A Small Beginning

As hinted in a previous post, we are starting a nursery school!

Why? Well, because we just can't get enough of the kids. They are so dang cute.

Well, that and a few other reasons:

• The quality of primary education in Buhugu needs to improve.
  


• The existing schools are inundated with children after free primary education was introduced in Uganda in the late nineties.
  


• While some students are being left behind, even failing to learn to read, others are being frustrated by lack of adequate stimulation.
  

The library and the computers have gone some way in addressing this challenge. However, children spend most of their time at the school, and the challenges they face there need to be addressed directly.

Well, we can't fix everything, of course. So, we are starting with what we can. A nursery school for 20 children.

The idea is the brainchild of Masiga Geoffrey Rogers, one of the I Buhugu core volunteers. As he moves ahead with his vision, the rest of the volunteers are right there with him helping in all the ways we can. it just so happens that our "senior volunteer" is a former headmaster with many years behind him as an educator, and his guidance has been essential.

Two rooms have already been painted and enrollment has begun.

It's a humble beginning, and the challenge a great one. But, the support the community has shown has given us much hope.