Buwoya Primary School
Buwoya Primary School is a very poor Muslim School which until 2007 had no classrooms for the 400 children attending. Muslim schools often miss out on funding from the Christian dominated local government. The result is that children have their lessons on the ground under the shade of trees, (see photo to right).
Thanks to The Wibble Event in London in April 2008, we were able to complete 4 new classrooms and some latrines, to replace the squalid block which the children were forced to use, by September 2008. The Head Teacher mobilised the community members to contribute over 15,000 bricks towards the project and to provide voluntary labour to assist our builders with unskilled tasks such as fetching water. This helped to keep costs down and makes the community feel that the project ‘belongs’ to them.
Completed projects have included:
- Built a new four classroom block August 2008
- Built an 8 stanza latrine block August 2008
In one year, enrolment has already increased by 27%, thanks to the new buildings. Again this school has a great need for teachers’ houses as the majority of the teachers walk a long way morning and night, when they could be teaching or marking books. In April 2009, as a result of the new classrooms and extra children, the government did provide 4 additional teachers, which was fantastic for the school.
Head Teacher: Mrs Monica Islamabuga
Number of Pupils in March 2009: 570
