Briefs

• Meeting: last weekend, the volunteers gathered in Buhugu for a meeting. Charles travelled from Kampala for the occasion. The progress as well as the challenges were discussed. We are now processing this feedback and planning for the path ahead.

• Positive Feedback: students who sat for national exams last year have now received their results. We are getting feedback from the community that the library has had an impact. During exam season, students used the library resources, especially the text books, to prepare and the word is that it seems to have helped. The best performer in the final year (S6) at Masaba Secondary School, the main secondary school in the region, is from Buhugu.

• Sharon: one of our core volunteers, Sharon, also sat for the exam (S4). She passed, but not with great results. The advice she has received so far, from family, friends and mentors, is that she should not continue through the final two years of schooling, which is essential for those aspiring for university education. Keen to study further, she is considering her options from teaching, nursing to IT.