Overview:

Kiibanga Primary School is one of the wonderful schools we have been helping for many years. In early October, their current classrooms collapsed and they are desperately needing a new brick building to enable registration with the Ugandan Education Department and to continue normal school operations.

Please donate to help us make this a reality!

The Story:

Kiibanga is a very low-income village in Western Uganda. The Kiibanga Primary School is the most remote school that we work with. The school is led by its Director, Pastor Bernard. Bernard is such a humble servant of his community and has dedicated his life to serving through the church and education. Our goal is to partner with him in that sacrifice for those who are often overlooked in Kiibanga – the young individuals who hold so much potential. The school was opened in hopes of serving kids from 3-years-old through 12-years-old.

In 2015, Pastor Bernard started the school because he saw the illiteracy in this rural part of the country. In 2016, he led the effort to build the building, even when they could only afford to construct it out of sticks and mud. This enabled them to safely meet in various kinds of weather and provide a more robust learning experience for the children!

During the Covid pandemic, the school was actually closed for 18 months. Because no one was using the building during this time, termites ate away at the wooden support. The school building suddenly collapsed from its feeble structure this October 4th. Thankfully, no children were injured! The building was rendered unsafe for any of the students to attend school. At the time of the collapse, the primary school was using its two classrooms to serve 50 young students.

Right now, while the students are temporarily meeting at Pastor Bernard's local church, the school teachers and staff are eagerly awaiting the chance to rebuild the school building to resume normal operations at full capacity. Would you help us rebuild their school with a sturdy brick structure that can last for many years to come?

How It Works:

You can help directly by purchasing bricks, iron roof sheets, windows, and doors for the new school! When you donate here through our GiveButter campaign, the money funnels directly to our Kiibanga School Rebuild Fund. The funds are then distributed directly to our TCI Uganda Board team, who oversee the reputable local builder (Jonathan Tugume).

Jonathan then purchases the materials and works with his professional team to construct the building. Jonathan is a long-time friend of TCI – he and his team have already built 3 other buildings at schools we have worked with. He'll do an amazing job!

What We Need:

We need your help to provide Kiibanga Primary School with the materials:

3 School Doors
72 Iron Roof Sheets
12 Windows
20,000 Bricks

The entire quote of $11,000 covers these materials, labor costs, plans, and all other needs!

All funds go directly to our Kiibanga School Rebuild Fund.

For more info, see TCIUS.org!

Picture & Videos:

The building before the collapse...

Pastor Bernard and his son Kenneth, teaching in the school...

A video of the school children!

An example of the building we're constructing for them...

School Building Fundraiser

By Transformed Communities International Inc

School Building Fundraiser

GIVING TUESDAY (Nov 29th): Help rebuild Kiibanga school building after classroom collapse.