Archive for 2025

Space for Vocational Skills

Drone photo of the uphill junior school site in february 2025 Drone photo of the uphill junior school site in february 2025

Providing our rural children with co-curricular skills alongside their broad range of academic teaching is one of the key missions of Uphill Junior School….

Still Smiling: A Dentist’s View

Ugandans waiting for dental treatment in a rural area of the country Ugandans waiting for dental treatment in a rural area of the country

Even though I’m now a retired dentist, after a career spanning 40 years it is quite difficult not to find myself thinking of teeth…

It’s Good to Talk!

uphill junior school director elius muhimbise uphill junior school director elius muhimbise

We are lucky to have really good communication with the Elius, the Uphill Junior School Director, via digital messaging services. This blog gives you…

Brownie Sponsored Walk

The group of Newport Brownies and Rainbows who did a sponsored walk across the Tay Bridge for The Uphill Trust The group of Newport Brownies and Rainbows who did a sponsored walk across the Tay Bridge for The Uphill Trust

Walking on Water Way back in 2014, Newport Brownies – accompanied by a crowd of friends, families, and the Newport Church Sunday Club –…

Going Bananas

Bigodi bananas Bigodi bananas

One of the plants that grows naturally in huge numbers in Uganda is the banana. They grow easily and in many varieties. Of course…

Making Banana Leaf Dolls

uphill pupils with banana leaf dolls uphill pupils with banana leaf dolls

For a community where toys are not a regular thing for children, it was good to see a wee one cuddling a doll made…

Girlguiding at Uphill

Girlguiding at Uphill Girlguiding at Uphill

If you ever wondered whether Girlguiding was a truly worldwide organisation, here’s a tale that will convince you. Following a chance meeting with some…

Kindergarten Challenge

Uphill Kindergarten Uphill Kindergarten

A New Kindergarten for Uphill This is the story of ten years in the life of a rural Ugandan school building. These days we…