St. Mary's Nursery & Primary School, Kakumiro District, Uganda — educating over 230 children from families who could not otherwise afford school.
Children enrolled
Year founded
School serving the whole village
Health centres in Kikyamuzi — the gap we're closing
80%+
of adults in Kikyamuzi can barely read or write
Kikyamuzi is a farming village where more than 80% of adults can barely read or write. Before St. Mary's opened in 2018, children here walked long distances to Mubende or Hoima for schooling — or simply dropped out. St. Mary's became a new dawn for the area: a school built by and for the community it serves.
A school is more than a classroom. Here's how St. Mary's meets the whole child, every day.
Seven priorities, tackled one at a time — and you can choose exactly which one you want to support.
Floors, verandas, and plastering are still needed, and more desks and textbooks are required as enrollment grows.
A fish pond, poultry, animal keeping, and vegetable growing to teach children practical food-security skills.
The school is roughly 4 km from the main road with no power. Electricity would allow evening study and introduce computers and technology.
On-site housing so teachers — especially during the rainy season — can reliably reach class on time.
Some children currently walk over 20 km a day and arrive too exhausted to concentrate. A van would give every child an equal chance to learn.
There is currently no clinic anywhere in Kikyamuzi. The nearest health centre is 10–15 km away.
An ongoing environmental initiative that teaches children to care for the land they depend on.
“Promoting human dignity and life in abundance for all. We believe every child in Kikyamuzi deserves a safe classroom, a full stomach, and a chance to dream beyond the boundaries of this village.”
— The St. Mary's Community, Kikyamuzi
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