Number of pupils :  1362 (632 boys & 730 girls)

School Motto:  Hard Work Pays

School Mission:  To produce literate, self-reliant and God loving Citizens

Kifuyo Primary School is in the poor and under developed district of Namayingo.  The school was built by the Church of Uganda in the 1970s to accommodate around 400 children. A combination of rapid population growth and the introduction of free primary education means that, today, over 1360 children attend the school.

The school's rapid growth placed a great deal of strain on the school's buildings with many lessons taking place outside under the shade of trees. In an attempt to alleviate the problem, in the late 1990s, the parents built the administration block incorporating two classrooms and an office. However, as a result of their limited budget, poor quality building materials were used and corners cut.  By 2011 this building was crumbling and structurally unsafe. The school had little alternative but to continue to use the rooms even though they could have collapsed at any time, endangering the lives of 200 children.

In 2013 and 2016 the HvSMF received large donations which enabled us to complete 21 separate projects at the school. This has transformed the lives of  pupils, teachers and the whole community in this impoverished area of Uganda. The school now has 14 classrooms though even this is not enough as there are still an average of 105 pupils per classroom. Despite this the school has performed consistently well in the Primary Leaving Examinations, thanks to the hard work of the head teacher and staff.

As this primary school now has a nursery school feeding into it, and a very successful secondary school next door, we hope to be able to continue to support this school in the future.  The project most needed is another boys’ and girls’ dormitory, plus beds, as there are now 150 boarders in total with only 20 bunks beds.