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Our School

The Emily Collins School is on the outskirts of Kisoro in SW Uganda, very close to the borders with Rwanda and the DRC. When I say close, I mean very close… less than 10km.

About the children

By building a school we are providing food, love, support, play, medical treatment and more for vulnerable children and babies who have suffered extreme poverty, children dumped and abandoned, double orphans and widowed mothers.

Our Story –
Emily was the inspiration to help raise funds

Emily was diagnosed with bone cancer and started an eight month programme of chemotherapy intravenously into her heart. Defying medical advice and showing great courage she travelled to Uganda and spent 4 months as a volunteer to help improve the lives of street children in Jinja, that’s where the story starts but it doesn’t end there….

Projects

Our Father’s House Ministries (OFHM) is a Christian charity based in Rukungiri. It rescues children at risk  and many people from the UK and US sponsor children through OFHM. It has raised funds for several projects from buying land to building a piggery to buying a vehicle to get children to school and a motorbike to get around the villages. Its ambition now is to complete the building of the Emily Collins School where children can live, learn and develop in a safe environment – a sanctuary.

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% 4.8%
  • 2020 January – December £21,092 raised – running total £37,674 10.76% 10.76%
  • 2021 January – December £47,218 raised – running total £84,892 24.25% 24.25%
  • 2022 January – December £24,609 raised – Total raised so far:  £109,502 31.03% 31.03%
  • 2023 January – December £21,250 raised – Total raised so far: £130,752 37.4% 37.4%
  • 2024 January – December £39,873 raised – Total raised so far:  £170,625 48.7% 48.7%
  • 2025 January – December £45,902 raised – Total raised so far: £216,527 61.8% 61.8%
  • 2026 January – April £8,651 raised – Total raised so far: £225,178 64.3% 64.3%

See the latest news and progress

Charitable Status – December 2025

Charitable Status – December 2025

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...

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Kwizera visit – November 2025

Kwizera visit – November 2025

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...

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Ongoing maintenance and repairs- July 2025

Ongoing maintenance and repairs- July 2025

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...

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Temporary roof cover – July 2025

Until they can complete the first floor they can't really start building the second floor so they needed a temporary protective roof to cover the stairwell. Somehow they managed it by using some spare bricks from and earlier project and topping it...

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Edging closer everyday – July 2025

Edging closer everyday – July 2025

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...

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