The Kasiisi Project · Elizabeth Ross, Founder & Director · 64 Linnaean Street · Cambridge MA 01238 · USA · +1.617.493.5775
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Since 1997, the Kasiisi Project has aided education in and around Kibale National Park in rural western Uganda, East Africa. We build primary schools; fund secondary school and college scholarships; support conservation education; provide daily school lunches; train teachers; promote literacy through libraries and computer usage; and address special needs of girls. We are a secular 501(c)(3) non-profit organisation based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, near Boston. We are a founding member of the Kibale Forest Coalition for Conservation Education (KFCCE). Here is our most recent annual report »
Uganda has been racked by war and internal strife since independence in 1962. Life expectancy is 45 years. Annual per capita income is about $380 USD. Primary school is free, but a good secondary school education costs $400-800+ per student per year. This is far beyond the means of the subsistence farmers and plantation workers who make up some 75% of the populace. Most girls do not complete primary school. Just 12% of students go on to secondary school. Only education can fuel urgently needed economic growth. The stability and future of Uganda - and Africa - depend critically on education. We seek your help.
The Kasiisi Project does not discriminate in the operation of its programs or the hiring of any employees on the basis of race, color, creed, national, or ethnic origin, gender, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. This policy also complies with all applicable federal and local EEO laws.
