Since we launched the 2028 Sustainability Appeal in November, UHST supporters have donated over £60,000. This makes it UHST’s most successful fund-raising event since we started the charity in 2008.
It has enabled us to fund essential infrastructure to ensure that the Humanist schools meet essential Ministry of Education requirements. Below we can see the progress that has been made in the first 6 months of the appeal.
Muhokya Humanist Primary School, Kasese. Connection to Uganda’s clean electricity grid to provide lighting and power to the school. All of Uganda’s electricity comes from hydro-electric power stations on the River Nile and local rivers from the Ruwenzori Mountains near the school. Work has begun on a comprehensive refurbishment of the primary school.Kahendero Humanist Primary School, Kasese. This school in the destitute Lake George fishing village in Queen Elizabeth National Park has been comprehensively renovated.
Isaac Newton Primary School – Impressive plans for the new school hall with integral staff room. The hall will be used for assemblies, music, dance & drama events, debates, parents’ and community meetings, as well as for national examinations. Work is in progress.Katumba Parents’ Humanist Primary School. Construction of a small dormitory to enable girls to stay in school to prepare for exams in their final year. This avoids many of the girls having to walk up to 10 km each day to and from school and by escaping household chores gives girls time to study.
Eagle’s View Humanist Primary School, Kaiira. Construction of a cesspit for the new girls’ and female staff toilets. The pit is sealed to prevent leakage into the surrounding soil and water table. The contents will be pumped out each year for safe disposal.Kanungu Humanist Primary School – children sitting school examinations in their new school hall. This facility will enable children to take Primary Leaving Examinations within the familiar setting of their own school, as well as to use the hall for many other purposes.
2028 Sustainability Appeal Phase 2. We intend to launch a second phase of the 4-year appeal in November 2025. The immediate priorities will be the construction decent toilets for boys and male staff at Eagle’s View School (£5,400), and a second small dormitory at Katumba Parents’ Humanist Primary School so that boys can stay in school during their Primary 7 year before their exams (£12,500). Major renovation work is needed on the old primary school at Isaac Newton. Much and essential work is required at Mustard Seed primary and secondary schools.
Sustainability Appeal progress
Posted: April 5, 2025 by Steve Hurd
Since we launched the 2028 Sustainability Appeal in November, UHST supporters have donated over £60,000. This makes it UHST’s most successful fund-raising event since we started the charity in 2008.
It has enabled us to fund essential infrastructure to ensure that the Humanist schools meet essential Ministry of Education requirements. Below we can see the progress that has been made in the first 6 months of the appeal.
This school in the destitute Lake George fishing village in Queen Elizabeth National Park has been comprehensively renovated.
2028 Sustainability Appeal Phase 2.
We intend to launch a second phase of the 4-year appeal in November 2025. The immediate priorities will be the construction decent toilets for boys and male staff at Eagle’s View School (£5,400), and a second small dormitory at Katumba Parents’ Humanist Primary School so that boys can stay in school during their Primary 7 year before their exams (£12,500). Major renovation work is needed on the old primary school at Isaac Newton. Much and essential work is required at Mustard Seed primary and secondary schools.
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