Education makes the world of difference for families and children in our rural community
PIPELINE TO PURPOSE: Our School’s Capital Campaign
There has never been a secondary school in our village.
The neighbors in our community—a remote, rural village of Northern Uganda— are subsistence famers that wake up every day to farm for survival, though they may not eat a single meal that day. These farmers are grandparents, parents, and even children that were born into this poverty, and without intervention, they may spend their entire lives lacking the means to a purpose outside of it.
Very few of their children gain the opportunity to ever attend school due to not having incomes to pay school fees.
If they are fortunate enough to do so, there is only a subpar primary school within distance and no ‘pipeline’ or secondary school to continue their education. This leaves little motivation to attend school, forced early dropouts, increased chances of teenage pregnancy, rising numbers of early childhood marriage and ultimately, the reinforcement of generational poverty.
We have an opportunity to change that.
SCHOOLS ARE PIPELINES.
They are the natural flow into society and determine the path of purpose for each of us, everywhere. For communities like ours, education is the bridge to self-advocacy— navigating the world independently and literately— and being equipped with the academia and skills needed to enter the workforce. This is how our neighbors can escape the plague of poverty in our village. And this is how we can expose the minds of children and families in our community to purpose beyond their next harvest.
Parents have repeatedly expressed their desire to us for quality schools because they have deep-rooted faith that we can provide them.
Let’s prove them right.
Let’s build schools.
Gen House Christian Nursery School is open!
In June 2023, Phase I of II for our school pipeline launched with the opening of our very first school— Gen House Christian Nursery School (GHCNS)!
Today, GHCNS is at the nursery level (U.S. preschool equivalent) serving scholars aged 2-4 in two grades, K1 and K2. The opening of this school in our community has ensured equittable access and guaranteed affordability for our students and families in need. Our school is also committed to offering quality, Christian education in our village through emphasis on high-standard teaching, supplemented national curriculum, weekly discipleship, strong literacy lessons, and even a rare sight for most schools in Uganda—the presence of physical books— so that our little learners can read and write well before entering primary school.
Our plan for the subsequent years is to add a grade level each year as we continue fundraising for our capital campaign, ‘Pipeline to Purpose’. This will allow us to soon build permanent infrastructure and fulfill our promise of boarding sections and residential care for orphans and vulnerable children.
Click below to give towards our school’s current and most urgent needs.
Build School Classrooms
We are building temporary classrooms and other school infrastructure to better serve our learners. These buildings will transition us from outdoor learning to covered classrooms that protect us from the harsh sunshine and heavy rains. These structures will also allow us to comfortably meet for regular parent meetings and school events. More information about our short and long-term school construction plans→
Sponsor a Teacher’s Salary
It is our mission to hire the best educators to teach our children. In Uganda, the higher a teacher salary, the more qualified the teaching will be. This means that our teachers must be supported through adequate salaries that match the upper-level qualifications we need to guarantee a quality education to our future students. This also means that we can fulfill our commitment to offering quality education through sound teaching that our students would not have otherwise.