Uncertain future for Kids First Uganda soccer

  • Courtesy photo Mary Taylor (left) and Judy Yoder (right) stand with women soccer players in Uganda a few year ago. A nonprofi t soccer program created by Leland seventh graders in 2016 has grown from 20 to 500, but recent developments have resulted in a fundraising effort to purchase the soccer fields in Uganda.
    Courtesy photo Mary Taylor (left) and Judy Yoder (right) stand with women soccer players in Uganda a few year ago. A nonprofi t soccer program created by Leland seventh graders in 2016 has grown from 20 to 500, but recent developments have resulted in a fundraising effort to purchase the soccer fields in Uganda.
  • A women’s soccer player in Uganda smiles before playing in a friendly game sponsored by Kid’s First Uganda, a non-profit created by Leland seventh graders nearly a decade ago. Courtesy photo
    A women’s soccer player in Uganda smiles before playing in a friendly game sponsored by Kid’s First Uganda, a non-profit created by Leland seventh graders nearly a decade ago. Courtesy photo
A soccer program in Uganda that Leland seventh graders kick-started in 2016 grew from 20 youths to 500 and has become a vital resource for children and their families in poor and disadvantaged communities in Uganda’s capital of Kampala.Now, the practice field these Uganda kids depend on is for sale, kick starting another fundraising effort from Leland alumni to purchase the soccer fields to be…

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