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The Project for Improvement of Primary Schools’ Facilities
in Katakwi District
1.Project Detail
Organisation |
Katakwi District Local Government |
Amount of funding |
US $ 87,131 |
Signatory |
Mr.Nkata B. James, Chief Administrative Officer |
Name of the project |
The Project for Improvement of Primary Schools’ Facilities in Katakwi District |
Location of the project |
Toroma Boys’, Magoro, Agurigur, Alengo and Usuku Girls’ Primary School. |
Items that were funded |
Construction of classroom blocks and provision of part of school furniture |
Date of grant signing |
17th March 2010 |
Date of commissioning |
20th July 2011 |
Katakwi District is known as one of the districts with high poverty rate (close to 50%) in the Teso region, affected by the LRA insurgents. Its literacy rate still falls behind the national average of 69% rating 72.7% for men and only 44.8% for women giving an average of 58.7%. The selected five schools are the government aided schools which were lacking facilities, and pupils were forced to have classes under the tree or in inadequate old and small classrooms. The project will benefit over 3,500 pupils through construction of two classrooms block in each school. The district contributed to purchase the necessary furniture in each school.
2.Handing Over Ceremony
The Ambassador of Japan to Uganda, Mr. Kazuo Minagawa, attended the handing over ceremony at Usuku Girls’ Primary School in Katakwi on 20th July 2011.
Press Release
School inspection by the Ambassador Dancing performance by the students
Speech by the Ambassador Tape cut by the Ambassador
