The Ugandan school year ends at Christmas; These are the Ugandan Certificate of Education results for the Year 4 school leavers:
Many pupils come from very difficult backgrounds and staff have to take a very ‘holistic’ approach to their education and welfare.… Continue Reading
Uganda Visit 2015
Two Trustees, Angela and Anne, together with Dr Stephen Cave from QRBC, took a team of 8 people to Uganda from April 6th-16th 2015 to review and progress our charity’s work.… Continue Reading
A Borehole was not an option -there are many pit latrines in urban areas and thus a genuine concern about pollution of the water table.… Continue Reading
The Teachers told us that many malnourished children arrived at school with no lunch, and had no money to buy lunch either.… Continue Reading
It was both thrilling and humbling, during a visit by Global Challenge supporters in August 2007, to see over 350 students, the majority of whom were orphans, so appreciative of the opportunity they had been given.… Continue Reading
By 2009, the school premises were expanded to include an additional classroom/reading room, a science laboratory, a small library and an area to store materials for science practicals.… Continue Reading
A group from Queens Road Baptist Church visited the area in 2005 and found that large numbers of secondary school aged children were unable to attend school because they simply could not afford the fees.… Continue Reading
As a result of our early work with Crossroads School, there was a growing awareness within the Global Challenge team that child disability and special education were areas of much need in Uganda.… Continue Reading
Global Challenge regularly funds surgery for a variety of children in need and this has sometimes necessitated treatment in Kampala. Children have benefited from medical intervention which has prevented limb amputation and in some cases restored their ability to walk.… Continue Reading
As well as providing practical help for children with special needs, Global Challenge seeks to ensure their rights are respected. This isn’t always easy and some of the difficulties encountered have been outlined below by Peter, who volunteers for us in Uganda;