Kasiisi Project Updates
Not Just About Chimpanzees
While the Kasiisi Project/Kibale Forest Schools’ Program environmental education projects are still deeply concerned with the conservation of Kibale National Park’s chimpanzees, we recognise that all ecosystems are linked, and thanks to generous funding from the International Elephant Foundation, The … Continue reading
Hungry Orphans – a cost of the illegal trade in chimpanzees
Ngamba Island Sanctuary in Lake Victoria provides a home and care for chimpanzees rescued from the illegal market in threatened apes. Captured for zoos, research and the pet trade, on average 10 adult chimpanzees are killed for each infant caught. … Continue reading
Clean Water for Kasiisi Project Schools
Thanks to generous donations from the Waterloo Foundation and DryCreek Charity we will be bringing ample clean water to all Kasiisi Project Schools in the next year. Current school water supplies, where they exists, depend on rain water collection systems, … Continue reading
Conway Walk raises over $12000 for the Kasiisi Dorm
Huge thanks to Kathryn, Caroline and Jessica Conway who walked 22 miles to raise funding to complete the dormitory at Kasiisi Primary School, and to all their wonderful, generous friends who supported them. The $12580 raised will finish the floors … Continue reading
Goodbye and thank you Martha
We sadly said goodbye to 2015-2016 Princeton in Africa volunteer Martha Beirut with a special lunch for our Ugandan staff. Martha who worked with us on our conservation education program (and a lot else) is on her way to Ethiopia … Continue reading
Kasiisi Girls Playing Soccer
Thanks to Harvard undergraduate and Kibale Forest Schools’ Program summer volunteer, Laylah Joudeh, the girls at Kasiisi Primary School are fast becoming expert bare foot soccer players. In general, soccer as a game for girls is a newish concept for … Continue reading
Great exam results from Kasiisi boarders and final push for completion of our dormitory
Monthly exam results show the impact of boarding at Kasiisi Primary School on student academic achievement. with mean scores increasing from 230 to 296 and boarders moving up an average of 9 positions in class rankings over the first term … Continue reading
A Moment to Celebrate – Running Water at the Farm
Thanks to a generous donation from the Peter Stebbings Memorial Charity through their support for our partner charity the Kasiisi Porridge Project , our farm workers no longer have to carry water uphill from the river when our current rain … Continue reading
Kasiisi Primary School Parents’ Day
During Parents Day at Kasiisi Primary School in June, parents and other visitors were treated to poems, dances, songs and sack races performed by the children. Everyone got a chance to see what their children were up to. There were … Continue reading
Kigarama Classroom Opens
A celebration was held last week to celebrate the new Kigarama classroom and to honor a generous anonymous donor, the children of the Focus School in Biggleswade, UK and Kasiisi Project literacy project director Barbara Stevens, who collaborated to build … Continue reading
