Welcome St. Patrick Guwula School!

We welcome the students, staff, parents and community members affiliated with the St. Patrick Guwula School in rural Uganda!

The 700+ students at this Kamuli District school walk over 2.5 km each day for water. There is hope on behalf of the community that (with assistance from local, national and international sources) this school can be revitalized. Representatives from this school have participated in the workshop on "Sustainable Solutions for Water & Food" put on by CASP.

The students of St. Patrick Guwula School have been matched up with pen pals at Glen Ames Sr Public School. The grade 8 students have received their first message and the grade 7 students will receive their letters in September. The Ugandan children are VERY EXCITED to hear from Canadian students!

Welcome St. Patrick Guwula School!

Workshop: Water & Food Solutions

Recently, Moses Lyagoba organized and implemented with his CASP colleagues, a workshop with representatives from a newly developed network of 12 schools from within three districts within Uganda: Kamuli, Iganga, and Wakiso. This is one of the ways that the water and garden work at Kinu School is being used to help students from other schools within Uganda. Elected representatives were present including the leader for the as head teacher association. This was funded by sources within Uganda with a contribution from those of us in Canada. Congratulations CASP!

CASP Workshop

June 12 & 13, 2010

Opening: Chairman, LCV Kamuli

Day 1 Sessions: School Partnerships, Environmental Awareness, School Resource Analysis, Greening School Compound, Day 1 Evaluation

Day 2 Sessions: Water & Food Solutions, Soil Conservation, Overall Workshop Evaluation

Speeches & Closing Remarks:

CASP Coordinator

Chairman, Head Teachers Association

District Education Officer, Kamuli

Chairman L.C.V., Kamuli

Area MP and State Minister for Lands

Rt. Hon Deputy Speaker of House of Parliament

Welcome Birch Cliff Heights & Masooli Schools!

We would like to extend a warm welcome Birch Cliff Heights Public School of Toronto!

Under the leadership of teacher, Karin Schemeit, Birch Cliff Heights has joined the network of schools involved in the Uganda Water and Garden Project.

Karin volunteered at Masooli School in Uganda a couple of years ago and since that time has remained very concerned about the students' learning conditions. We have been in touch with Moses Lyagoba, the Canada Africa School Partnership (CASP) Coordinator in Uganda, who conducted a site visit of the school with the CASP Engineer.

They documented the school's desperate need for roof repair and prepared a plan to complete the repairs that would enable rain water collection.

Masooli has been formally accepted as a CASP school and as such will be participating in an educational workshop on "environmentally and economically sustainable water and food solutions" for Ugandan schools run by CASP.

Students of Birch Cliff Heights, with the support of staff and parents, have been working hard to raise funds. They are determined to help bring clean water to the children of Masooli School and they look forward to learning more about life in Uganda from their pen pals there.

Welcome Masooli School and Welcome Birch Cliff Heights!

Masooli School, Uganda

Travel volunteer has arrived!

Steve, our Canadian travel volunteer, has just arrived in Uganda!

He is delivering:

Soccer balls from Glen Ames!

School supplies from Adam Beck!

Tooth brushes/paste from Kimberley!

and a camera from Beaches Alternative!

He is also delivering & receiving pen pal letters.