Education


Beacon of Hope College (BOH), a boarding school operated by Pilgrim in Soroti, Uganda, provides an excellent Christian education for 500 former refugees and disadvantaged young people, many of whom are former child soldiers. In addition to academics, students receive room and board, medical treatment, clothing, trauma counseling and mentoring to become leaders in their communities. The students' standardized test scores were ranked second among 100 local schools in last year's testing. Pilgrim would love to be able to expand the school's curriculum to include vocational training for students.

Pilgrim's second education project is the formation of Teso University. This region of Uganda is the only one without a four-year accredited university. Presently Pilgrim is pursuing the goal of providing Christian higher education for deserving students in Northeastern Uganda.

Education Projects

Beacon Of Hope Secondary School

Beacon of Hope Secondary School educates child soldiers and former refugees in a stable and nurturing learning environment, giving them hope and possibility for a better future.

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NEWS 10.30.09 Newly premiered video - "Pilgrim In Uganda" We are proud to premiere a new video created for us by Gregory King - "Pilgrim In Uganda 2009" - that captures the people, work and successes that Pilgrim experienced in Uganda in 2009. Enjoy and spread the word! More...

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RELEASE 10.10.09 Dr. Katy Hurd To Lead Pilgrim's Public Health Program In Africa

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Teso University

Pilgrim has dreamed for some time about providing excellent Christian higher education in the Soroti area, with an aggressive scholarship program. Together with New York Sun Works: Center for Sustainable Engineering we are pursuing a site plan for a green research campus and we are now raising funds to make this dream a reality.

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