We have some schools in the Kisiizi area that we work closely with, many of you have requested some more insight as to what it is like for 'your child' at these schools, so here goes. 

Dawanguve School

The largest of our preferred schools with about 700 pupils at present and plans to add more classrooms so that class sizes can be reduced by running  2 or 3 streams. Dawanguve came top in their league table when it comes to getting children to pass P7 exams.

All the children board and during term time the regime is rigorous; the older children may begin their studies at 7a.m- the younger ones at 8.30a.m. A long lunch break and an afternoon break for games are built into the day, but after supper the children may be expected to do prep until 10.pm.

There is a newly built school hall which will also be a community resource.
Water is a problem, donkeys are used to help bring supplies up from the local source.

Ikona Hillside school is owned is run by the brother of the headmaster at Dawanguve!

Like the name suggests it is on a (steep) hillside, I’m afraid this and Kisiizi parents school would be closed down by British standards of health and safety for access! However the children run happily and deftly up and down the slopes. Building is ongoing but there is good provision for water and solar panels for electricity. Boarding accommodation has also been recently added, beds all neatly covered in the blankets we issue.

Kisiizi parents school is the nearest to the hospital (after Kisiizi Hospital School). We arrived on our latest visit as the children were having their mid morning break with posho (a kind of watery maize drink)

A wave from our sponsored children, Alex, the director and the headmistress.

New boarding accommodation in progress.

Aunt Jollies school  is the furthest away from Kisiizi, it too is built on a hillside!! But they do have some steps to use.

Like all schools the ‘bell’ for classes is rung by hitting on old wheel hub.

Aunt Jollies is next door to our newly adopted secondary school Bwanga High.

The buildings are not so good, but the site is level! And it rains sometimes!
For a secondary school they are seriously lacking in resources, particularly for teaching science, We would like to hear from anyone who may have access to text books and science equipment.

The chemistry stocks!