To have clean water is a ‘given’ here in the UK, but at the school the team are happy to to use water filters – and to have them in such a bright blue colour just adds to the joy!
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 sponsor some of the...
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 for by special...
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 Red-nosed Reindeer. A very...
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 useable marram road - it...
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 children’s family...
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 with me. This is...
Wonderfully cheerful children studying hard under the watchful guidance of Ken, our hugely experienced senior teacher. What a blessing he is, especially over the last two weeks where the school has suffered from not having electricity because the heavy rains had...
And now the digger and the new road have reached the school…they’re getting there!
It is so encouraging to see the Emily Collins School develop a great relationship with Kisoro council. So much so that look what turned up the other day to turn a half mile long very rough track from the main road to the school into a reasonable country lane!! Thank...
I’m going with a wonderful small group of friends to Uganda at the end of January 2025. It will be great to visit Kisoro and Rukungiri, to take some photographs and videos of the school, the children, the people and the beautiful country…all of which will help to...