Articles From Ugandan Newspapers

A few articles about the ceremony on November 23rd have been published in various Ugandan newspapers. Thanks to Moses for sending us these scans! ...

Local Royal Banks: clean water & water education

The managers of our two local branches of the Royal Bank (Queen St E. & Lee Ave as well as Lawlor Ave. & Kingston Rd) are excited to join our network of community supporters.  Bringing clean water to those who need it as well as water education for children in Canada are activities they wish to assist with.  They donated $500 to match the donation made to the project made by students at Beaches Alternative S...

Adam Beck Donates School Supplies!

Thanks to Adam Beck for collecting school supplies for Kinu Primary Scho...

Giving the Gift of Water

Consider giving the gift of food and water this holiday season. The Uganda Water and Garden Project would like to remind you that making a donation as a gift this season can make a difference in the...

Donation in Response to Glen Ames' Efforts!

Glen Ames and others will be working on raising funds for the conversion of a second building to harvest water to be used for irrigating the school garden. The news has been received in Uganda with excitement! Parents of Kinu students will donate their labour to attach the troughs to the building. The Chairperson of LCV Kamuli District has agreed to donate the conversion materials (eaves troughs) for the second bu...

Water as a Human Right

See Water Rights Declaration: http://www.canadians.org/water/documents/blue-summit-declaration-09.pdf Water is essential to life. It is part of the global commons, and belongs to the earth and all its species. It is sacred and needs to be treated with respect.... We resolve today to engage all Canadians in working to protect water for the planet and future generations. Public water is a human righ...

CASP Sparks Generous Local Contributions

During the Nov 23rd Ceremony to Inaugurate CASP and the Water Tanks: • An announcement was made of a new donation of $1,500 from Schools (BAS), Local Small Businesses in East Toronto and the Royal Bank of Canada. • The RT. Hon Rebecca Kadaga, Speaker of the House of Parliament pledged fruit trees for the school garden to provide food (number to established later).  She also pledged 1,000 Pine Trees as an extention...

Video of Kinu - Now Available!

We now have the "Life at Kinu Primary School" video prepared with subtitles. It is a rough video shot with a digital camera we sent over last year.  It shows you the school, the contaminated water hole, the children carrying heavy loads of water and the initial plans for the school garden.  It also shows some of the children preparing their pen pal letters. Please contact us if you are interested in obtaining copies...

Welcome Glen Ames

WELCOME GLEN AMESJunior School, Grade 7 & 8Mr. Moses Lyagoba, CASP Director in Uganda has asked me to thank you for joining our "family of schools" involved in the Ugandan Water & Garden Project.Everyone is very excited to hear that you might be able to help build a water tank to provide irrigation for the school garden.  This water will be critically important to the success of the garden.  It will ultimately...

Water Images

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Donation of 1,000 trees!

At the Nov 23rd Celebration the RT Hon Rebecca Kadaga, Deputy Speaker of the House of Parliament, announced a donation of 1,000 trees for the Kinu Primary's school lands in support of the garden proje...

Garden Irrigation

As an initial step in preparing the garden, we are looking into converting a second building in order to collect rain water specifically for garden irrigation.  We hope to have some news on this so...

Celebration of Water Tank and CASP

A Celebration of Water at Kinu Primary School!On Nov 23rd the RT. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Parliament of the Republic of Uganda, presided over a ceremony to inaugurate the...

Nov 23rd Ceremony in Uganda: Special Announcement

Ceremony & Kamuli Community CelebrationOn Nov 23rd the RT. Hon Deputy speaker of the 8th parliament of the Republic of Uganda Rebecca Kadaga will preside over a ceremony to inaugurate the rain...

Collection of School & Medical Supplies

List of School & Health Supplies Needed for Ugandan Children Coloured pencils Coloured markers Grey (regular) pencils Stickers (abc, numbers, fun) English dictionaries (paperback) Rulers (small, lightweight) Balls new & used that can be deflated (soccer, basketball) Band Aids Medical bandages & medical tape Tooth brushes Tooth paste   In addition, they request: Two pumps with several...

UWGP a "Great Thing"

The Uganda Water and Garden Project gets a nod from the Toronto District School Board. Follow the link to read the article currently listed under Great Things on the TDSB website. TDSB - Uganda Water and Garden Proj...

Primary School Books on WATER theme

Primary School Water Books Water Hole by Graeme Base, Puffin Books http://www.amazon.ca/Water-Hole-Graeme-Base/dp/0142401978/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256951743&sr=8-1 JK- grade 1 In the tradition of his best-selling alphabet book, Animalia, author and illustrator Graeme Base takes young readers on an exhilarating journey of discovery with an ingenious fusion of counting book, puzzle book, storybook,...

Water Solutions Research

WATER ACCESS, QUALITY & SOLUTIONS BACKGROUND MATERIAL prepared by the BAS Social Responsibility Committee 1. WATER ISSUES AT KINU PRIMARY SCHOOL IN UGANDA Water Situation at Kinu Primary A report on the water situation at Kinu Primary School was conducted by a water technician on November 8th 2008 The technician studied the feasibility of a rain water harvesting tank The investigation involved visiting the school,...