The Henry van Straubenzee Memorial Fund

A typical rural primary school. In 2007 St Stephens had only four classrooms. The remaining children had their lessons in a makeshift mud structure. We completed a new four classroom block, plus desks, in January 2008, ready for the beginning of the school year. In October 2008 a student achieved grades that placed him in the top two of all primary leavers in the Kamuli district. This is proof that investment in new classrooms can have an immediate and striking result.

Built a new 4 Classroom Block - 2008
Provided 80 new desk for the classrooms - 2008
Built 4 new teachers’ houses - 2009
Construction of a 20,000 litre water tank - 2009
Construction of a 2 Classroom Block - 2009
Provided 90 new desks for the classrooms - 2009

In 2007 Jeff Bardsley raised the money to build one of the classrooms with a charity golf match. Sadly he died in May 2008. The collection at his funeral was generously donated to Henry’s Fund and was used to build 4 teachers’ houses and a water tank in 2009. Before we completed the 4 new teachers’ houses there was no accommodation for teachers at the school, which is essential for retaining good staff. We are very grateful to the Bardsley family for their donation.

Water has always been a problem for the school. Although there is a bore hole in the village of Nawanyago, due to the large number of people who rely upon it for their water, means that it dries up for much of the year. This forces children, attending the school, to walk up to 2km in order to fetch water. The new water tank we have provided for the school will harvest sufficient water from the new classroom block in the rainy season which can then be used in the dry season, thus children will no longer need to walk for water, instead of attending their classes.

In 2009 we were also able to build two additional classrooms at the school - pictured below right. This was thanks to a partnership with the German Embassy in Uganda, who generously contributed funds towards this project. We are grateful to Alexander Mühlen, the German ambassador to Uganda, and The Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga MP, Deputy Speaker of the Ugandan Parliament - again pictured below right, whose hard work helped us secure the funding which made this project possible.

We are grateful to NFRN London District and the Marr Manning Trust for their generous donations which enable us to provide the school with 90 desks for these new classrooms.

Head Teacher, Mr Moses Aliza, said “We are very grateful to the Henry van Straubenzee Memorial Fund for all of the support they have given to us in the last two years. We now have the infrastructure we need to deliver good quality education to our children. May God bless all of the donors who have supported our school”.




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	St. Stephens Nawanyago Primary School A typical rural primary school. In 2007 St Stephens had only four classrooms. The remaining children had their lessons in a makeshift mud structure. We completed a new four classroom block, plus desks, in January 2008, ready for the beginning of the school year. In October 2008 a student achieved grades that placed him in the top two of all primary leavers in the Kamuli district. This is proof that investment in new classrooms can have an immediate and striking result. Completed projects have included: Built a new 4 Classroom Block - 2008 Provided 80 new desk for the classrooms - 2008 Built 4 new teachers’ houses - 2009 Construction of a 20,000 litre water tank - 2009 Construction of a 2 Classroom Block - 2009 Provided 90 new desks for the classrooms - 2009 In 2007 Jeff Bardsley raised the money to build one of the classrooms with a charity golf match. Sadly he died in May 2008. The collection at his funeral was generously donated to Henry’s Fund and was used to build 4 teachers’ houses and a water tank in 2009. Before we completed the 4 new teachers’ houses there was no accommodation for teachers at the school, which is essential for retaining good staff. We are very grateful to the Bardsley family for their donation. Water has always been a problem for the school. Although there is a bore hole in the village of Nawanyago, due to the large number of people who rely upon it for their water, means that it dries up for much of the year. This forces children, attending the school, to walk up to 2km in order to fetch water. The new water tank we have provided for the school will harvest sufficient water from the new classroom block in the rainy season which can then be used in the dry season, thus children will no longer need to walk for water, instead of attending their classes. In 2009 we were also able to build two additional classrooms at the school - pictured below right. This was thanks to a partnership with the German Embassy in Uganda, who generously contributed funds towards this project. We are grateful to Alexander Mühlen, the German ambassador to Uganda, and The Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga MP, Deputy Speaker of the Ugandan Parliament - again pictured below right, whose hard work helped us secure the funding which made this project possible. We are grateful to NFRN London District and the Marr Manning Trust for their generous donations which enable us to provide the school with 90 desks for these new classrooms. Head Teacher, Mr Moses Aliza, said “We are very grateful to the Henry van Straubenzee Memorial Fund for all of the support they have given to us in the last two years. We now have the infrastructure we need to deliver good quality education to our children. May God bless all of the donors who have supported our school”. Head Teacher: Mr Moses Aliza Number of pupils March 2009: 940.