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As of early 2024, we have embarked on an ambitious journey to expand our reach, by helping transform a Vocational school in Kapelebyong District, northeastern Uganda.  We hope to broaden the positive impact this school is having on the community, from a local focus to serving the entire region.

This expansion includes enhancing our facilities to accommodate more students and provide comprehensive vocational training. Our students come from rural villages experiencing poverty, where the average household income is approximately $0.90 per day or less. This stark reality underscores the urgent need for development, as it will directly uplift these communities.

This community based project located in Bugembe, Jinja, Uganda, began in 2012 with the planting of a small church. 

Led by Pastors Michael and Sharon Kamya and an enormous need to serve their struggling local community. Uganda has one of the largest populations of young people in the world, with almost half of Uganda’s population under the age of fourteen. Children, are the single largest demographic group living in poverty.

Our vision is to create sustainable and lasting impact for children and families in this community for years to come. 

We aim to bring people together to help with tangible projects with a focus on Education, Health & Food Security. We encourage you to explore and experience the joy this vibrant and exciting Nation of young people has to offer. 

Children who are not in school are at risk of human trafficking, starvation and disease.  School keeps kids off the streets, fed a meal each day.  All children who are sponsored through our program, complete exams through the UGANDA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS BOARD.  Children attend the school closest to their home and walk in groups for safety. No child is taken from their home.    We do not support orphanages.

Primary - (Primary 1 - 7) 

$ 80 per term or 3 terms (1 year) = $ 240

Secondary - (1-6) $ 240 per term or 2 terms ( 1 year) = $480

Healthy people make healthy communities. 

Essential needs such as access to clean water are identified within the community and made a reality with the help of local labourers, bringing value to their communities and lasting impact.

• Latrines
• Sewing Clinics - Menstrual Health & Education
• Fresh water tap
• Medical Station providing basic first aid 
• Jigger Eradication Clinics

The Bruce and Lorraine MacPherson Rotary Guelph Trillium Bursary is awarded once a year to support older students wishing to pursue higher education. 

Past Beneficiaries include:

2024 - Charles - Plumbing

2024 - Saluti - Welding & Fabrication

2022 - Jacky Nakanda - Catering and Hospitality, Monica Vocational Institute

2021 - Isaac Kitamirike - Medical Laboratory Techniques, Bugembe Institute of Health Sciences

2020 - Huldah Musasizi - Purchasing & Supplies Management YMCA College of Business Studies, Jinja

2019 - Wotari Mwajuma - Early Childhood Education, Tubalera Vocational Training Institute, Jinja

Vocational Skills Training -costs $750 per term x 2 terms $1,500 per year

We encourage sustainable projects that involve the hard working individuals of the local community. We believe in team work and helping each other, which brings out value of self-worth and using our unique skills to accomplish lasting change.  Our projects include:

• Investing in land and regular planting of maize that is milled for flour, consumed for porridge and posho meals.
• Hiring of local farmers to harvest crops of maize, beans and matoke and cassava.
• Feeding programs run by volunteers in the preparing and cooking food for orphaned children and families in need.
• Many people in rural communities cook over open fires.  We are currently building a Community - cookhouse that has running water and electricity.