St. Peter’s Primary School is in Kachango, eastern Uganda. It was started by the local church in 2012 because, like many in rural Uganda, children in the area were walking long distances every morning to reach school. There are no school buses. Families do not own cars and often live deep in the village, with only mud paths winding through the rural bush. 

 

In this area, only 1 in 4 people aged 10 and above are able to read and write. Most families depend on basic farming to survive and are vulnerable to crop failures caused by unpredictable weather conditions. Today, the school has classes from Nursery to Primary 7, catering for 430 children. Every child sits in a basic mud–brick structure, with little protection from rain, wind, heat or dust. The classrooms are dark, fragile and unsuitable for any school. Most of us would never allow our own children to learn in classrooms like these. In truth, most of us wouldn’t even keep animals in buildings like these.

The community and parents have done all they can with what they have. Now they need our help.

Each day the children turn up to this school because:

• They believe education matters
• Their parents want a better future for them
• They have no other school 

WE NEED YOUR HELP TO RAISE £50,000 

This will allow Abaana to build the first three permanent classrooms and an office at St. Peter’s Primary School and we are partnering with Belfast High School to build another four classrooms. 

Can you help us given these children:

• A safe place to learn
• A dry classroom when the rains come
• The hope for a better future 

“How can children reach their potential without the basic tools for learning?” 

Our staff member, Louise, visited St. Peter’s in April this year. She said: “I’ll never forget the children running from their papyrus–roofed classrooms to greet us with a song: “Welcome, Our Visitors.” They were bright, eager and proud to show us their classrooms, which we found dark and dusty. Only some classes had benches to sit on and there the children worked with paper balanced on their knees. Even P7 pupils sat on the ground to take exams, using benches as makeshift desks. 

How can children reach their potential without the basic tools for learning? New classrooms and desks would transform education at St Peter’s, giving these children the opportunity to learn, thrive and build a brighter future.” 

We can help give them a school like this 

Your donation will help build permanent classrooms for the children of St. Peter’s Primary School. 

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