Making a Place for Opportunity A hub for NECS in Nkuringo is the guesthouse. It’s the oasis where NECS supporters arrive after the long journey, to a warm welcome. The guest house bar becomes the centre of all communications, whether it is excited talk about the day, a briefing about a task, an impromptu drumming lesson, a school singing event…
NECS UAC (Nkuringo Education and Community Support Ugandan Administrative Committee) are a key part of our work in Nkuringo. These people represent the needs of the Nkuringo community to ensure the support provided reflects what the community wants and not necessarily what we might think they need. As members of the UK team only make it out to Uganda twice…
We have a fantastic group of hardworking, passionate and dedicated volunteers. Their commitment ensures that every penny you donate goes out to Nkuringo – we don’t have any admin overhead. We have grown in breadth and depth so quickly since the charity was established. The ability to keep expanding depends upon the ladies and gentlemen who give so much of…
In 2024 the sponsorship cost to cover the education of a child in Nkuringo is just £160, whether in primary or secondary school. If you are able to also cover the purchase of a new school uniform, the total cost will be £175 for primary or £180 for secondary (uniforms are smaller for primary!). If it helps, we are happy…
Primary School History and Improvements There are ten classes in the busy Nkuringo Primary School and Nursery. The Nursery classes are named: Baby, Middle and Top Class. The Primary School has seven classes: Primary 1 Class through to Primary 7 Class.Unlike schools in the UK, transition through school is dependent on successful end of year results, not age. Similarly, children…
Nkuringo Community Vocational Secondary School was established in 2016. In 2017 the first Primary 7 at the Nkuringo Foundation Nursery and Primary School took their school certificate. Passing that exam enabled a student to go to secondary school in 2018. At the Secondary school there are 4 year groups – Senior 1,2,3 & 4. Senior 4 is equivalent to the…
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and the region of Nkuringo is a remote area, 2 hours from the nearest tarmac road. Access to medical care can be tricky and costly. The majority in Nkuringo are peasant farmers, predominantly living off the land, with very little income for even the most basic medical needs. Gerald was a teenager who was helping his parents…
Overview NKURINGO EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT was started nine years ago with the express aim of helping the people in this poor remote community have a better life. We have always looked to enable the community rather than dictate to them and over the years so far have achieved many things which can be seen in the pages of this…
We’ve found some great ways you can raise money for NECS which are free to you, but would help the community in Nkuringo enormously. Gift aid As long as you are a UK taxpayer, we can claim an additional 25% of your donation from HMRC, backdated to your first donation to us. In the tax year 2022-23 we raised nearly…
Other than sponsoring a child through their education, there are many other things you can choose to donate and help those in Nkuringo. Any contribution, whether donating that £10 your great aunt put in your birthday card, or raising £500 doing a sponsored run, will all go to Nkuringo. As we are run by volunteers, there is no administrative overhead…