Advancing Education for Nsangi's Underserved Communities
- Raised
- $0
- Goal
- $68,965
We believe in a literate community and Education for all. Training of Rural women in Uganda - TORUWU has now operated a primary school (St. Mary's Junior School Kikajjo) for 11 years. The School started as a solution for pupils who couldn't afford expensive schools in our area of operation Kikajjo Village, Nsangi Sub County.
Our School mainly carters for the following marginalised groups:
- Children With Disabilities;
As Training of Rural Women in Uganda - TORUWU, we offer weekly physiotherapy clinics, orthopaedic appliances, Nutrition, medication to children with disabilities i.e. autism, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, Club foot, e.t.c. And we are also known as a focal point or referral centre for children with disabilities in Nsangi Sub - County. Those that later become well with the doctors recommendation they join our school St. Mary's Junior School - Kikajjo.
- Low income families;
St. Mary's Junior school was birthed out of the extensive outcry of the communities' natives for a school that can ably educate their children at a low cost. i.e. Offering quality education, grooming an all round child at an unbelievably low cost.
Our St. Mary's school is officially licensed by the Ministry of Education and Sports.
Challenges
Hygiene:
Toilets: We wish to improve our areas of convenience (washrooms,. Currently, our children get late for classes as they line up for the latrines. Secondly, our toilets get dirty easily due to the over swarming by the school children, we believe if they are improved and converted into Flash toilets with 24 hour water this will better the hygiene for our school going babies.
Water Harvesting: As a school we intend to harvest all the rain water there is, because its currently expensive and inconveniencing to fetch it from our local wells. This will also improve our general hygiene if achieved.
Classrooms: Some of our classrooms were built with mud and not well furnished that has made our hygiene questionable for the children.
Infrastructure:
Block: We intend to build a classroom block to allow expansion and comfortable sitting of our learners. This will further quality education and conducive environment for learning.
Furniture: Buying of more classroom desks, some of which, would be for the new classrooms.
Transport: A school Van to transport children from far distances. In our school community, some of the children/ babies wake up by 5: 30 am. to leave for school which at times is detrimental to their health. Furthermore, it poses a security risk to those that come from far deep in the villages.
Security: The school needs to make high it's fences as some people jump over into the school and also we intend to secure our school with a gate.
Summarised Budget for the above;
Hygiene:
- Water Harvesting $ 2,465
- Toilet $ 5,000
- Refurbishing Classrooms $ 4,000
Infrastructure
- Construction of Classroom Block: $ 30,000
- Furniture : $ 1,000
Transport
- School Van: $ 25,000 (14 - Seater)
Security:
- Gate : $ 1,500
TOTAL : $ 68,965