Around the world, girls and women resort to using rags, mattress stuffing, banana leaves, feathers, and even cow dung to manage their menstruation. Having…
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…
Encouraging the children and staff at Uphill Junior School to wash their hands after using the latrine and before eating has been a top…
Event Report by Fundraising Trustee, Liddy A year after my inaugural Kiltwalk with the fab bunch of Uphill supporters who made up Team Uphillya,…
If you live in Uganda it is very likely you will suffer from malaria at some time in your life. It is as if…
2019 is becoming the year of building! Early in the year a second Ventilated Improved Latrine block (with sewage tank that can be emptied…
On Sunday 26 May 2019 Liza Lakey (affectionately known as ‘Legs’ to Uphill chairman, Max) donned her running gear in readiness for her very…
In the middle of 2018, a young pupil at Uphill fell and broke his leg, a childhood accident. While he was being treated for…
Do you remember learning how to knit? Knit one, purl one, drop several and invent a few… As an avid knitter since a child,…
As we all know, you can never have too many toilets in a school! Thanks to a generous grant from the charity Meeting Needs,…
As The Uphill Trust approaches it’s 4th birthday we are delighted to be starting another year of building at Uphill Junior School. Thanks to…
The Uphill Trust has a special relationship with Dollar Academy. Three of the trustees are former pupils and, when Chairman Max approached the Dollar…
In Ugandan rural communities, being able to raise food and livestock on a small scale is an essential life skill. For many children attending…
Something we take for granted – electric light – is a making a huge difference to the pupils at Uphill Junior School. Thanks to…
Did you know that only 0.05% of Ugandan rural school children have access to hand washing facilities? This means that over 99 % of…
Event report by Liddy Laird After weeks of glorious sunshine in Scotland, the morning of 19th August 2018 was cold, wet and windy –…
Wherever there are children with high spirits and the joy of rising to the challenge, occasional accidents will happen. In this young boy’s case,…
Clean water is essential for good health, everywhere in the world, but this can be difficult to achieve at times. When we first became…
We were very excited to receive these photos from School Director Elius in early June – Uphill Junior School now has electricity! Power for…
Whenever I say I am going to visit Uganda for the Uphill Trust, those who know my profession immediately say, “Ah, you’ll be going…
