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The Project for Improvement of Primary Schools’ Facilities

in Wakiso District

 

1.Project Detail

Organisation

Wakiso District Local Government

Amount of funding

US $ 90.741 (165,604,002 shillings)

Signatory

Mr.Joseph Mukwaya,
Chief Administrative Officer

Name of the project

The Project for Improvement of Primary Schools’ Facilities in Wakiso District

Location of the project

St. Jude Banda Primary School and Kiteezi CFD Primary School in Wakiso District

Items to be funded

Construction of classroom blocks, latrine and provision of school furniture and water harvesting tank

Venue of commissioning

St. Jude Banda Primary School

Date of commissioning

9th September 2011

Time

11:00 am

 

Wakiso District is formed in 2000 adjoining Kampala where many of the habitant work or study in Kampala. The population of Wakiso is about 1.05million (2007) but is still increasing correspond to the expansion of that of the capital. There are 249 government aided primary schools among 1,221 primary schools in Wakiso. Recently, Northern Uganda is receiving more support from International and Governmental organisations that leave areas surrounding capital, such as Wakiso, from development of social infrastructures. Further, introduction of the Universal Primary Education (UPE) encouraged and increased the enrolment rate however the number of teachers and classrooms are not overtaking. Through this project, classroom blocks were constructed and furnishedwith school furniture, latrine block was constructed and water tank was set. The two schools will benefit from this project and many other children who will join the school in the near future. 

 

2.Handing Over Ceremony

 

The Ambassador of Japan to Uganda, Mr. Kazuo Minagawa, attended the handing over ceremony at St. Jude Banda Primary School in Wakiso on 9th September 2011.
Press Release

 

 
H. E. Kazuo Minagawa joined by the District officials to cut the ribbon   The commissioning plaque after being unveiled
H. E. Kazuo Minagawa joined by the District officials to cut the ribbon   The commissioning plaque after being unveiled
Pupils of St. Jude Banda Primary School entertaining the audience with a song during commissioning   The ambassador standing with the district officials, school management, parents and the children in front of the classroom block
Pupils of St. Jude Banda Primary School entertaining the audience with a song during commissioning   The ambassador standing with the district officials, school management, parents and the children in front of the classroom block
Members of the school management team who took an oath to maintain the facilities    
Members of the school management team who took an oath to maintain the facilities