Ambrose and Tony

Two of Children’s Sure Houses’ teachers will not be coming back this semester. They have left Kiwangala for Kampala to further pursue higher education. Both Tony Ssali and Ambrose Kasiita will be studying at Kyambogo University. Ssali will be earning his B.A. in Economics. Kasiita will pursue his Bachelor's in Development Studies. They have been with the school from the beginning. They were the pioneering class of primary students that came to class when CSH first opened its doors in 1993.

Kasiita’s father died of AIDS in 1988. His mother managed to teach him the essentials of Primary 1 and 2 from home, but could not afford to send him to a real school. Likewise, Ssali’s family was too impoverished to pay school fees.

“After my father died, I really wanted to study.” Remembers Kasiita. “When the chance came that Children Sure House was offering free education God was answering my prayers.”

Kasiita had shown so much promise in Primary school, but at the time CSH had no Secondary section. Fearing that Kasiita’s potential would be wasted, headmaster Moses Kiwala personally tutored him while they waited for the Secondary school to be constructed.

Kasiita and Ssali eventually completed their Primary and Secondary studies at Sure House. Kasiita’s Economics in "Uganda Ministry of Education University Qualifying Exam Paper 1" received the highest score in the entire country.
After graduation they returned to teach.

“ I couldn’t have left Sure House because I had been helped,” said Ssali who has been teaching Primary and Secondary school since 2006.

Kasiita started teaching Primary school and Secondary Religion classes since 1999. He was promoted to head teacher in 2003.

Both teachers aspire to return to Children’s Sure House and Kiwangala village when they graduate from University. Ssali wants to continue to develop the CSH organization economically. Kasiita also has similar plans.

“We need to develop here.” Said Kasiita. “If we, the people who have been here in Kiwangala for many years can engage ourselves, we can bring the right stuff. They gave me free education so I needed to help the people in the villages with no money and who have lost a parent like I have.”

“I have Sure House on my heart,” added Ssali.