is filled with magic here in Jinja! We had special visitors Kevin Spenser, founder of Hocus Focus and the Healing of Magic and Susan O’Rourke, a professor at Carlow University and the founders of Vcaya. Susan and Kevin have been traveling Uganda to the special schools to visit with some truly special children. Kevin is a Teaching Artist, Researcher, Speaker, Consultant, and Film Producer. He is also a world-renowned Illusionist with dozens of accolades to his credit. W

April is Autism awareness month and it kicked off with World Autism Awareness Day, a day dedicated to spreading awareness about Autism and what it really means. What is autism? Autism is a complex disorder of brain development and is often characterized by difficulties with social interactions, verbal and non verbal communication and repetitive behaviors. To celebrate this month take this quick fun quiz to see how much you really know about Autism. Did you know? - About 1 per

10 minutes of inspiration - this is why we do it Carly has autism but has been able to develop a way to communicate. You will never believe it. I barely believe it! Take 10 minutes to be inspired. This is why education for children with intellectual disabilities is so important. Proof that disability is not inability! Also please note that the laptop wasn't the solution. It was a tool, used in hours, weeks, days and years of education. Technology can help but it is not the so