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Secondary school in Uganda

In the Buikwe area in Uganda there is not a well-equipped secondary school.

In Uganda we have built a primary school and vocational training centre in a town called Buikwe, about two hours away from the capital Kampala. These provide quality education, meals and medical care in a Christian environment to hundreds of children who would otherwise not be in school. Many of these children are sponsored by people in the UK just like you.

However, the area is in desperate need of a local secondary school. Children have to travel long distances to reach the nearest secondary school, putting them at risk of accidents and abuse. Often children in the area will not go to secondary school but will stop education after primary school. Youth unemployment is very high in this area and a good local secondary school with opportunities to go on to further or vocational education will benefit the whole community.

Education centre

We want to develop Buikwe into an educational centre providing primary, secondary and vocational training opportunities on the same site. With plenty of land available, it will take about a year to build the first stage of the new school once funds have been assured. Most of the children will be day students, but a few who have to travel a long distance will be boarders.

We need to build classrooms, a library and a laboratory, together with a dormitory and bathrooms. The first phase, catering for 150 students, will have four classrooms, our ultimate goal being to build 12 classrooms.

Sponsored children from the primary school will carry on their sponsorship to the secondary level. The non-sponsored students will pay fees, which will go towards the running costs. Fees will always be affordable so as to enable as many young people as possible to benefit.