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The Project for Construction of a Library at Iganga Secondary School
1. Project Detail
Organisation |
Iganga Secondary School |
Amount of funding |
US$ 97,169 |
Signatory |
Mrs. Balina Nseko Idah Annet, Head teacher |
Name of the project |
The Project for Construction of a Library at Iganga Secondary School |
Location of the project |
Iganga District |
Items that were funded through this project |
Construction of a library, procurement of 23 library desks, 140 library chairs, and 20 library shelves |
Date of Grant Signing |
21st November 2013 |
Iganga Secondary School, located in Iganga District in Eastern Uganda, is the only government aided girls’ secondary school in the district. The school, which was established in 1958, currently has 1,358 girl students and 38 visually impaired students. The school has well trained teachers and a librarian, but lacks an adequate library space. Textbooks and reference materials that are supposed to be used on a daily basis are piled up in the store room, making it difficult for the students to access them. Similarly, visually impaired students have only a small resource center which is merely large enough to store their learning materials and braille machines. The reading space in the existing library is also limited and can only cater for 20 students at a time. As a result, most students are compelled to do self-study under the trees and verandahs even in bad weathers. The project will construct a library, and provide 23 desks, 140 chairs and 20 shelves for the library, thus, improving the learning environment for the girl students and the visually impaired students at Iganga Secondary School.
2. Grant Contract Ceremony
H.E. Junzo Fujita, the Ambassador of Japan to Uganda, and Mrs. Balina Nseko Idah Annet, Head teacher, have signed the grant contract with on 21st November 2013 at the Embassy of Japan.
Ambassador signing the Grant Contract Handing over of the Grant Contract
Speech by implementing organization Commemorative photo
