The Humanist Schools in Uganda have learned that providing good food makes for happy students and staff who work well and play well. Schools prepare porridge for breakfast and full meals at lunch and evening time for hundreds of children every day. Traditionally, firewood is used to heat huge cooking pots (see picture below right), …

The equatorial heat of Uganda generates strong updrafts of air. Thunderstorms are a frequent occurrence, particularly around the equinoxes, when the sun passes over the equator. Having large water bodies, like Lake Victoria, and being high above sea level – the Ruwenzori mountains in the west rise to 15,000 feet – makes matters worse. Kampala …

A report by Moses Kamya, Headteacher & Director of Mustard Seed Humanist Schools. Uganda schools reopened on 10th January, and we are now well through the first term. Things are going well. Children and staff are happy to be back. At first, students were slow to report back. Covid-19 cases were still prevalent in their communities. …