In the remote village of Kanga, the local community struggles to survive day-to-day with the average household earning of 15 to 25 cents per day. School tuition fees are far greater than what local families can afford, denying children access to education. Through the donation of 5 acres from a member of the village for the purposes
of constructing a school, the community banded together to create Kanga Primary to serve the educational needs of their children.
Struggling with poor infrastructure, limited funds, and lack of knowledge, the community invited Raising The Village to join their cause. In 2009, Raising The Village was introduced to the Kanga village with the goal of helping local leaders create a community owned self-sufficient school which provides subsidized and free primary education.

project objective

Project Costs

$24,000 CAD

Project Timeline

12 Months
(October 2011– October 2012)

Infrastructure

  • 1 Classroom block
  • 1 convertible classroom block and community Hall
  • 1 Latrine (4 stalls)
  • Desks and administrative supplies and training kit
  • 1 spring water well

Income Generation

  • Farming start-up kit
    (Farming equipment and seeds)

Education

    Kanga Primary School
  • Increase the number of teachers
  • Improve student performance
  • Implement school meals

PROGRESS

Infrastructure
Income Generation
Education

 100%
100%
100%


RESULTS TO DATE

Kanga Primary School

Female/male enrollment ratio
60:40
Increase in attendance (2008–2010)
214%
School meals served (2008–2010)
52,000+
Time it took to achieve a balanced
positive budget
6 months

(December 2010)

work completed

  • Building of a new school house with several class rooms.
  • Safe latrines and pits with our buildings.
  • The up and running of a sustainable agricultural management system. A villager donated 5 acres of farm land so that villagers can volunteer and grow crops for income to pay teachers salaries, school supplies and to support school fees.

community involvement and support

The village leaders and community have been highly supportive of the project and have committed to participating in the project build and the on-going operation of the Kanga Primary. The community has committed to participating in the build of the latrine, excavation of building foundations and providing stones, and support during building construction. The parents have also committed to participating in the self-sustainability agriculture program by providing the labour necessary to raise and harvest the crops for the market.

stats

Kanga Village, Nkokonjeru Sub County, Uganda

Estimated population of village and surrounding areas
3,000

Local landscape
The surrounding landscape is primarily rain forest and is considered a remote area of Uganda. Kanga village now has access to clean drinking water with the construction of a community borehole at Kanga Primary school.

Accessibility
Transportation traverses these villages with a multitude of small paths for walking and allowing motorbikes to pass through the surrounding areas. Murram roads accessing towns are routinely flooded and washed away during rainy seasons.