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To encourage and promote girls participation in sports, canterio international provided sports uniforms to the girls team
in Hockey and netball. The girls played netball in their individual clothing because they and their school could not afford to
provide uniforms for the teams.

Pic from left: Isa Ebowe, President of Canterio International USA hading school uniforms to poor orphans and vulnerable
children who can not afford to buy school uniform. The uniform program is design to encourage poor orphans and vulnerable
children to stay in school as most of them will drop out of school if they do not have uniforms.
The school uniform program has been supported by American students since 2009.

Pic from left: Student of Npenje village before receiving school uniforms. (Pic  2- 3) The children were very proud of their new
uniforms. Students have to promise to stay before receiving brand new school uniform.

Orphans and poor student in Nsalu who could not afford school uniforms where provided brand new uniform by Canterio
International with support from students in United States of America who raise funds and donated it to have uniforms made for
the orphans. Pic from left: Children waiting to be called to receive school uniform. Luke Masuen of Canterio Canad, hading out
new school uniform to orphans and poor vulnerable children.
Children who can not afford to wear uniforms are treated badly. They are not allowed to participate in extra  activities and are not
only type casted as orphans of the HIV/AIDS crisis, they are seen as HIV carrier as well.