On Sunday 26 May 2019 Liza Lakey (affectionately known as ‘Legs’ to Uphill chairman, Max) donned her running gear in readiness for her very…
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…
When you think of school transport you probably think of a white minibus, or one of those yellow American school buses, and Uphill Junior…
Sometimes it’s the simple things that bring the greatest rewards. As there is no electrical power at Uphill (yet) and it was the rainy…
We were very privileged to introduce independent film maker and photographer Geraint Hill to Uphill Junior School during our recent trustee visit. By happy…
On Sunday 25 March 2018 Elius Muhimbisemarried his lovely bride Shalot Tushabe in St Peter’s Church, Iruhuura. Their gorgeous daughter Sandra celebrated the day…
We are hugely grateful to Phil Horne of Edinburgh-based e-business promotion for donating the considerable time and expertise of his team that has resulted in…
All private schools in Uganda are expected to have at least one health care provider on site to attend to the first aid needs…
