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The Project for the Improvement of Facilities at the Kitgum Core Primary Teachers’ College
1. Project Detail
Organisation |
African Revival Uganda |
Amount of funding |
US$ 100,914 |
Signatory |
Mr. Andrew White, Country Director |
Name of the project |
The Project for the Improvement of Facilities at the Kitgum Core Primary Teachers’ College |
Location of the project |
Kitgum District |
Items that were funded through this project |
Construction of a girls’ dormitory (286m2: 12 rooms, capacity of 48 girls) and provision of fence. Rehabilitation of the library. Provision of 10 bookshelves and 10 sets of tables and chairs for the library. Construction of girls’, boys’, and teachers’ latrine blocks, 1 each, 3 in total. |
Date of Grant Signing |
6 February 2014 |
Founded in 2002 as a government institution, Kitgum Core Primary Teachers’ College, located in Kitgum Town of Kitgum District in the northern part of Uganda, has been training primary school teachers from the 4 northern Districts of Agago, Lamwo, Kitgum and Pader. As in 2013, 129 girls and 273 boys are enrolled in the school as boarders due to the long distance most students have to travel. Nonetheless, one of the three dormitories for girls is in fact a multi-purpose building which is not fit to accommodate girl students. It has no window panes, which detoriate the healthy learning environment for students due to excessive dust and rain. Many of the 29 girl students who live in the multi-purpose room suffer from cold and skin diseases, undermining their healthy growth. At the same time, the construction of existing library in the school is incomplete with half-finished internal wall and windows. Currently, the library is dark and dusty, and walls tend to crumble, making the book search and reading difficult. This project will construct a new girls’ dormitory and rehabilitate the existing library, improving the living environment for 29 girls and enable additional 19 more girls to be enrolled annually. It will also contribute to the improvement of the learning environment for 402 students at the school.
2. Grant Contract Ceremony
H.E. Junzo Fujita, the Ambassador of Japan to Uganda, and Mr. Andrew White, Country Director, have signed the grant contract with on 6th February 2014 at the Embassy of Japan.
Handing over of the Grant Contract Speech by implementing organization
