Helping Uganda Schools is a Charity officially registered in May 2003 which is has helped to build a school near Mubende and assists one near to Gayazza

All donations given for our schools go to the schools and we do not use any donations for the schools to pay administation costs. We work on the principle that we can have better long term success if we enable people to help themselves. We don't send workers to Uganda. But we do provide the money, the support and the skills to help villagers and parents to help themselves

Starting with a small group of friends in 1995 we are now playing an important part in the education of over 770 children of primary school age and our first graduates have now returned to the village and are helping to run the school. Academic results are excellent putting the school in the very highest group in Uganda.

Good Shepherd School for Special Needs Children was started near Fort Portal at the end of 2007. The first 3 classrooms will open in September and we will start with about 20 children and then grow over the future months. We have already started our own farm to help feed the children. This will be a first Special Needs School in the west of Uganda

A Secondary School near Mubende. This near almost 900 children will finish Primary School in the region but there is only a single one form entry Secondary School. The result is that for perhaps 800 children there is no real hope of getting secondary schooling and vocational skills. We have decided to work with the villagers and parents who are determined to build a secondary school for the Community. We started the site clearing in July 2008.

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These pictures show the site layout and one of the 16 buildings we hope to construct over the next 7 years. The aim is to provide really good secondary and vocational education, to make the whole site and construction zero carbon rated and eco friendly and use the resources very fully to be a skills centre for all the villagers during vacations. We will focus on the skills relevant to the area and its people. They will decide what is needed.

Do we help other schools? We often get asked this question. Unfortunately we cannot do this and have decided to really focus all our resources on the 2 existing schools plus our third start up special needs school.. We will not be able to enter into correspondence if you ask for support.

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Educational Certificates. Why not buy something a bit different for the friend who has lots of things?  A gift certificate which pays for a number of weeks of primary schooling would be a really different sort of present with  a great benefit to everyone. Do e mail for details. You could pay for 4 weeks for £12, eight weeks for £24 and we have a gift certificate to put in your friend's card. We have three card designs and can send you some free of charge. Education Certificates

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