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In Uganda, TEAA initially focused on one good secondary school, MacKay College, and tried to help it become better. This effort was our first, and grew out of school visits and discussions during a 2003 twelve-day itinerant conference in Kampala, Nairobi, Arusha and schools along the way. In 2006, TEAA-ers recommended two other Uganda secondary schools, Tororo Girl's High and St. Bernard's, Kiswera. One is the largest all-girls school we know of in the region and the other has bent over backward to keep needy students in school. For these reasons they were included in our 2007 site-visit tour. In Uganda, TEAA has also developed a special relationship with a university, growing out of our respect for and longtime friendship with its renowned leader, Dr. Senteza Kajubi. MacKay College Tororo Girl's High St. Bernard's, Kiswera Nkumba University This page updated, Jun-07.
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MacKay
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| MacKay College is a high school that includes the 5th and 6th years. Despite its location in the capital city of Kampala, it is not very well-funded. We have been particularly impressed by the quality of the leadership and have worked closely with the headmistress to determine the most pressing needs. Our assistance has been in the form of computers, books and scholarships. In addition, several of us have been involved in establishing a substantial personal relationship with the school. We have attended special occasions, consulted with teachers and administrators, met with students and taught sample classes. We have conducted site visits and reported in writing on our observations, with both praise and recommendations. We have been guests and have become friends, receiving hospitality not only at the school but in homes as well. MacKay College's own website | |
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 | Outstanding Leadership: MacKay is located in the Nateete district of Kampala. TEAA members visited in 2003 and were highly impressed by the leadership of Gertrude Ssekabira. Since then we have supported this school with scholarships, computers and books. During a 2007 visit, Gertrude generously credited us with supplying various rabbits that she has pulled out of her hat over the last few years, to the surprise of students, parents, faculty and the community. |
| National Quiz Champions: With well-justified pride, Deputy Principal Anne Karemire displays the victory shield for the 2004 Uganda Manufacturers Association Quiz competition. Winning competitors Ronald Kajubi and Maxwell Siabo, sixth-year students at MacKay, were selected by Mr. Manana, the economics teacher. This victory is a major accomplishment against the many larger, well-established schools that participate. |
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Tororo Girls High
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New in 2007: Highly recommended principal Ida Kagoya
Tarinyeba and her faculty welcomed two TEAA visitors for a
successful visit to this large school 120 miles east of Kampala on
the main road from to Kenya. For anyone who wants to do something
for young women's education in East Africa, Tororo Girls High,
with its 1,400 students including A-level, is surely a top
candidate. TEAA has begun what we expect to be a successful
collaboration.
Our initial assistance is for new A-level science textbooks, aimed at reducing to three the number of students sharing each book. Ironic in this context are hundreds of books that sit unused in the TGH library, which regrettably bear publication dates from the 1960s, when they were part of strong initial US support of this school. Political winds shifted over the decades in both our country and theirs. | |
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Below we salute two of Uganda's leading vehicle types with respect to passenger miles: the bus and the bicycle. Also featured are a venerable tree accompanying the bus and - in the background of the bike photo - the area's signature geological formation, Tororo Rock. | |
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St. Bernard's, Kiswera
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Family affair: Founded over 50 years ago by Bernard Kakinda and named for his patron saint, St. Bernard's is a private school dedicated to serving needy children in its area despite receiving no government support. The work of the school and an orphanage are carried forward by his adult children, including Olive Kakinda (photo), a retired nurse who worked for many years in Saudi Arabia, where she met TEAA-er Malcolm Maries who brought the school to our attention. TEAA has recently supplied the school with some science equipment. They are near Masaka on the northwest shores of Lake Victoria. | |
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Before and after: Two school buildings, one refurbished with assistance from the ex-pat community in Saudi Arabia. | |
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Nkumba University
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Nkumba head Senteza Kajubi played a key role in our formative 2003 conference in Kampala, and has become a friend and advisor to us. Several members have visited the university, including Betty Castor and Sam Bell in December 2005. Before that Sam had obtained 30 computers from his law firm and shipped them at his expense to Nkumba. They arrived in February and ten of them are for MacKay. | |
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In the photo at the left are Dr. Kajubi (second from the right), Betty, Sam, and several administrators and faculty of the university. Betty not only taught in Uganda as part of TEA; she played a significant founding role in United States educational assistance to the newly independent Uganda and has had a distinguished career in education and politics. Click here for more information. |
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At right, construction proceeds as the campus expands. Below: As former members of the Florida Legislature, Sam and Betty were delighted to encounter Nkumba's "Florida Parliament Tree." Sam has expressed a hope that sounder decisions are made under this tree than some in Tallahassee. |
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