Education, hope and a future.
Three things every Ugandan child wants.
Three things Keframa School Build seek to provide.
We aim to build a secondary school for 500 young people in northern Uganda.
We are excited about improving the lives of the young people at Keframa High school. It is a special place which has been founded by an inspirational local family. This remarkable bunch of people have faced life in a warzone and struggled in abject poverty to make ends meet, yet their desire to establish a place of education for the least and the vulnerable in society is extraordinary.
The school has been operational since 2011. It has approximately 220 students and lessons take place in ramshackle buildings and with what can be cobbled together. Despite the basic facilities the students are happy to be given the opportunity to study and be part of the Keframa family.
Everyone makes sacrifices at Keframa for the sake of keeping the school going. The staff sometimes will not take their salary if money is not available and it means that there’s not enough food for the school- it’s incredible that the school remains open and that students are attaining such good results in these circumstances. Over the past 10 years the school has gone on to grow, Keframa School Build has developed the new site so there are new classrooms, science labs, playing fields and a large multipurpose hall where Sunday worship, Exams and lesson take place. The school is now approved to sit the Uganda state exams.
Secondary education is highly valued
It is fairly easy in Uganda to attend primary level education but the means for secondary are often hard to come by. The cha
nce afforded to individuals to gain O levels should not be underestimated, as with these qualifications students can then attend institutions for further learning, such as Agriculture, nursing, mechanics, business etc.
Every child’s potential is seen
Students are recommended for study by church, primary school and community leaders, if potential is seen in an individual, means are made to give them an education. The school fees are kept at a low level to enable as many parents to pay the fees as possible. For those who cannot pay, Keframa School Build has a sponsorship scheme and provided the child has passed the Primary exams well enough and is genuinely unable to pay the fees, then they can join the sponsorship programme. Find out more here
The school has a strong Christian ethic and there is a caring atmosphere throughout all aspects of the school, which sets it apart from many schools.
