100% of your money goes towards building a better future for a child in need.
Sponsor a child to offer them a lifeline
As a result of being sponsored this young girl has been given a lifeline and has hope, the wound on her leg has been treated, she has received a mattress, food and clothing and she attended the open day with the other children at the community centre. When school started again in January 2022, she joined her friend there and, whilst it was a wonderful experience for her, it was also so encouraging for us to see that the work of OFHM that we support is so effective..
We need to raise £350,000 to build the school
- 2019 October – December £16,582 raised 4.8%
- 2020 January – December £21,092 raised – running total £37,674 10.76%
- 2021 January – December £47,218 raised – running total £84,892 24.25%
- 2022 January – December £24,609 raised – Total raised so far: £109,502 31.03%
- 2023 January – December £21,250 raised – Total raised so far: £130,752 37.4%
- 2024 January – December £39,873 raised – Total raised so far: £170,625 48.7%
- 2025 January – February £1,181 raised – Total raised so far: £171,806 49.0%
See the latest news and progress
Happy New Year – January 2025
Happy New Year from the children at the Emily Collins School, Kisoro, Uganda. Thank you for your financial support to continue building and running the school, for your prayers for the staff, the guardians and the children, for your willingness to...
Emily Collins School Christmas Treat – December 2025
The Christmas treat for the children this year was a trip to Lake Bunyonyi. 57 children from the Emily Collins School in Kisoro and 134 from Rukingiri district travelled by coaches to the beautiful lake for an exciting day together. It was all paid...
Christmas cake donation! – December 2024
We held a very successful coffee morning in the Beacon Cafe yesterday and the people that braved the storm to come were exceedingly generous. However the star of the day was definitely the Christmas cake featuring Santa Claus and Rudolph the...
Ongoing activity – November 2024
There is always something going on at the Emily Collins School! Teaching, learning, children playing, then there is the buying of building materials, installing conduit, mixing cement, watching the rough track outside being transformed into a...
Sharing the love, knowledge and skills – November 2024
At the Emily Collins School everyone is involved in sharing knowledge and skills. Allan is our caretaker and security guard but he has been growing maize and other vegetables as well as rearing piglets at the school. He recently invited some of the...
Our trip to Uganda is drawing ever closer – November 2024
I will be travelling out to Uganda in January/February 2025 to see the Emily Collins School again but this time, my wife lovely Sarah won't be coming with me. However, before you say 'aw'. I won't be travelling alone, three lovely people are coming...
