Today marks a special landmark occasion for teens from different school who will be part of an exciting experience.
Launched in June 2019, students from different schools who bought copies of the Wasted Beauty were given a chance to be part of the first ever Mixateens Literacy tour to Dubai.

Literacy tours are organized to track where the author was born, lived or what places he write about in his book. Literary tourists are specifically interested in how places have influenced writing and at the same time how writing has created places. In order to become a literary tourist you need only book-love and an inquisitive mindset; however, there are literary guides, literary maps, and literary tours to help you on your way. There are also many museums associated with writers, and these are usually housed in buildings associated with a writer birth or literary career, such as their home.

The proprietor Mixa Teens David Mushabe speaking at the briefing

For the case of Mixa Publishing Limited we have organized our first literacy tour to Dubai. What we require from the winners is stories that will change not only their lives but their peers. Bearing in mind that the tagline for Mixateens is “Your Story Matters” we have chosen a destination that will enable them write as many stories ranging from science, fiction, creativity, art among others.

The Chief Operations Officer Mixa Teens Charity Mbabazi Byarugaba showing off the visa of the winners

10 Student winners will be taken on a Literacy tour from 30 th August 2019 to 3 rd September 2019. The places the winners will visit include ;
Burj Khalifa, Dubai Mall , Dubai Aquarium, IMG, Dolphinarium, the beach and much more. Some insights about some of the Literacy Tour destinations; other attractions based on popular Cartoon Network characters, iconic Marvel Super Heroes and animatronic dinosaurs. Other facilities include a variety of themed retail stores and dining venues, and a 12-screen Novo cinema complex.
The Winners and their schools;
BAYIGA NALUGO ZAKIAH TRACY – ST MARY’S KITENDE

KUGUMYA BLESSING ELISON-  BWERANYANGI GIRLS SSS

BIIRA JOYCE – MT ST MARY’S NAMAGUNGA

KATUSIIME KENDRA KIRABO – GAYAZA HIGH SCHOOL

NAMMOMBWE JULIANA FRANCES – TRINITY COLLEGE NABBINGO

SSEMPIJJA PALVIN GLORIA – TRINITY COLLEGE NABBINGO

ABENEITWE TANDEKA PARVIN – CALTEC ACADEMY MAKERERE

NDAGIRE KIRABO TYNER – KABOJA JUNIOR ACADEMY

KUOT NYARIAK KON MADUT – HANA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

ABENEITWE TANDEKA PARVIN – MARIAM HIGH SCHOOL