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Guardian Christmas appeal 2009

  • Christmas appeal raises more than £275,000

    Readers donate £278,000 to Ugandan education charity the Mvule Trust in one-off payments alone, with dozens of regular direct debits

  • Guardian Christmas appeal: Young lives are about to be transformed – thank you

    Afua Hirsch reports on the impact money donated by readers will have in Uganda

  • Guardian Christmas appeal: Jessica

    Guardian Christmas appeal: Escape route from Uganda's rural poverty cycle

    Jessica had to drop out of school but sees education as the path to better future

  • Guardian Christmas appeal 2009: 'I will be able to help my family and my community'

    Former child soldier Tom on his dream of continuing his education and training as an accountant

  • The Guardian's Christmas appeal 2009: Tom's story

    After escaping from the Lord's Resistance Army, Tom returned to his village to look after his younger brothers and sisters. He hopes a scholarship from the Mvule Trust will help him study economics so he can support his family in the future

  • The Guardian's Christmas appeal 2009: Alice's story

    Alice comes from a large farming family in north-east Uganda. Money raised through the Guardian's Christmas appeal will help her get a scholarship to study nursing

  • Observer Appeal: Despite good grades, Innocent is too poor to go to university

    Many of the brightest youngsters in Teso, in north-east Uganda, are unable to go to university because their families can't afford it

  • Applicants hoping to get a place on the Mvule Trust sponsorship scheme, waiting to be interviewed in Kaberamaido, north-east Uganda. The Guardian is raising money for the trust through this year's Christmas appeal

    Guardian writers poised to take your call

    Polly Toynbee, Jonathan Freedland, Richard Williams and Hadley Freeman among those who will be taking readers' donations for the Mvule Trust on Saturday

  • Charles is a teacher in the Katakwi district, Uganda

    Guardian Christmas appeal 2009: Send Charles to college

    Young people in the poorest districts of Uganda are benefiting from education scholarships.

  • A promise to help others

    After receiving a scholarship to study her A-levels, Grace is now taking a a university degree and hopes to become a teacher. Richard M Kavuma meets her

  • The Guardian 2009 Christmas appeal: Stella's story

  • Observer Christmas appeal 2009: make a change to Stella's life

  • Vivienne artwork trail pic

    Celebrity Christmas wrapping paper auction

    Start bidding in our celebrity wrapping paper auction. All proceeds will go towards the Guardian and Observer Christmas appeal, raising money for education scholarships for young people in the Teso region of north-east Uganda

  • Esther Aluka

    Guardian Christmas appeal 2009: Two futures, one chance to make a change

  • The future is bright

  • Mvule Trust interviews a young woman seeking a scholarship in Uganda.

    'I humbly submit my application'

    Amelia Gentleman explains how the Mvule Trust selects candidates for its education scholarships

  • Simon, at home in the Kumi district of Uganda

    Katine Christmas appeal 2009: 'I want an education. I want to change my life'

    The 2009 Christmas appeal again focuses on Katine in Uganda. Here Simon explains why he is desperate to be able to afford higher education – and help to feed the seven siblings who depend on him

  • Alan Rusbridger

    Christmas appeal: together we can make a difference in Uganda

    Alan Rusbridger

    Alan Rusbridger: Today we launch the third and final Christmas appeal for our aid project in Uganda

  • Applicants hoping to get a place on the Mvule Trust sponsorship scheme, waiting to be interviewed in Kaberamaido, north-east Uganda. The Guardian is raising money for the trust through this year's Christmas appeal

    Why Mvule?

    Amelia Gentleman explains why the Guardian and Observer have teamed up with the Mvule Trust for this year's Christmas appeal

  • What will your money buy?

    From paper, exercise books and toothbrushes to school uniforms, room and board and a two-year course. Find out how your generous donations can help young people complete their education

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