Uganda Humanist Schools Trust – Inclusive education based on reason, compassion, tolerance

Experience of a lifetime for Katumba boy and girl scouts

August 28, 2026

Boy and girl scouts from Katumba Parents’ Primary School have just returned from the experience of a lifetime. A UHST Trustee paid for Juma Siriwayo, the school director, to take them on a 12-hour journey from their homes near the Congo border to the national scout camp near Entebbe on Lake Victoria in Central Uganda. …

Breaking school dependence on firewood

August 7, 2026

By Steve Hurd

Apart from the constant challenge of raising money to pay staff salaries and food bills, the biggest headache for Ugandan schools is sourcing timber for cooking. The time and cost of securing regular supplies of wood fuel are immense. What is more, cooking with firewood has serious health and environmental consequences. The number of children …

Towards Humanist School self-reliance and sustainability

May 23, 2026

By Steve Hurd

Over the years that UHST has been operating as a charity we have done our best to foster a spirit of partnership with the Humanist Schools in Uganda. Actions taken to support each school emerge from a process of shared deliberation on needs and priorities in relation to the resources available both locally from school …

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Experience of a lifetime for Katumba boy and girl scouts

Breaking school dependence on firewood

Towards Humanist School self-reliance and sustainability