Humanist Clubs are thriving in the Humanist schools in Uganda. Membership is voluntary and students join to have fun with friends while carrying out good works in school and in the community.
The current Chair at Isaac Newton’s Humanist Club is Mumbere Rafert. He was introduced to Humanism at Kasese Humanist Primary School and has gradually embraced a Humanist outlook on life. Rafert is a charismatic leader and has attracted over 100 members to the club. He has introduced formal committee procedures with agendas, minutes and reports to work out their action plans. They put signs up around school reminding students of the 10 Humanist Commitments. In the community they carry water and food for frail elderly people living alone, they give talks in local primary schools about Humanism and they have a number of health initiatives in the villages around. The group composed their own Humanist anthem which they sing at meetings and events. Below are some pictures of them at work:
Rafert addressing Humanist Club
One of the Humanist signs
Taking care of the frail elderly
The clubs are doing such a good job in promoting Humanist values that UHST has started to make available small levels of financial support to encourage their efforts. Each club is asked to work out a realistic programme of activities based upon the 10 Humanist Commitments outlined by the American Humanist Association. Below is the proposal that we will be funding from the children at Katumba Parents’ Humanist Primary School.
Children of Katumba Parents’ Humanist Primary School beneath the 10 Humanist Commitments
Support for Humanist Clubs
Posted: April 7, 2025 by Steve Hurd
Humanist Clubs are thriving in the Humanist schools in Uganda. Membership is voluntary and students join to have fun with friends while carrying out good works in school and in the community.
The current Chair at Isaac Newton’s Humanist Club is Mumbere Rafert. He was introduced to Humanism at Kasese Humanist Primary School and has gradually embraced a Humanist outlook on life. Rafert is a charismatic leader and has attracted over 100 members to the club. He has introduced formal committee procedures with agendas, minutes and reports to work out their action plans. They put signs up around school reminding students of the 10 Humanist Commitments. In the community they carry water and food for frail elderly people living alone, they give talks in local primary schools about Humanism and they have a number of health initiatives in the villages around. The group composed their own Humanist anthem which they sing at meetings and events. Below are some pictures of them at work:
The clubs are doing such a good job in promoting Humanist values that UHST has started to make available small levels of financial support to encourage their efforts. Each club is asked to work out a realistic programme of activities based upon the 10 Humanist Commitments outlined by the American Humanist Association. Below is the proposal that we will be funding from the children at Katumba Parents’ Humanist Primary School.
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