Hi all, my trip is today — thank you so much for all the support and donations!

Hi! I’m Zak and I’m a lower sixth student studying for my A levels. I will be part of a team of 22 students and staff going to Uganda for 2 ½ weeks in July 2025. I’m fundraising for the Nsumbi Trust who support children and young people in and around Kampala. With your help the Royal Russell team will be able to make a real difference.

I share a passion for helping communities in ways apart from monetary support, such as making structural improvements to the school. I am looking forward to the life skills and lessons I will learn on such a unique journey as this; independence, in how I carry myself daily and my interactions with other; not to mention looking after my body, wellbeing and health. I’m looking forward to working within a team in a community atmosphere that will no doubt accompany this trip, from activities with the children and assisting the teachers with lesson planning. I hope to learn more about myself as I forge new memories and figure out a bit more about what makes me, me, through interactions I would never normally have.

A little goes a long way. As well as improving the learning environment, we plan to provide new resources for classrooms, new mattresses and mosquito nets for boarding pupils. The team also hope to give teachers much needed learning resources. Please help us make a real difference for children in a disadvantaged community.

Uganda is a country rich in culture and history that the western world rarely acknowledges.