Who would you choose? International development charities have different ways of dealing with construction projects, especially in rural areas. Some like to use overseas volunteers…
Who would you choose? International development charities have different ways of dealing with construction projects, especially in rural areas. Some like to use overseas volunteers…
Uphill Junior School has a staff of excellent teachers: Meet four people who are inspiring the next generation in rural Uganda. Teacher Joan Joan…
Uphill Junior School serves a rural community of subsistence farmers and small traders. Income levels within the community are very low or non-existent. Fees…
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…
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…
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…
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…
In the middle of 2018, a young pupil at Uphill fell and broke his leg, a childhood accident. While he was being treated for…
