St. John's Nyakabingo Secondary School,
Kasese District, Uganda

Projects Needing funds: 

Library/Administration Block

Cost: $37,000

Projects Completed: 

2021 - Science Block funded by donors from Western Canada

2021 - Four classroom block funded by donors from Western Canada

2022 - Rain Water Harvesting System funded by donors from Western Canada

Background:

St. John’s Nyakabingo Secondary School is located in a remote rural area of Kasese District of Uganda, in the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains. The school started in 2011 and enrols approximately 300 students 14 to 20 years of age, offering the O level high school grades (Grades 8 – 11).  It is operated by the Nyakaginogo Anglican Parish (Church of Uganda), Rwenzori Diosese, which owns the land on which the school is situated.

The high school is one of two schools which the church operates as part of its community program, the second is an elementary school.  The church works to support the impoverished community which has suffered due to the lack of basic services, its remoteness, government neglect, rebel activities in the area and a number of environmental calamities. Apart from providing schooling, the church is committed to pastoral care and health services.

Up until Classrooms for Africa was involved the school used an incomplete structure which consisted of three classrooms and an office, the church building and another temporary structure. In 2020 thanks to donors from Western Canada, Classrooms for Africa was able to provide a grant for the construction of a four-classroom block. This was followed by the building of a science block in 2021. In late 2021 the same donors provided funds for the building of a rain water harvesting system to provide water for the science block as well as the prevention of water run-off damage.

Location:

Kasese District, Uganda