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The Price of Stones
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The Price of Stones (2010) (edit title/settings)

Building a school for my village

by Twesigye Jackson Kaguri (Author) (edit contributors)

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The extraordinary story of one man's gift to orphaned children in need of hope. Can one person really make a difference in the world? Twesigye Jackson Kaguri defied many naysayers-and his own nagging doubts-and proved that, with a dream and incredible determination, he could change many lives.

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Growing up in rural Uganda, Kaguri overcame poverty to earn a degree from the national university and worked as a human rights advocate, eventually making his way to pursue studies at Columbia University. When he returned to his village in Uganda with his wife, they were overwhelmed by the... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Growing up in rural Uganda, Kaguri overcame poverty to earn a degree from the national university and worked as a human rights advocate, eventually making his way to pursue studies at Columbia University. When he returned to his village in Uganda with his wife, they were overwhelmed by the plight of his village's many AIDS orphans and vowed to open the first tuition-free school in the district for these children. Faced with many daunting obstacles, including little money, skepticism among friends in both the U.S. and Uganda, corrupt school inspectors, and a lack of supplies, he doggedly built one classroom after another until they had an accredited primary school filled with students dreaming of becoming the future doctors, teachers, lawyers, engineers, and even presidents of Uganda. The Price of Stones is the stirring story behind the founding of the Nyaka AIDS Orphans School. Weaving together tales from his youth with the enormously inspiring account of the remarkable challenges and triumphs of the school, Kaguri shows how someone with a modest idea is capable of achieving monumental results. His story will captivate all readers of Three Cups of Tea and Tracy Kidder's Strength in What Remains .

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It was the Christmas holiday in Uganda.

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Introduction
1. The line at our door
2. The devil's hand
3. The chicken is full of bones
4. My brother's keeper
5. Through the valley of the shadow
6. The prospect of marriage
7. The great escape
8. Only one acre
9. Plans
10. The price of stones
11. An article of faith
12. Constructive solutions
13. Being the man
14. It is not enough to be sorry
15. Two girls
16. There are no streetlights
17. My meeting with Mondo
18. A song of hope and despair
19. One never knows
20. Cows in America
21. If you do not reach, you cannot grasp
22. Nothing worthwhile is easy
23. Scovia
24. Who is my neighbor?
25. Big trucks and soda pop
26. Ideas and ideals
27. In that rich darkness
28. More than a composition
29. The brigadier
30. One more grave
31. A gathering of grannies
32. Graduation Day
Afterword
Glossary
Acknowledgments
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  1. Twesigye Jackson Kaguri (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Viking
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-0-670-02184-0
Page Count: 271

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  • Library of Congress: LG422 N93 K34 2010
  • Dewey: 372.96761

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