The 12 PCs of Christmas! IT skills are essential for today’s children and adults. Only 25% of Ugandan teachers have a basic understanding of computer use and only 10% have the skills to use computers to enhance their lesson planning and teaching. For pupils in rural schools, lack of electricity, IT equipment and functional internet […]
We are lucky to have really good communication with the Elius, the Uphill Junior School Director, via digital messaging services. This blog gives you a flavour of our regular chats… Team Uphill – Elius with trustees Liddy, Belinda and Max Background to this conversation Towards the end of the COVID lockdowns the Uphill staff asked […]
Walking on Water Way back in 2014, Newport Brownies – accompanied by a crowd of friends, families, and the Newport Church Sunday Club – held a sponsored walk across the Tay Bridge. They were hoping to raise enough money to buy what would be the very first rainwater harvesting tank for Uphill Junior School in […]
Read on to hear about the impact of your donations in 2024! It’s been a good year for Uphill Junior School. After 10 years of building, box ticking, and official inspection visits, the school has been awarded fully registered status as a Private Educational Institution in Uganda. As you can see below, Headteacher Michael and […]
Another school year is coming to a close in Uganda and the Class of 2024 have completed their Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) and left school. This was the eighth year in a row that pupils from the school have had the opportunity to sit these important national examinations. The Uphill Class of 2017 was the […]
As the 2024 Paralympics burst into life in Paris, Uphill minds and memories turn to the Trust’s very own Paralympic athlete, Danny Furey. Danny competed in the Seoul games in 1988, and was a supporter of the Trust from the very start. Though he passed away in 2021 aged 71, he comes to mind regularly […]
Though we’re not the only species on earth to use tools, you can’t deny that we’re better at it than any of the others. Our modern life would be impossible without them. So, if you are a young Ugandan, access to tools and the training in how to use them will be a necessity for […]
Developing interactive and hands on learning activities for the teachers and pupils is one of the priorities at Uphill. We help when and where we can and gradually new strands of teaching are becoming embedded in the classrooms. This is the second blog about new resources that have ben introduced into the school. Hands On […]
The Uphill Compost Toilet Project was born out of necessity – a new toilet facility is urgently needed for staff and visitors to the school. The current ‘temporary’ shallow drop latrine was built in 2018, in response to a requirement by the school inspectors, and is now almost full! We struggled to find a place […]
In June 2023 we received the incredible news that Hazel’s Footprints Trust had awarded us a generous grant of £15,000 – the biggest we have received to date! This financial boost set the wheels in motion for a significant transformation in the Uphill Junior School staff housing compound. By October, with final agreement on the […]
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 […]
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 […]
A Big Uphill Thank You to All Our Donors! It’s been back to business at Uphill Junior School in 2022, much to the relief of all of us, both in Uganda and at the Trust’s HQ in Scotland. The school roll rapidly climbed to over 300 children and, when we visited in February, it was […]
Partnerships between business and charity can be very beneficial for both parties. Meet some of our business partners and find out why they were inspired to help. Coach Cat Cripps “The story of the Uphill Trust is truly remarkable – from a series of chance encounters to the incredible progress that has been made to […]
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. […]
