What the school catering staff would really like for Christmas is a new kitchen for Uphill.
What the school catering staff would really like for Christmas is a new kitchen for Uphill.
What do you think when you see a photocopier? Is it just another bit of office equipment?
Six Uphill Kiltwalkers took to the streets of Glasgow on Sunday 26 September 2021 for the first live Kiltwalk since 2019.
The Class of 2020 faced challenges in their final year at school: COVID lockdown, home schooling, then back to school to live in a ‘bubble’ with their classmates for 4 months. In March 2021 they were finally allowed sit the 2020 Ugandan Primary Leaving Examination (PLE). This is a national qualification, and without a good […]
On 7 June 2021 Uphill was looking forward to welcoming all the primary year groups into school for the start of the last term of the delayed 2020 academic year. But it was not to be… Three days later we received this message from school director, Elius: “Uganda at Crossroads! What is happening is very […]
Running 5km a day for 30 days straight doesn’t sound too bad, especially for two young fit firefighters. Now add 34kg of firefighting kit including breathing apparatus and still run 5km each day in around 30 minutes. That is some challenge. This was the torture devised for themselves by two of Hereford and Worcester’s firefighters, […]
The story of the Uphill Junior School Head Girl 2020-21. Uphill school director Elius first met J in 2014 when she was living with her mother and four younger siblings. She possessed one raggedy dress, had a challenging home life, and had never been to school – but she was clearly a bright child. He […]
Elius Muhimbise has a dream: To transform society by offering a quality education to everyone who wants to learn, no matter their means. Especially girls. […]
Who would you choose? International development charities have different ways of dealing with construction projects, especially in rural areas. Some like to use overseas volunteers to build schools, clinics and other capital projects; others use local tradesmen. The Uphill Trust is firmly in the second category. We celebrate our local build team – all of whom are […]
Uphill Junior School has a staff of excellent teachers: Meet four people who are inspiring the next generation in rural Uganda. Teacher Joan Joan worked in several roles at Uphill including Deputy Head and Bursar, in addition to classroom teaching. She is a local girl, born in the same county as the school, and was […]
Uphill Junior School serves a rural community of subsistence farmers and small traders. Income levels within the community are very low or non-existent. Fees are set at a low level – even by Ugandan standards – to encourage families to send their children to school. Orphans pay no fees and adjustments are made for families […]
At the end of January each year we pinch ourselves to check that we are not dreaming – has another year gone past already? Oh yes, it has! The past 12 months have zoomed by and now The Uphill Trust is six years old! 2020 was a very odd year for everyone involved in the […]
