Louisville entrepreneur bringing educational opportunities to her home village in Uganda | News from WDRB [Video]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A Louisville business owner is bringing educational opportunities to her home village in Uganda.

Sarah Kimeu grew up in Bwoga, a small village in the western part of Uganda. With seven brothers, education wasn’t her top priority.

“I had nowhere to dream,” Sarah said. “I would miss school every Tuesday and Thursday when my brothers would go to school to do chores, cooking and taking care of other kids.”

Sarah’s aunt advocated for her to go to boarding school, but her parents weren’t able to afford the cost of education. The head mistress at the boarding school called a pastor in Norway to pay for the fees, thus beginning an educational journey for Sarah.

As a girl, Sarah would run to and from school. That developed skill helped her earn an athletic and academic scholarship at Western Kentucky University and come to the United States.

“I …