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15/04/2025
Another small, unexpected surprise/miracle: a dear (voluntary) member of staff at the church community in Engen bought a serving trolley for the dining hall for €211,- (see “What’s needed list”)! Thank you so much Carmen!
13/04/2025
The next steps in Bulabakulu concern the plastering of another classroom and the construction of the walls of teacher’s house no. 6. Photos no. 1 and 2 document these steps. A lot has also been done in the entire school complex: the school entrance area with the gate now looks very inviting. The grounds, flowerbeds and plantings also create a beautiful, attractive overall picture.
07/04/2025
Of course, the donors would like to know what is happening with their money: and rightly so! So what has happened to the large individual donation (4500) and the rest of the income from the Lenten meals?
The entire amount has already been transferred to Bulabakulu via “Remitly” and “WorldRemit”. Work immediately began on the roofing of the future computer rooms to protect the building from the weather, e.g. driving rain. Meanwhile, the roof is already finished! Take a look at the series of pictures!
410 euros were used for the plastering of another classroom and we were able to finance the rest for the teacher’s tiny house no. 6! All these donations help in two ways: they mean work and secure income for the construction workers and construction helpers in Bulabakulu. So they always help twice – the school and the children and provide local people with work and income for their families!
25/03/2025
Last Sunday, the Caritas committee of the Seelsorgeeinheit Oberer Hegau held its annual Lenten dinner at the parish centre. All proceeds went to the SHAK Junior School. The staff (Inge, Carmen, Gaby, Roswitha and Birgit) had prepared the premises and the food in advance. It was an unexpected success. The jacket potatoes were eaten with the home-made dips at the various group tables in a very relaxed and cheerful atmosphere. A very pleasant atmosphere! And the proceeds for the SHAK Junior School? 5,022 euros. This included a major donation of 4,500 euros for the roof of the school’s new computer room!!! By the way, the shell of tiny houses no. 4 and 5 is already finished! Now it’s on to the next one!
20/03/2025
Teacher Tiny House No. 2 and 3 (duplex) are completed, including the facade paint. The women of the craft circle in Mühhausen-Ehingen will be particularly pleased about this. House No. 3 is ‘theirs’!
Simona and Christopher’s new water tank is also already in operation…
11/03/2025
Thanks to the income from the Christmas market in Ulm last year, we were able to make a record donation to the SHAK Junior School. Despite the less than ideal weather, numerous community members and many volunteers worked hard for the good of the school in Uganda. We were able to collect 5900 euros. 5000 euros have already been invested in Bulabakulu and are being used for the construction of teacher tiny houses no. 4 and 5. The remaining 900 euros are the basis for house number 6! Hopefully we will also manage the remaining two, no. 7 and 8!
As usual, as soon as the money arrives in Uganda, construction begins! See pictures!
01/03/2025
The additional water tank has arrived! There was a slight delay because the new tank was not immediately available. Now the water supply for the growing number of students is secured again, thanks to the very generous donation of a young family from Stuttgart. Thank you Simona and husband!
15/02/2025
Director Saad Luyinda is not only concerned about the structural development of the school but also about the pedagogical development of his school team. In February, a teacher training course was held on the topic of effective lesson preparation and effective approaches to the learning process for better learning outcomes.
The pictures show the teaching staff during the training.
21/01/2025
Shortly after Christmas, we were also able to transfer the amount (924.-) for 7 bedsteads to Bulabakulu. After seeing that some children had to sleep on the floor, we were able to react immediately. The new beds are already in use – see photo!
11/01/2025
At the beginning of the new year, we experienced something of a belated Christmas miracle. The young teacher who, at the beginning of last year, sent us a large sum of donations to re-equip the school with balls, has struck again, together with her husband. She donated 658 euros for the purchase of an additional water tank for SHAK Junior School. Simply amazing: we are very grateful for this. The money is already in Bulabakulu and Saad Luyinda is in the process of getting the water tank. Thank you Simona and Christopher!
A little later, S. Luyinda sent us a photo showing the current state of development of Tiny Houses No. 2 and 3.
