Education: Scholarship and Grants
While primary education is free in Uganda, the cost of secondary
school is beyond the reach of most subsistence farming families,
who make up over 75% of families in the country. Only about 12%
of Ugandan children attend secondary school. Education is vitally
important for the health, prosperity, stability, and future of
Uganda. The Kasiisi Project provides secondary
school scholarships for bright children who have financial need.
How to fund a scholarship.
Teacher Kabasambu Lucy, Kanyawara Primary School, summer 2006
The Project also provides grants for financial assistance to teachers who seek to upgrade their qualifications, as well as grants for teacher bonuses and in-school and external training.
Education: Conservation
Working with the Kibale Forest Chimpanzee Project and
the Jane Goodall Institute of Uganda, the Kasiisi School
Building Project supports conservation education in
primary schools. Widespread deforestation and over-cultivation
of farmland have led to firewood shortages, diminishing production
of crops, and adverse changes in weather patterns.
Endangered chimpanzees, Kibale National Forest Park, Uganda
The well-being of both the environment and the local people depends on environmental awareness and adoption of good conservation practices.