St Stephen Nawanyago Primary School
Number of pupils : 1211 (573 boys & 638 girls)
This is a typical rural primary school. In 2007 St Stephen had only four classrooms. The remaining children had their lessons in a makeshift mud structure. We completed a new four classroom block, plus desks, in January 2008, ready for the beginning of the school year. In October 2008 a student achieved grades that placed him in the top two of all primary leavers in the Kamuli district. This is proof that investment in new classrooms can have an immediate and striking result.
In March 2009 the head teacher, Mr Moses Aliza, said “We are very grateful to the Henry van Straubenzee Memorial Fund for all of the support they have given to us in the last two years. We now have the infrastructure we need to deliver good quality education to our children. May God bless all of the donors who have supported our school”. This head teacher has remained at the school since we first visited in 2008.
During 2017 HvSMF provided substantial support to this school. The new facilities have greatly assisted the success of their Primary Leaving Examinations and the school continually performs outstandingly. An increase in enrolment is not possible due to the size of the school compound. We wish the school and all its pupils every success in the future.
Head Teacher
Moses Aliza
What's been done so far?
2008
- Construction of 4 x classrooms
- Supply of 80 x 3 seater desks
2009
- Construction of 3 x teachers’ houses
- Construction of a shared 50,000 litre water tank
- Construction of 2 x classrooms
- Supply of 90 x 3 seater desks
2010
- Supply of textbooks worth £415
- Purchased some extra land
2011
- Renovation of 4 x teachers’ houses
- Construction of 3 x teachers’ latrines and 1 washroom
- Supply of school sign
- Electricity connection
- Supply of stationery
2014
- Supply of 45 x 3 seater desks
2015
- Supply of textbooks
- Supply of 50 x 3 seater desks
- Construction of borehole
2016
- Supply of textbooks
- Staff furniture package
- Supply of 150 x 3 seater desks
2017
- Construction of 2.5 classrooms to include staffroom
- Construction of 8 x girls’ latrines
- Construction of 1 x girls’ washroom
- Renovation of 13 latrines all to become boys
- Construction of 4 teachers’ latrines and 2 teachers’ washrooms
- Purchase of land
- Addition of 1 teachers’ washroom
- Construction of 3 teachers’ houses
- Construction of 20,000 litre ISSB water tank
- Renovation of 2 classrooms
- Renovation of 2.5 classrooms
- Supply of 2 x staff furniture packages
- Supply of 50 3-seater desks
- Supply of textbooks £2,000
- Supply of musical instrument package
- Supply of sports equipment package
- Supply of 2 x solar packages
Before
Ugandan latrines which were renovated
Original Ugandan teachers’ latrines
After
Renovated boys’ latrines
New teachers’ latrines and washrooms