This boarding school is in a remote area of Uganda and has been run for 23 years by an Australian-born teacher. It is for the extremely impoverished community and to provide opportunity for the disadvantaged. Although free, students, parents and carers are asked to provide some support in terms of food or money if possible, to help with the support of the student.
The aim of education at FCU is for the students to be cared for, to gain meaningful employment and to learn techniques in agriculture. It has achieved remarkable results in the educational outcomes achieved and able students have been identified who are able to move on to gain tertiary qualifications. All this is to provide an improved quality of life for the students and the community. FCU also is successful in bringing together groups of students from diverse tribal groups and backgrounds to live harmoniously.
The Rotary club has supported Family Care Uganda by providing scholarships for several able students to move on to specialized secondary schools and then into University. Individual club members have also supported students with financial assistance for their schooling.
A District Grant from the Rotary Foundation and assistance from Rotary Clubs of Belgrave and Greater Dandenong and Endeavour Hills have enabled us to complete this international project.
We arranged the purchase and installation of a Solar Lighting system for the school and a Maize Grinder to process maize grown and purchased by the school into flour for food to be provided to students and staff.
The school now has a battery backed up Solar Power System which provides lighting inside the buildings and security lighting outside.
A maize Grinder has also been made available to local villages.
Once more Rotary has Unied to do Good in the World.
