The 2019 Christmas Appeal raised money for a permanent hand-wash station at Uphill Junior School. Construction began in August 2020, once the Uphill Build Team…
The 2019 Christmas Appeal raised money for a permanent hand-wash station at Uphill Junior School. Construction began in August 2020, once the Uphill Build Team…
Towards the end of 2020, Uphill Junior School hosted a team from Kirabo Africa Foundation, a US-funded non-profit organisation partnering with community-based organisations in…
Play is a key element in child development. Learning to play encourages children’s imagination, cognition and emotional development. Physical play develops motor skills and…
We are delighted to learn that Uphill Junior School has been designated a COVID safe school, following a rigorous inspection by members of the…
In December 2018 we launched the Uphill Farm Appeal, to fund a programme of hands-on agricultural experiences for the pupils (and staff) that would,…
The early years classes at Uphill are often the biggest and, up to now, children in the Baby, Middle and Top kindergarten classes have…
Looking for something to do to keep myself busy during lockdown, I started sorting out my fabric store, and my thoughts drifted to “What…
In response to the COVID 19 pandemic, Uphill Junior School, along with all the other educational establishments in Uganda, closed its doors on 20…
Earlier this month, while posho (ground maize) and soap bars were being handed out to the Uphill Junior School families (see COVID 19 Food…
We received a fabulous response to our COVID 19 food crisis appeal in April, both in donations and as sponsorship for the Uphill 2.6…
On Sunday 26 April 2020 – the day the London Marathon would have taken place – charitable folks across the UK will be getting…
COVID 19 Food Crisis Uphill Junior School has been closed due to the COVID 19 pandemic since 20 March 2020 and, as in the…
With COVID 19 lockdown measures firmly in place in the UK and now also in Uganda, we feel it is important to let you…
Esther Isobel Searles, nee Duncan, 1931-2017 Isobel met Jock and Eileen Macdonald, our Chairman’s parents, at Dollar Academy and they became life-long friends. When…
Around the world, girls and women resort to using rags, mattress stuffing, banana leaves, feathers, and even cow dung to manage their menstruation. Having…
Round and round, slowly, one tooth at a time… the oral hygiene message given to the kids at Uphill during my Dentaid trip in…
