Update & CASP in the News...

The work of Canada Africa School Partnership (CASP) has been highlighted in two Saturday Monitor Newspaper articles in Uganda. CASP is a community based organization formally registered in Uganda. We support local decision making.Kinu Primary School is being developed as a Model School where sustainable solutions for water and food are demonstrated (through school gardens and rain water harvesting tanks). The next educational...

Kids & Community at Water Tanks

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Deputy Speaker Becomes Patron of CASP

Message from RT Hon Rebecca Kadaga, Deputy Speaker of the House of Parliament.We are so very please Ms. Kadaga has become a Patron to the work of CASP....

Moses visits Kinu Community

In April Moses went to Kinu school to look at the community's use of the water tanks. He interviewed children and their parents as well as community and school leadership.Here is some of what he found:...

Kinu Village Elder Letter

A Kinu Village Elder, Mr. Munyhente Godfrey, sends us greetings. He says in a letter to Moses that the local community that surrounds the school appreciates the work that has been done by the CASP (Canada...

Kimberley Public School: Student Questions

Classroom Questions Ms. Vree's Grade 2-3 Class at Kimberley Public SchoolRecently we were able to make a visit to this wonderfully dedicated classroom.  They came up with the following questions and area of interest for Vanessa to photograph during her trip.Show us with Photos:how big the rain water harvesting tanks arethe structural components of the tanks (screens to keep debris out)how the water is being usedwho used...

Garden Photos

Cassava plans with a few corn plants will benefit from recent garden weeding and tending.Corn plants.Banana trees will eventually provide shade to medicinal plants to be planted underneath.Gardeners removing...

The Garden: An Update

This year we have been able to provide some assistance to Kinu School in preparing their school garden.They have planted maize (corn), beans and cassava.Banana trees have also been nurtured so that eventually their leaves will provide shade for medicinal plants underneath.Beaches Alternative School raised money for seeds.  Knowing that Adam Beck parent council and student/teacher/family book fair fundraiser would be dedicating...

Vanessa's TripDue to problems with the airline, we plan to reschedule the trip to October 2010.This will give classrooms, students and families more time to post their questions to guide her trip.  We are very interested in making this trip your trip too.  We would like to include you before, during and after the trip by using this blog.   Please post question, suggestion or comment.  If you would like...