Matale, Uganda, Secondary School Project

Science Laboratory Completed December 18, 2010

December 18th 2010 the project was completed. The Science Laboratory is fully functional.Science courses and lab work are now compulsory in Uganda. St. Andrews Matale Secondary School - the school that is the beneficiary of this project - faced closure by the Ministry of Education if a laboratory had not been built. The school has more than 400 students, more than half of whom are girls who would have been impacted by the closure of the school. Most of these students have lost one or both parents to the AIDS epidemic. By funding the construction and equipment of the science lab, the Harambee Centre and ZoomUganda have helped to keep the school fees paid by the students reasonable. This not only allows the orphaned and other kids to stay in school, but now gives them an opportunity to have a first-rate education and compete at the same level as any other student in Uganda.

The labs are already serving students who are sitting for their Uganda National Certificate of Education this year. These students started the exams in November and will run through mid December. These students are the first generation that has used this facility, but to the school and the community this is going to be a gift that keeps on giving as it will give opportunity to generations of students to pursue science education for years to come.

We are grateful to the Nike Foundation for seconding our project to the GlobalGiving website, and to GlobalGiving for helping us to get to this milestone!

We also wish to acknowledge the tireless efforts of Thomas Lwebuga and Julie Resnick (ZoomUganda creator and activist).

 

Harambee Centre
P.O. Box 6617
Portland, Oregon 97228-6617 USA
Telephone: (503) 710-8264
info@harambeecentre.org