This year for Muslim in Rail’s Fast Money, a few of us have created our own dedicated page to raise funds for this years campaign to renovate and build a school in Uganda. We’re up against other Teams so need to show that Team NR can lead the way!

Partnering with Muslim Charity we hope to raise £10,000 overall to help support children in Uganda desperate for a safe and welcoming environment to learn.

We need your help, so every penny counts. Whether fasting in solidarity and donating the cost of your snack or meal, or giving your sadaqa or Zakat (which this is eligible for), just know you will be making a difference to countless lives. 

School Construction/Renovation in Uganda

Education is fundamental right children deserve, yet across the world, at least 263 million children are not in any kind of education. That is roughly 61 million primary school children, 60 million lower secondary school children and 142 million upper secondary school children who are missing out on an education.

A lack of education significantly reduces the future prospect of each child as they simply do not have the qualification or knowledge to better their position. Alongside that however, they also miss out on creating lasting social connections and basic skills that we take for granted.

In Uganda, the introduction of universal primary education in 1997 greatly improved access but it did not improve quality. As the student population tripled between 1997 and 2014, more and more children started dropping out.