The new Makenya Primary School is finished

All the work on extending Makenya Primary School has been completed well. Pupils and teachers are delighted that lessons and administration can now take place in attractive, weatherproof buildings.

The building work, and now the sight of the new school, have brought new hope to the whole village.

An L-shaped block with three classrooms, a staffroom and two offices. Beside it stands a separate kitchen building with two energy-saving stoves, which are already in busy use.

Doors, windows and furniture were made in the Butiru schools' carpentry workshop and brought to Makenya on a small lorry. Once finished, the school was handed over to its owner, the Anglican Church of Uganda.

Work began as soon as the funds from the Stiftung Kinder in Afrika arrived. First the foundation for the classroom block was laid, right beside the Makenya church. Soon afterwards the walls had reached window height, and the kitchen building grew at the same time.

Right from the start, the carpentry workshop began on doors, windows and desks. Once the ring beam and gables were finished, the roofers could start, followed by the painters.

There were no notable difficulties or delays during the whole building period.

Teachers, the School Management Committee and parents send a big thank you with warm greetings and blessings – and ask the donors to come and visit some time.

With the new buildings, primary school children in Makenya and the surrounding area can learn in decent, weatherproof rooms. Most parents in this remote area live hand to mouth as small farmers; they could not afford expensive boarding schools further away.