Terra Nova Leaders
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Terra Nova Leaders is an investment in the leaders of our community as they seek to start businesses, advance their education, participate in professional development, and grow healthy families.
Uganda has one of the world’s youngest and fastest growing populations combined with a severely under-resourced population where only few benefit in the economy. The youth of our country are entering adulthood with little education and few jobs to apply for. We have no choice but to raise a generation of leaders ready to make their own paths using innovation and creativity. Working closely with the children, youth, and families of our community for the last ten years has allowed us to identify the emerging leaders. We have learned what they are capable of. When they come to us with their dreams of entrepreneurship, professional development, or starting a healthy family we work to connect them with the resources they need to achieve their goals. Terra Nova Leaders is an effort shaped by the first group of Terra Nova kids coming into adulthood. We are excited to see where these emerging leaders are going to take us! |
Our Current Leaders
- We have acquired an industrial sewing machine for our leaders to utilize their sewing skills in an effort to earn a fair wage. Several Terra Nova moms have remarkable gifts with fabric and sewing!
- Our Leaders have opened a variety of businesses including: stationary shop, arcade, tailoring, and basket weaving.
- The Stoplight Approach www.thestoplightapproach.org allows us to support employees, students, athletes, and parents! Parenting education seminars are teaching our families to develop emotionally safe, physically safe, and healthy homes.
- We have helped more than twelve young leaders start their college educations.
- We have supported more than six young professionals in their pursuit of professional development certificates and continuing education.