I am looking for your help to raise funds to build a school in rural Uganda.

Just recently we had a few Ugandan children staying with us. They are here as part of Abaana's Children's choir, a charity started 26 years ago by my friend Scott. The aim of the charity is to help build a future for children living in extreme poverty, with little or no access to education (www.abaana.org). Abaana is currently providing homes and an education for 70 children who previously lived on the streets of Kampala and is educating over 7000 children in schools built by the charity.

Below: My son with four of the Ugandan children.

Having spent time with these children and understanding more of the impact that Abaana is making for children in Uganda, I want to help provide an opportunity to give access to a better future for these children and their communities.

We are raising money to build Kadoki Primary School.

Photo: Current school at Kadoki

THE VISION

Seven classrooms, toilets, staff room and administration room. The total cost of the build is estimated to be £90,000 (based on previous school builds by Abaana).

BACKGROUND

According to the World Bank, a child in Uganda only completes seven years of education by the age of 18. However, actual years of learning are much lower, (4.5), because 2.5 years are considered ‘wasted’ due to the poor quality of education. For many children, they do not have access to a school building, so they study in unsafe temporary structures that more resemble cattle sheds. For many, they study under a tree.

Kadoki Primary School is a community school in a village called Ngora, located in the East of Uganda. The school started in 2013 after witnessing a high number of needy children that did not have access to education in the area. In total, there are 349 children at the school squeezed into an unsuitable building.