From the beginning, our riders, donors, and volunteers have helped provide the funds to build an expanded, modern campus for Kamwenge Secondary and Vocational School (KSVS) a reality. This year they are inviting others to sponsor them to help grow the vocational program at KSVS. Here is the story…

The Reverend Canon John Mulindabigwi and his wife Jolly had a vision in 2006 - to create a school that educates young people to become leaders of character who would bring hope, peace, and transformation to Kamwenge in rural Uganda. The community is made up of subsistence farmers and refugees who fled the cruel Idi Amin regime and returned to Uganda in 2000. Parents there struggle to pay tuition and kids drop out of school early if they go at all.

Friends from First Pres. Church in Glen Ellyn, IL launched a non-profit, Partners in Mission - USA (PIM) to build and support what was to become KSVS in 2007, including Good Shepherd Kindergarten and Primary School (GSK) in 2010.

By 2014, KSVS wanted to begin major construction on a new Kitchen and Dining Hall to accommodate students and staff for meals and create a teaching kitchen for culinary classes. PIM recruited Gary Alcock to organize a fundraising bike ride. The first ride funded the new Dining Hall and Kitchen, followed by annual rides that built a STEM center, a girls' dormitory, teacher housing, and a new Carpentry & Metalworking Shop in 2024.

Now KSVS needs support for its expanding Vocational Program including build dorms for vocational students and fund teacher salaries and fund operational expenses. Our overall goal is $75,000. Thank you for your support! www.pim-africa.org.

Learn about the history of Kamwenge and Partners in Mission in this video from First Pres Glen Ellyn.

The Fox and Hound Ride

Riding to support vocational programs in Uganda

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