A BIG UPHILL THANK YOU TO ALL OUR DONORS! 2023 has been a more ‘normal’ year for the staff, children and parents of Uphill Junior School, although the cost of living crisis that is biting the world over has hit rural Ugandans hard. The price of food staples such as maize, beans, matoke (savoury banana) […]
Our 2023 Christmas Appeal is about toilets (again). Uphill Junior School urgently needs a new toilet facility for staff and visitors! We built the current ‘temporary’ long drop latrine in 2018 and it is no longer fit for purpose. It is in the wrong place, the pit is almost full and there are only 2 […]
November 6 2023 was a sad day for the Uphill community. We learned that Uphill Head Builder, Waren, had died following a brief spell in hospital. He was 53 years old. Installing the school sign at the junction from the main road (2017) Laying bricks for the girls’ latrine in February 2019 Overseeing construction work […]
Why did we decide to fit eco stoves in the new kitchen at Uphill Junior School? Deforestation is a major problem across the world – a survey of African forests estimated that the continent lost 10% of its forests between 1990 and 2010. A large proportion of felled wood goes into the production of cooking […]
Our early visits to Uphill revealed the poor sanitation and lack of reliable clean water that are common across rural areas of Uganda. With a dentist as one of our trustees, improving health and hygiene arrangements for the school were high on our agenda. Goal 6 – Clean Water and Sanitation: Ensure availability and sustainable […]
It’s been the long-held wish of both our school’s director and the trust to help the long-term sustainability of the school by finding our school staff a permanent place to live. Currently the staff use rented rooms which are small, not well maintained, lack many facilities, and are not very secure. The rent for the […]
Learning through play is central to early years education, and it’s just got easier in the Uphill Kindergarten. Our 2022 Christmas Appeal – Are You Sitting Comfortably? – was a great success and the new intake of youngsters in Baby Class are really enjoying the low tables and chairs that have transformed their classroom. Teamed […]
Porridge might not be considered the most exciting foodstuff, unless, of course, you happen to be a pupil at Uphill Junior School where a mug of porridge really, really brightens up your day. Since the Uphill Porridge Club was launched in 2022, we have had great reports of how successful it has been, and how […]
Uphill Junior School pupils are happy to see men at work on the school site, knowing that every building brings new opportunities for them! We have been planning and fundraising for a new kitchen with dining hall for the school for a while now, and are delighted to report that the building is now up! […]
Get (Basket) Weaving: Since the first holiday Skills Club last year was hailed a huge success, and enjoyed by so many, the kids and staff at Uphill asked for another one to be arranged. As the last two weeks of the big school holiday always drag, and with few opportunities for the local children of […]
It was fantastic to be ‘back to normal’ in 2022, with two trustee visits to Uganda and plenty of in person fundraising. Our Annual Report has been completed and you can find it, along with all the reports from 2015 onwards, here: Our Mission. For those who prefer a visual overview, you can click on […]
