Meet the Executive Director
Irene is a graduate of DayStar University Nairobi, Kenya. She holds a Master's degree in Mass Communication. She holds a Bachelor of Divinity Degree from Makerere University, Kampala Uganda.

As a last born in a family of eight children (six girls and two boys), Irene grew up in a middle class family, with a stable income.

Irene lost her father at an early age but this did not jeopardize her schooling in any way, because of a caring and hard-working mother who took good care of all the children. She was blessed to grow up under a caring community and such nurture groomed her for taking care of other people. Irene is a 'people' person and she enjoys working with people of all age-groups.

Irene, aware of the high rate of adult illiteracy in Mukono area, held meetings with the local chiefs and community leaders of the area and in April 2001, Literacy Aid Uganda (LAU) was launched. Membership in this class has since expanded to over 300 hundreds students - and continues
Ms. Irene N. Mondo MA, B.D.
to expand due to daily recruitments encouraged by a minimal entry fee and no tuition fees required from the students.

Operating under minimal funds and no realistic income, Irene's school, henceforth called Literacy Aid Uganda (LAU) has touched the lives of many Mukono residents. Students travel long distances, to attend classes and the joys of these students is inexplainable.

The first classes were held in Irene's living room. Later, when the numbers out grew the space, they moved to an abandoned retail shop space. They outgrew the space again and moved the meeting place when a friend of LAU donated his car garage space, to be converted into a LAU classroom. Again they outgrew the car garage space and they moved the school to the ground floor of a storeyed building - still under construction. They have since outgrown the space again, hence dividing the classes into a morning, afternoon and evening sessions.

Currently, Irene serves as the Executive Director of Literacy Aid Uganda (LAU). She administers the day-to-day activities of the school, recruits teachers volunteers and is the main contact to the school. LAU is administered by an Executive Board of Directors on which Irene serves as Secretary.
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