Greetings from Uganda! We have lots going on behind the scenes at the Emily Collins School… a new area of ground has been dug up and now it is clear the guys can sow grass seed so that the schoolchildren can have a much needed playing field…how exciting. Well done Martin and the team and thank you for the photos. I’m looking forward to kicking a ball on the grass one day!
Once the guys had finished building the first floor, the priority was to get the barriers manufactured and installed on the balconies and the stairwells so that the teachers and children could use the classrooms safely. The local skilled metalworkers, who made the...
I am thrilled to be able to share some wonderful news with you all. We received an extremely generous donation from a very kind friend which enabled Martin to replace the old broken down truck with this one! This was the first day it was used and they were all so...
The safety of the children at the Emily Collins School is paramount and at every stage of the building programme we re-assess the risks to the children. We are not perfect but we always strive to be better. And the good news is...we are, indeed, getting better! For...
Wow! What a response… more than 50 people turned up for the Feedback Coffee Morning at the Beacon cafe, St. Mary's Church, Ferndown - so a huge thank you to all those of you who came, to those who helped with the catering, cleaning and washing up and an even bigger...
What a great morning! Dan invited Nelly (of BBC Bake Off fame) and her family to the ‘bake off’ at Brothers Farm this morning - Great competition, lots of beautiful cakes etc and the money raised will go to two charities. We were chosen as one of the beneficeries so a...
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...