The new Isaac Newton High School site on Mbute Hill, Mpigi has been secured by the construction of a perimeter fence. Being a completely open site was causing problems for the school. Local hunters and farmers had been coming on to the site at weekends to take water from the rainwater collection tanks, leaving the …
Posted: March 25, 2014 by Steve Hurd
Mbute school site secured
The new Isaac Newton High School site on Mbute Hill, Mpigi has been secured by the construction of a perimeter fence. Being a completely open site was causing problems for the school. Local hunters and farmers had been coming on to the site at weekends to take water from the rainwater collection tanks, leaving the …
Posted: March 24, 2014 by Steve Hurd
New bike makes work easier
This month Mustard Seed School bought a new bike. It was made possible by a specific donation to UHST from a member of Leicester Secular Society. Bicycles are highly prized in Africa. They make many jobs easier and have no running costs. The following message from Moses Kamya, Director of the school, explains how they …
Posted: March 18, 2014 by Steve Hurd
Impressions of the Humanist schools from UK visitor
Chris Smith, retired maths teacher, supporter of UHST and one time VSO Uganda volunteer has sent this informal update from her recent visit to the Humanist Schools in Uganda. My recent visit to Uganda came 6 years after my first arrival. I had already known about the Humanist Schools; by the end of my placement …