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The problem
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 New school hall at Ngora Parents School |
 St Thomas' School, Kaberamai |
The population of children and young people in Teso is large and growing e.g. 56% of the population in Uganda is under 18 years old and the population is growing at a rate of 7% per year.
Free primary schooling introduced in the last few years has caused a huge growth of numbers in primary schools. This is now resulting in more children able and funded by their parents to be educated at a secondary level. The need for new school accommodation in the Teso area is therefore considerable. The need to provide better buildings and facilities is also urgent.
Boys are usually given priority by families and there is a major need to improve opportunities for girls.
The provision
• Raised funds to develop a Church of Uganda Girls school at Kaberamaido
• Paid for water improvements and fencing for Ilukor school, Kumi
• Helped the Pentecostal Church develop schools in the Ngora area
• Assisted the development of Halcyon School at Asuret
• Channelled support to Ngora Parents Secondary school
• Provided many books and contributions of equipment
• Sponsored teams to build classrooms
A key issue is accommodation for secondary school girls in Soroti. Young women from villages around need accommodation during the week. In the town this can be poor and even risky for the girls. The diocese took the initiative to provide a hostel for girls in Soroti providing accommodation, study facilities, a library and catering, which is now complete accommodating 140 girls.
The challenge
TDT aims to help Church sponsored community led schools with improvements to their buildings eg with new classrooms and equipment.