Opening the doors of a new school is an anxious time. This is especially so for schools in Uganda, which are mainly privately run – and even more so for Humanist schools opening amid communities where many people have strong religious ties. Over the past two years, UHST has provided funds to ensure that the …
Posted: February 4, 2022 by Steve Hurd
Kanungu School makes flying start
Opening the doors of a new school is an anxious time. This is especially so for schools in Uganda, which are mainly privately run – and even more so for Humanist schools opening amid communities where many people have strong religious ties. Over the past two years, UHST has provided funds to ensure that the …
Posted: February 3, 2022 by Steve Hurd
School recruitment crisis averted
The Mustard Seed Humanist Primary and Secondary Schools are in a very poor area which has become marginal for cultivation due to climate change. Local farmers are now only getting one crop a year, instead of two and even that can fail in a dry year. Family savings have been used up during the covid debacle …
Posted: February 2, 2022 by Steve Hurd
BBC Film Crew visits Kanungu
A BBC team has visited Kanungu Humanist Primary School. They were making a programme for World Service “Africa Eye” TV on the growth of Humanism and the Humanist Schools in Uganda. Robert Magara showed them around his new school, which has been built near the site of the world’s worst religious cult massacre. Robert enjoyed …