We have completed a boys’ dormitory and a girls` dormitory, 5 vocational teaching classrooms and a nursery for St Matia Mulumba Primary School. We are in the process of constructing a dining hall and kitchen. All buildings will have rainwater harvesting tanks and adjacent toilet blocks.
Building Project
When children are sponsored, they are provided with education and, during term time, live on the school campus.
EVC Uganda raised funds and, on 24th November 2018, we successfully opened a new girls’ dormitory in the school. This dormitory can accommodate up to 150 girls.
On 31st March 2021 we opened a similar dormitory for the boys.
The following photos show construction taking place on the boys’ dormitory:
The 5 vocational teaching classrooms house a library and IT suite and provide for the teaching of vocational studies such as tailoring, woodwork and other relevant skills.
We also funded a perimeter wall and fence so that the school is now totally enclosed and a safe environment for the children.
Clean Water Project
Up until recently, the children in the St Matia Mulumba primary school collected water twice a day from a local pond. As the water was not drinkable it needed to be boiled. This was a very time-consuming and tiring daily task of fetching water in large heavy cans.
EVC Uganda, in conjunction with St Joseph’s parish in Bedford, raised funds for the installation of a water borehole and storage tanks in the school grounds.
Through a generous donation from the Wimslow Wells for Africa (WWfA) charity, we installed rainwater storage tanks adjacent to school buildings.
In December 2025 the school was connected to the Ugandan national water supply.
The combination of the borehole pump, rainwater collection tanks and national water supply will alleviate daily tiring tasks and improve the general health of everyone.
The following photos show the children collecting water from the polluted pond and the trek back to school which is no longer required.
Lighting Project
Most communities in rural Uganda have no electricity of any kind for lighting and general household appliances. In Uganda however, there is an abundance of all-year-round sunshine.
EVC Uganda raised funds and installed solar panels on all the school buildings for lighting and small electrical appliances. We also supplied 200 small solar lamps to the children to complete homework in the evening.
If you are able to provide vital funds for any of these projects, please donate.
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