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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 between £350,000 – £450,000 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 – December £45,902 raised – Total raised so far: £216,527 61.8%
- 2026 January – April £8,651 raised – Total raised so far: £225,178 64.3%
See the latest news and progress
Clean Water
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!
Toys are a universal language
Aw, one of the Mission Direct volunteers who was working in Rukungiri recently gave Martin Duhimbaze some dolls for the children at the School in Kisoro, how kind! Judging by the smiles on their little faces they love them.
‘These boots were made for walking’
It is hard to believe that a lady sitting in our church hall, here in the South of England watching the band, 'Lock, Stock and Barrel, could be drawn to the shoeless plight of so many children in the villages around Kisoro in SW Uganda, but she...
The children are enjoying this new term
The Autumn term started recently and the children came back to school looking happy, smiley, very clean and eager to get started again. The sun shone for the first few days and the school flew that National Flag of Uganda with pride and set up the...
Explosive partner
We enjoy a wonderful relationship with Pains Fireworks, a local company with a huge profile in the sporting world and an enviable international client base. They are very happy to support us by making regular donations to the school for the photos...
Fundraising ‘Gig’
We are thrilled to be able to promote this gig featuring Lock, Stock & Barrel. Howard, June and the band have very kindly offered to perform for you to increase awareness of the Emily Collins School and raise funds to continue to build it...