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Rurembwe school, which has 733 pupils, has some very old classrooms which are unsafe for the children to be in. They have now been condemned and are not used anymore. |
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These
pictures show how overcrowded the classrooms are.....
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and also illustrate the enthusiasm of the pupils. |
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Rurembwe also has some more modern classrooms .....
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constructed in the last few years ..... |
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and some latrines. |
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On the site there were also some partly-finished classrooms. The construction was started by the Ugandan Wildlife Authority, but they ran out of money before the project was completed. ACE has funded their completion. ACE has paid for the roof which has cost £2,000. We were helped by a £500 donation from Mounts Bay Rotary Club, Penzance. | |
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Inside, the floors were laid, and, when this picture was taken in October 2006, the walls needed plastering and the windows needed glazing.
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These pictures were taken by David Epidu when he visited the school to inspect progress at the end of January, 2007. The brick walls have been rendered and the windows are glazed. This building is providing two large classrooms, and another room, which can be used as a small classroom, staffroom, or office. It means that the children can at last move out of the dilapidated classrooms shown at the top of this page. |
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Inside, the walls have been plastered and painted, and the blackboard is ready for use. The classroom is now in use but the children have to sit on the floor. At this stage the classroom furniture still needed to be supplied, and we subsequently raised more funds need to do this. |
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ACE has recently supplied more guttering for the buildings because the existing gutterings were insufficient to keep the water storage tank full. We have also carried out some repairs. New glass was needed in several windows and some cupboard doors needed replacing. |
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Another project which ACE funded in 2008 was the partitioning of one large classroom to provide two smaller ones. These pictures show the newly built partition. |
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There
is still a way through from one classroom to the other but the two
classes can be taught separately.
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Eden Quayle Visits Rurembwe
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Eden Quayle visited Rurembwe in October 2007. This picture shows him with some of the pupils and the beautiful view of the mountains and lake behind.
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The
school is a busy place.....
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.....full
of happy pupils.
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This picture shows one of the classrooms ACE completed in 2007 and illustrates the shortage of desks. We have subsequently managed to supply 20 more desks through donations to our Desk Appeal so this project is completed.
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School Summary - February 2008 Headteacher: Mr Nathan Assiimwe
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