Paving the Way Phase 1 of the big landscaping project at Uphill Junior School is underway! In Scotland we might call the body of water that forms at the front of the school each time it rains the “Uphill Lochan’ (a small lake or pond). Not an ideal entrance feature, and one that needs to […]
Infrastructure at Uphill: The Final Step(s) Uphill Junior School lives up to its name as our school site is anything but flat, a reflection of the wonderful geography of the surrounding landscape in the crater lakes area of west Uganda, bordering the Kibale Forest. The landscape around Uphill is not the only spectacular feature – […]
Anyone for Stovies? * We are all very aware of how limited Earth’s resources are, and how important it is to protect and conserve what we have on the planet. In Uganda they have been promoting the idea of using less firewood for cooking for some time, not only to conserve their natural resources but […]
Every Friday is a Good Friday During our trustees’ visit in February 2026, we got to see our new vocational classroom in use. In pride of place were the sewing machines and knitting machine, and there was more waiting for us. We really enjoyed helping with the ‘unboxing’ of the Workaid consignment of equipment which […]
In advance of our annual Trustee visit, and the start of the 2026 Ugandan academic year, we are delighted to report very positive news from Uphill Junior School. During 2025 the school applied for, and was awarded, PLE (Primary Leaving Examination) exam centre status. This means that that the P7 candidates are able to sit […]
Read on to find out about the impact of your donations in 2025! The Uphill Trust celebrated its 10th birthday at the start of his year and we hired a drone to capture the infrastructure developments of the past decade. Since this picture was taken in February 2025, a vocational skills classroom has been added […]
