Lots going on at The Emily Collins School…children being creative, teachers having meetings and everyone having fun in the sunshine! Thank you for your ongoing support as we continue our building programme
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...
Lots of hard work going on to seal the roof before the rains start! Boy this is physically demanding…we’re focussing now on raising enough money to buy the bars, and cement - oh yes and to pay the workers Kisoro, Uganda
We are so blessed to have the wonderful Ken with us now. He is joyful, wise, experienced and willing to share his knowledge with the teaching staff. This is a a truly wonderful group of people doing an amazing job. They rescue vulnerable children from the jungle and...
This is the current team at the Emily Collins School, they are a a truly wonderful group of people doing an amazing job. They rescue vulnerable children from the jungle and streets of Kisoro and give them safety, nourishment, an education and hope for a brighter...
Day by day, as funds allow, they make good progress on the roof slab! And it is certainly looking even better in the Ugandan sunshine ???? Emily Collins School, Kisoro.
The next stage has begun....Lots of progress being made at the Emily Collins School in Kisoro! The supports for the roof slab are going up on the shorter length of the L shaped building. The steel wires have arrived despite the huge increase in the price of steel and...
Such fantastic news, the concrete has set!! They’ve taken the support poles away to use on the other part of the 1st floor. The ceiling slab is now over 2/3rds of the school and work begins on the other 1/3rd. Thanks for your support so far! And we look forward to...
The Raise the Roof Party organised by my lovely friend Tiffany and her family was a huge success! It raised £4k to help put the concrete slab on top of the remaining section of the first floor. There is still a long way to go but, as always, we travel ‘one step at a...