Here are some new photos from Moses' latest visit to Nakulabye School.
(Moses Lyagoba is the environmental educator who co-designed the project with us.
He oversees the activities of the Uganda Water and Garden Project in Uganda.)
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The school name is pronouced "new-cal-la-bee-aye" with an emphasis on "la".
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The classrooms are very crowded and basic educational supplies are lacking. Grades 1,2,3 and grade 7 (preparing for their final exams for entry to secondary school) are located inside the school building.
Students in grades 4, 5 & 6 attend their lessons in this outdoor structure without furniture.
Moses meets with local decision-makers including parent council leaders, headmaster of the school, local government education leaders and others. Local solutions to local problems are discussed. Everyone from the community is expected to contribute to building solutions. Clean water and food are the highest priorities.
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The students must walk 1.5 km each day for water. However the water source is not clean and many children suffer from waterborne disease. With help from Toronto students this year we hope to be able to raise the funds for a 10,000L rainwater harvesting tank at this school (similar to the ones built at Kinu school with great success)..jpg)
The parents are subsistence farmers and find it difficult to provide food to those children old enough to attend school. There is a great need for a school garden to provide food. Parents have donated land for the gardens. With help from Toronto students, we hope to be able help pay for land clearing and seeds to get the garden's established.
The students at Nakulabye School are very happy to have partner schools and pen pals in Toronto. They danced, sang and played drums in celebration of forming new friendships with Canadian students!
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