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Soft Power Education Sponsored Schools

Budondo Primary School

Budondo Primary School is the model government school of Budondo sub-county. The work we had to do here was minimal.

The school has:-

1,200 pupils
28 teachers
18 classrooms – all of government standard
34 pit latrine toilets
Water source – borehole ½ km away

Soft Power has done the following:-

Resourcing of teachers training centre
Decoration of all internal classrooms with resources/visual aids
Donated two tonnes of school books through International donors

New paint and teachers aids on the walls

Butiki Primary School

Butiki Primary School. The pupils here wear a bright pink uniform. During the summer of 2005 we were assisted in our work by a group of 8 volunteers from Madventure. They lived within the community and worked for 5 weeks at the school.

Before we came to Butiki the school had:-.

950 pupils
26 teachers
6 classrooms – 3 more under construction
12 pit latrine toilets
Water source – a spring 1km away

Soft Power has since done the following:-

Completed refurbishment of 4 classrooms
Completed refurbishment of 2 offices, staff room and library.
Installation of underground water catchment tank

As of the beginning of 2006, and with the help of 5 AV volunteer,s we have completed the painting the exterior of the school and have begun to paint teaching aids on the inside of each classroom.

Buwenda Primary School

Buwenda Primary School is on the edge of Budondo Sub-county, half way between Jinja town and Bujagali Falls.

Before Soft Power Education worked here the school had:-

894 pupils
21 teachers
11 classrooms – 4 of which are condemned
10 pit latrine toilets
Water source – 1 km away

With volunteers from Madventure and a large donation from The Rice family – aided by Fran and Collen - Soft Power has done the following:-

Construction of a 12 stance pit latrine
Complete refurbishment of 3 classrooms
External decorating of 6 classrooms
Internal decorating 12 classrooms
Installation of a 8,000ltr water catchment system
Ran a successful voluntary Youth Training Scheme for young males in the community
Completed the construction of a brand new three classroom block.

Buyala Catholic Primary School

Buyala Catholic Primary School. This school has the largest population of pupils in the Budondo sub-county – 1,500. The government has provided funding at the school, so our work has been mainly the painting of teaching aids

Buyala Catholic has:-

1,500 pupils
31 teachers
11 government standard classrooms – 7 temporary
8 complete pit latrine toilets – 6 incomplete
Water source – free borehole ½ km away at the Trading Centre

Soft Power has since done the following:-

Painted teaching aids throughout the entire school

Buyala St Pauls Primary School

Buyala St Pauls Primary School is tucked away, 4 kms from the road, in an area surrounded by banana plantations, agricultural land and mud huts.

Before Soft Power Education worked here the school had:-

396 pupils
8 teachers
4 half built classrooms – they were using mud structures as classrooms
3 pit latrine toilets
Water source – spring 2km away

With assisted funding from Robein Groep and the support of fundraisers Catherine Ross and Sheri Brake, Soft Power has since done the following:-

Finished reconstruction of 4 classroom block including Headmasters office and store
Completed construction of a 6 stance pit latrine
Internal and external decorating of 4 classrooms
Installation of 50,000ltr underground water catchment tank

Kibibi Primary School

Kibibi Primary School commands one of the greatest views over the entire sub-county.

Before Soft Power Education worked here the school had:-

1,125 pupils
16 teachers
3 government standard classrooms – 4 poor structures
14 pit latrine toilets
Water source – spring 2.5km away

A group of 14 volunteers - students from Leeds University who fundraised during the early part of 2004 and raised over £7,000 for us - worked on site, alongside our local builders for 4 weeks last summer enabling Soft Power to do the following:-

Installation of 2 x 8,000ltr water catchment system
Internal and external decorating of 9 classrooms
Refurbished 3 classrooms
Finished construction of two brand new classrooms

Kyabirwa Primary School

Kyabriwa Primary School is right in the heart of Kyabirwa village, close to the river Nile – in between banana plantations, agricultural land and local mud huts. This community have gifted us land for our Education Centre site as well land for our second pre-school, Kyabriwa Community Centre.

Before Soft Power Education worked here the school had:-

1,125 pupils
16 teachers
3 government standard classrooms – 4 poor structures
14 pit latrine toilets
Water source – spring 2.5km away

With the assistance a group of 14 students from Leeds University, who had fundraised more then £7,000 during the summer of 2004, Soft Power has done the following:-

Hosted an International Community Arts Project
Internal and external decorating/teaching aids in 12 classrooms
Resourcing all departments via International links through schools
Placement of voluntary teachers

Kyomya Primary School

Kyomya Primary School is situated at the back of a large open playing field, dotted by trees. This school is unique in the sense that it has embraced children from the community with special needs. Hence they have a qualified special needs teacher who communicates and teaches the children, of which there are 18.

In the beginning Kyomya had very few government standard classrooms, resulting in overcrowded classrooms and lessons being taught outside.

Soft Power has worked at this site off and on for the past 18 months. It is now finished. The staff and pupils are calling it their ‘university’!

Before Soft Power Education worked here the school had:-

1,080 pupils
19 teachers
6 government standard classrooms – 9 condemned
13 pit latrine toilets
Water source – stream 2km away

With the assistance of various individuals – Sheila McCormick, John and Jon, and group volunteers from Madventure and AVA’s Soft Power Education has done the following:-

Refurbished a classroom for children with Special Needs
Refurbished 6 further classrooms
Internal and external decorating of 9 classrooms
Supply of teaching aids for Special Needs pupils
Refurbished the Headteacher’s office

Lukolo Primary School

Lukolo Primary School is on the brow of a hill, between schools Kyomya and Lukolo Muslim. Lukolo was one of the worst schools within our group of 20 - they were in desperate need for more classrooms. Those condemned classrooms were in a dangerous condition and several were being used for hosting lessons, as the staff had no alternative. We wanted to make sure we had enough funding before starting at this school as we didn’t want to have to pull out half way through.

Before Soft Power Education worked here the school had:-

957 pupils
16 teachers
6 government standard classrooms – 10 condemned
23 pit latrine toilets
Water source – stream 2km away

In the early part of 2005 with the help of various individuals as well as volunteers from AVA’s and a group of 8 college students from the USA led by student, Meg Moulton, Soft Power has done the following:-

Installed a 8.000ltr water catchment system
Completed construction of 2 classroom block (phase one)
Completed refurbishment of 4 classroom block (phase two)
Internal and external decorating of all classrooms

Mpumwire Primary School

Mpumwire Primary School hangs on the boarder between the Budondo and Butagaya sub-counties. The school itself sits on a hill, overlooking the communities and dusty red paths below.

Before Soft Power Education worked here the school had:-

816 pupils
12 teachers
6 government standard classrooms – 6 condemned
7 pit latrine toilets
Water source – stream

During the summer of 2004 Madventure volunteers living locally within the village, helped us on site . Soft Power Education has done the following:-

Installation of a 8,000ltr water catchment system
Refurbished 6 classrooms
Internal and external decorating of 9 classrooms
Sensitised the local community and school on water catchment and maintenance
Ran a successful voluntary Youth Training Scheme for young males in the community

Mutai Primary School

Mutai Primary School is a 45 minute drive from Jinja town. The main road carries you past agricultural land, small trading centres, over large speed humps and through enormous pot holes. The school stands proudly adjacent to its playing field, next to the road - Soft Power’s logo jumps out at everyone who passes. It was the first of the 20 government schools that we helped and this was as much to do with the dire state of the school as well as Hannah’s friendship with the Headmaster, Mr John Bosco. John had been the head teacher of Kyabirwa Primary School and no sooner had he effectively turned the school around he was transferred to Mutai, a school that needed a supportive and inspiring head teacher. Unfortunately the school also needed a school.

Before Soft Power Education worked here the school had:-

1,137 pupils
22 teachers
4 government standard classrooms – 11 condemned
15 pit latrine toilets
Water source – stream 1km away

As of December 2003 we have done the following:-

Completion of 4 offices, library and staff room
Refurbished 8 classrooms
Installation of 2 x 8,000ltr water catchment system
Internal and external decorating of 12 classrooms
Ran a successful voluntary Youth Training Scheme for young males in the community
Provided books, shelves and teaching aids for the library

In January 2006 the Jackson Kayaking Team came over from the USA. Not only did they come to kayak the Nile, but Emily Jackson (a 15 year old professional kayaker) came to help Soft Power having saved up some of her prize winnings to donate to the charity. With her funding we have been able to start the refurbishing of the last block of classrooms. It’s inspiring to see what one young woman can achieve through the support of her family and friends.


condemmed room to	completed

Nawangoma Primary School

Nawangoma Primary School is another of many schools that commands a fabulous view over the green hills of Uganda. Regarding building work the school’s classroom were in good condition, but the toilet’s weren’t.

Before Soft Power Education worked here the school had:-

623 pupils
11 teachers
7 government standard classrooms
8 pit latrine toilets – including 2 for staff
Water source – free borehole ¾ km away

Soft Power Education has done the following:-

Completed new 8 stance pit latrine
Internal and external decorating of all classrooms

Nsuube Primary School

Nsuube Primary School. This school is on the same road at Mutai Primary, next to a gum tree forest. Nssube is a large school, and what strikes you as unusual is that the school is actually split into two areas. The younger classes are taught on one side of the school field – the older pupils are taught about 500m away in another set of classrooms. Apparently this is because of a disagreement, many years ago, between a teacher and parents….only in Africa!

Before Soft Power Education worked here the school had:-

1,014 pupils
20 teachers
4 government standard classrooms – 8 condemned
18 pit latrine toilets
Water source – borehole ½ km away – the school was on mains, but was disconnected.

Along with a fantastic donation from Robein Groep and the support of volunteers Steve and Mel and newly weds, Kor and Ingrid (who asked for money instead of wedding presents and donated it to Soft Power)! Soft Power Education has since done the following:-

Completed refurbishment of a 4 classroom block
Refurbished a 7 classroom block
Installed a water catchment tank
Installed a 8.000ltr underground water catchment system
Completed building 2 school offices
Painted internally and externally all classrooms

6 Room Refurbishment at Nsuube

Swidiiq Muslim School

Swidiiq Muslim School is next to a mosque and close to Budondo trading centre. The children are a uniform of green – the girls wearing headdresses to tie in with their religion. Swidiiq came to Soft Power Education for help. It’s a small community school – so not within our remit of 20. However, last December their pit latrines collapsed, leaving them with dreadful sanitation problems. Having been approached by the school we had to do something…..

Constructed a 7 stance pit latrine