The Henry van Straubenzee Memorial Fund

In 2004 Bupadhengo Secondary School was little more than a patch of land with no permanent structures. Only six students attended the school and they had their lessons under the shade of a tree. Secondary school children from the local area were walking up to 15 km each day to attend the nearest quality secondary school. In 2009, thanks to our support, the school now has over 300 students with 60 borders and a staff of 14 teachers.

Construction of 4 classrooms and an office - 2004
Construction of new block of 6 latrines - 2004
Providing over 150 desks - 2005
Construction of multi purpose block including Staff room, 2 classrooms, storeroom and Science laboratory - 2005-2006
Providing the laboratory with necessary science Equipment, sinks, benches, gas taps and chemicals to enable O level Science practical examinations to take place - 2006
Providing over 500 text books - 2005-2007
Construction of 3 teachers' houses - 2008
Purchase of a plot of land and the construction of a new boys dormitory - 2008
Donation of 2 laptop computers to the school and a digital projector, enabling IT to be taught in the school for the fist time - 2009.

All of these projects have involved working in partnership with the local community who have both donated food for the builders and bricks towards each project.

These improvements led to the school becoming part of the Government of Uganda’s Universal Secondary Education (USE) programme in 2007. This provides free secondary education to all students who can attain grade “C” or above at primary level. This partnership enables even the poorest children to gain access to a decent education.

With new funding we plan to work with the school to provide books, more teachers' houses, a girls’ dormitory, desks and latrines.

The Head Teacher, Robert Mukisa, came to England in January 2009 on an exchange with a teacher from Queen Elizabeth Grammar School in Penrith, Cumbria. These schools are now twinned and we hope this will lead to further developments in Uganda.




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	Bupadhengo Secondary School In 2004 Bupadhengo Secondary School was little more than a patch of land with no permanent structures. Only six students attended the school and they had their lessons under the shade of a tree. Secondary school children from the local area were walking up to 15 km each day to attend the nearest quality secondary school. In 2009, thanks to our support, the school now has over 300 students with 60 borders and a staff of 14 teachers. Completed Projects have included: Construction of 4 classrooms and an office - 2004 Construction of new block of 6 latrines - 2004 Providing over 150 desks - 2005 Construction of multi purpose block including Staff room, 2 classrooms, storeroom and Science laboratory - 2005-2006 Providing the laboratory with necessary science Equipment, sinks, benches, gas taps and chemicals to enable O level Science practical examinations to take place - 2006 Providing over 500 text books - 2005-2007 Construction of 3 teachers' houses - 2008 Purchase of a plot of land and the construction of a new boys dormitory - 2008 Donation of 2 laptop computers to the school and a digital projector, enabling IT to be taught in the school for the fist time - 2009. All of these projects have involved working in partnership with the local community who have both donated food for the builders and bricks towards each project. These improvements led to the school becoming part of the Government of Uganda’s Universal Secondary Education (USE) programme in 2007. This provides free secondary education to all students who can attain grade “C” or above at primary level. This partnership enables even the poorest children to gain access to a decent education. With new funding we plan to work with the school to provide books, more teachers' houses, a girls’ dormitory, desks and latrines. The Head Teacher, Robert Mukisa, came to England in January 2009 on an exchange with a teacher from Queen Elizabeth Grammar School in Penrith, Cumbria. These schools are now twinned and we hope this will lead to further developments in Uganda. Head Teacher: Mr Robert Mukisa Number of Pupils in March 2009: 318