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Education Projects Page
There is no free access to secondary school education in Uganda, and with little government help, teachers and parents struggle to provide an education for their children.

Since 1992 we have been helping schools in the Kabarole District, in the south west of Uganda, by providing books and equipment as well as helping renovate classrooms and buildings.In 2002 we established a co-ordination committee, made up of a number of well respected individuals from the local community, to help us identify the needs of the schools in the area, and to help monitor the projects that we are supporting. The Reverend Agabus Baguma, a former Headmaster and education secretary for the Diocese of Rwenzori, is the Chairperson of the Co-ordination Committee, and he provides a vital link between the schools and us.

In 2004 we focused our support on three schools in the area:

• Ruteete Secondary School
• Rusekere Secondary School.S.S
• Kibiito Seconday School

Please click on the links above to learn more about each project.

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Ruteete Senior Seconday School
Ruteete is a medium sized rural school located near Kibale Forest, home to one the world's largest concentrations of primates and a popular destination for tourists visiting Uganda. Ruteete Senior Secondary School serves a very poor community and there are no other schools within a ten mile radius.

When we visited the school the headmaster appealed to us to help renovate the classrooms which were in various states of decay and disrepair. Some had been abandoned because the concrete floor had cracked and was disintegrating. Others were in such a poor state that the morale of the students and teachers was very low. The headmaster told us that the dropout rate for students was reaching 40%, one of the highest in the area.

The Rwenzori Development Foundation agreed to renovate all 8 classrooms in the school. The work was finally completed in early 2004.

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Rusekere Secondary School
Rusekere is a very poor medium sized day school located about 40 mins drive from the town of Fort Portal and is the only secondary school in the sub county. A lot of the children travel long distances to school - up to 8km - and this problem has been compounded by the instability in area caused by a rebel group who until recently were operating from deep within the Rwenzori Mountains.

Despite the poverty of the area the children are immensely proud of their school.

Ruskere had managed to raise the funds to begin building a science classroom and laboratory. Their priority was to finish this building work so that the rooms could finally be used. The Rwenzori Development Foundation helped the school complete this work.

(In the pictures and details, students from the drama group put on a performance for the school)

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Kibiito Secondary School
Kibiito is a large rural mixed day school nestling in the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains. It was established in 1981 and is the only school in the area. There are around 60 single orphans and 30 double orphans currently studying at the school. However it is estimated that around 50% of all the students have real problems raising money for their school fees. A lot of the students also travel long distances: 6-7 miles a day.

In 1994 the school was very badly damaged by the earthquake that struck the whole region and many of the classrooms are dangerously unstable. Their simple library was completely destroyed. After discussions with the Headmaster and teachers, we decided to rebuild their library, making it strong enough to withstand future tremors.

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