Orum Primary School - Uganda
Projects
The Nick van der Borgh school was completed in 2020 providing 7 classrooms and toilet accommodation initially for 350 pupils. This has expanded and 600 pupils are curently registered! The cost was £54,000. There is a management committee in place.
The school was self financing with 165 pupils and as older pupils register, fee income will increase and it will enable the teachers to be paid closer to the government rate
Pupils walk up to 10 kilometres to get to the school and they are given breakfast before lessons start. Grants have been applied for Solar Power text books and furniture. The school is currently closed because of virus lockdown which is an opportunity to complete block 2.
The school will cost £54,000 and so far £36,800 has been raised. The club has contributed £7,100 and family and friends of Nick £14,600. It took 4 months to raise the funds for Block 1 and 12 months to raise the funds for Block 2 due to Coronavirus. Some parents cannot afford school fees and if any member wants to sponsor a pupil through Fr Boniface the terms fees are £10 or £30 per annum. Approximately 55% the pupils are boys and 45% are girls and pupils are accepted from all religous denominations.