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Partnerships - JKHS - Namatumba

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The Introductory Phase (1993-1996)

Bishop Cyprian of Busoga visits John Kyrle High School. Interest is raised amongst staff and pupils and funds are raised for a borehole on the Kisiki College site.

Year 7 pupils raise money so that Kisiki College can begin to build a library building thus enabling it to develop a sixth form.

The Sixth Form pays for the visit to JKHS of Kisiki College’s head teacher, the late Lewis Eswilu, in June. Y7 fundraising enables the library to be roofed. An ex-student of Kisiki College, Paul Muleebi, visits John Kyrle High School.

A group from JKHS at Kisiki College
 

The Introductory Phase (1993-1996)

The Developmental Stage (1997-1998)

A group of eight sixth formers visit Kisiki College and Maria’s Orphanage.

Funds raised by Year 7 pupils enable Kisiki College to start putting windows in the library building.

Links are initiated between Aylestone High School, Hereford and St. Mary’s RC High School, Lugwardine and other Ugandan schools.

A group of ten sixth formers visit Busoga. A message of goodwill to the village of Namatumba from Ross Town Council is taken out.

Funds are raised by the whole school to finish the windows and start to furnish the library building.

Seven of JKHS feeder primary schools are linked with counterparts in Namatumba/Busembatia.

JKHS group visiting a shallow well built by The Trust

The Partnership Stage (1999)

Eight sixth formers go to Busoga this year.

More funds are raised for Kisiki College by John Kyrle HS pupils. Buildings painted, security fence erected, library still being furnished and a verandah is built on one side of the library.

Ross businesses respond well to a request for sponsorship of a roof catchment rainwater system for the college’s labs. This will enable the college to develop its science curriculum and provide water for cooking and the student hostels.

DHL sponsorship enables JKHS to send 10 Kgs of books and materials per month free of charge.

Another six primary schools link to counterparts in Namatumba/Busembatia. This makes thirteen in all.

More substantial curriculum links between the two schools are explored and geography groups have communicated. Musical items are sent to JKHS from Kisiki College.

Ross pre-school playgroup sends funds to Maria’s orphanage.

Monmouth Agricultural Society funds another project in Kalaki.

Monmouth Comprehensive School, Lady Hawkins School and Bishop Stortford School link with schools in Uganda.

A link between Cheltenham & Gloucester College of Higher Education and and Kaliro Teachers Training College is established by the JKHS group.

The linked primary and secondary schools send materials to their Ugandan counterparts through the DHL link.

The "John Kyrle" library at Kisiki college July 1999

The Partnership continues (2000)

The Cheltenham & Gloucester University College link with Kaliro Training College develops. The Environmental Studies Department has plans to send ten computers and to take students out in May 2001.

Art work from Kisiki College is received and is displayed in JKHS. The geography department creates further curriculum links and a course on Uganda is formulated for Year 9.

The Royal National College for the Blind in Hereford offer Simon Wuuna, a blind teacher at Kisiki College, a scholarship for six months (January – June). He teaches in JKHS and linked primaries for a day a week during this time and takes part in “Herefordshire Day” at the House of Commons. He hopes to start an annexe for the blind at Kisiki College. Equipment (inc. a computer) is sent out with him.

More Ugandan visitors arrive at JKHS. Another ex-pupil in the Autumn term and two more of the Kisiki link teachers, Rita Nabujibi and Stanley Isamula, in the Spring term.

JKHS liaises with Concern Universal, Hereford about extending and developing “North-South” links and receives a grant from the Central Bureau for staff Inset on “Citizenship” in April 2001.

Eight students, Hannah Morris, Libby Mellor, Claire Thompson, Charlotte Bedford, Emma Bedford, Sarah Jones, Debbie Cowdery and Simon Welch led by teachers, Christine Morris and Dave Chatwin, visit Kisiki College and Maria’s orphanage.

More money is raised by the school and local businesses in order to complete the roof catchment water scheme and the library.

A computer room has been designated at Kisiki College and is being furnished. Ten computers are being sent out this year thanks to generous gifts from parents and local firms, Sun Valley, Hereford and SCA Packaging, Lydbrook.

44 kgs of “LABAID” laboratory equipment is sent out via our DHL link.

Used spectacles are regularly being sent out. Several Ross opticians are involved.

Ross “Churches Together” continue to raise funds on our behalf for a clean water source for Goodrich Primary School’s link school, Kisiiro.

Ross Rotary Club pledges to raise money in 2001 for a scheme involving our link. The clinic in Namutumba village is earmarked as the beneficiary.

The "John Kyrle" Well, near Namatumba

18/02/01 - Frances David

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