(NOTE: In the fall of 2018, Brendah Ndagire, UCU Partners’ Communications Associate, came on the Uganda Christian University Mukono campus to interview some UCU Partners scholarship recipients. For a 10-day period, UCU Partners features a summary of their feedback. To support students like these, contact Mark Bartels, executive director, UCU Partners, at m.t.bartels@ugandapartners.org or donate directly at: https://www.ugandapartners.org/donate/)
Name: Uwimbabazi Sarah
Program: Bachelor of Nursing Science
How has the scholarship helped you in your course of study?
The scholarship covers my fees, and I attend classes with no worries. This has helped me to perform better in classes.
How would do you want to use your degree and why?
I will go back to my hospital and deliver holistic nursing care to the people within and outside the hospital with interest in maternal and child health for the betterment of our community and nation.
What do you want to say to your sponsor?
I want to express to her how much I am grateful. Thank you for making me who I am today.
Name: Murezi Mereth
Program: Master of Nursing Science
How has the scholarship helped you in your course of study?
I have had timely access to university services including lecture rooms and library. And I have been able to focus on my academic work without interruptions.
How would do you want to use your degree and why?
I want to engage in teaching activities so as to strengthen the nursing profession further. Secondly, I want to become an education specialist and largely engage in policy formulation.
What do you want to say to your sponsor?
I am very thankful for his/her support and devotion in seeing progress in the academic arena in Uganda.
Name: Monday Edson
Program: Master of Nursing Science
How has the scholarship helped you in your course of study?
It has relieved me a lot. I have been able to attend all my classes without worries, and this has improved my concentration in class. I love my program and I have been able to take of my family alongside studying.
How would do you want to use your degree and why?
I want to be a university lecturer and a researcher in the nursing field.
What do you want to say to your sponsor?
Thank you so much!