Latest news and updates on the Emily Collins School and children

How exciting… we now have a charity bank account! So, we are ready to start 2026 with the Emily Collins Trust having UK Registered Charity status and a charity bank account with the Cooperative Bank! So, if anyone (who is a UK taxpayer and I guess that is most of us!)...

If you'd like to see our end of year 2025 School report/Christmas Newsletter then please click on the link below. the good news is that there are relatively few words but lots of pictures!   https://cdn.email.cdn.churchsuite.com/DMjDJraJSbypQNLML1lI

More windows and doors being installed in the second wing of the school, very closely followed by the glazing. It looks like it will be more weather proof by Christmas! Thank you sponsors for making this possible!

In your honour Sweetheart - we continue to support your passion and commitment to save vulnerable children in Uganda and give them hope. We are very excited to be able to announce we have now been granted charitable status by the UK charity commission. We are in the...

It was so exciting to see our good friends from the UK Charity Kwizera, Andy & Gill, visit the school yesterday. Emily, Ken, Doreen, Alpha and Martin (and Ananias who took the photo) were so pleased to welcome them, introduce them to the children and teachers,...

Damage and breakages can sometimes happen by accident and sometimes it can be as a result of sheer vandalism. Vandalism caused by frustration or jealousy or both. However the window panes were broken, they needed to be repaired... Phew... all done now. [gallery...

Nearly there!! They’ve almost completed the internal toilets…. Wow! Well done everyone they look impressive!! All we need now is to raise the money to buy and install septic tanks Then they can use them!  It is going to be a big and expensive project 😱 [gallery...

They never stop working at the Emily Collins School. The internal toilets are almost ready for the sanitary ware, doors and windows to be installed. Now we need to find the money for the septic tanks so they can use them [gallery...

The first governors meeting of 2025 included a tour of the school to see the progress of the building project….

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...

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...

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