EDUCATION
Education and School Support | Seeds for Development
War destroyed schools, took the lives of teachers, and left a generation without education. Many families are still struggling and children often go to school hungry or drop out early - especially girls.
We support nursery schools in the villages we work with, helping to pay teachers and provide a daily cup of hot porridge to all the children. These schools give the youngest children a head start and allow parents to focus on farming and family life.
We’ve helped build two permanent nurseries and support six in total. We also pay the small school fees for children whose families can’t afford them - keeping over 50 children in school who would otherwise be sent home.
Thanks to the kindness of supporters, 15 very bright children now attend boarding school, giving them an excellent education and a chance to shine.
Education opens doors, improves futures and helps communities grow stronger. We’re proud to be part of that.
Would you like to help get more children to, and keep more children in, school? Your support can fund porridge, pay a teacher, or cover school fees for a child who would otherwise be left behind.
NURSERY SCHOOLS
Peace & Learning Centre Nursery School in Parabongo
The Peace and Learning Centre Nursery School is the first building in the new Peace and Learning Centre.
This huge and exciting project is making a dream come true for the LRA Survivors, a group of elderly people who for years have wanted a centre to remember those who died in the war and to teach the children so it never happens again.
Since digging the foundations in May 2022, we have, brick by brick, worked alongside the community in Parabongo to build this wonderful school
You can find out more about the big Peace & Learning Centre here
St Peter's Nursery School in
Otici
It was in 2011 that community leader and farmer Simon told us of their dream to have a village nursery school.
Starting out in a mud hut the size of a family home, the school has grown into this beautiful building made from local materials.
There are more than 100 children who attend and we support the school by making a monthly contribution, which is used to pay staff salaries and provide the children with a cup of hot porridge every day.
The school gives the children the best start in life and now the community are planning to develop it into a primary school.
Hope Nursery School in Lamin Lawino
Lamin Lawino is the home of The Breakaways and the nursery school is the latest of their innovations and we are helping them.
The farmers grew sunflowers and crops from the seeds provided by Seeds for Development. They paid back the monetary value of the seeds received and used the money to buy the iron sheets for their school. The community then made the bricks and we are helping with the expensive things like concrete, doors and windows.
The nursery school is a wonderful beacon of hope to this community, which is about 3 kms from the nearest trading centre and primary school.
Lamin Pic Nursery in Putuke
Lamin Pic Nursery school is one of the three Forgotten People's nursery schools that we support.
Thanks to the amazing generosity of the Rotary Clubs in Farnham, St Peter's Church in Wrecclesham and other many friends and supporters, we have built a new nursery school building.
In the morning the school is used by the nursery school and there are around 100 children registered.
In the afternoon the school is used by the youth and young people in the village as a Skills Learning Centre. The students learn hairdressing, tailoring and other skills that will help them earn money and care for their families.
Nge Kidi
Nge Kidi is a small village about 10 kilometres from Kitgum.
Forgotten People's Projects have supported this community for many years and in 2015 we also started to support the village nursery school.
There are about 60 children who attend this school and they come from extremely poor families.
Our monthly contribution helps pay the teachers' salaries and ensures that every child has a cup of hot porridge every day.
We also support farming projects in Nge Kidi
Paibwor
The people in Paibwor take the education of their children very seriously. Every community suffered badly in the war, but Paibwor especially so. The people are still really struggling as they rebuild their lives and provide for their families.
Forgotten People's Projects have supported the school and community for more than a decade and we started supporting them in 2015, after visiting Paibwor and meeting the people there.
Our contribution helps pay the teachers and provide a cup of hot porridge to every child.
They are ambitious and want to extend the school to primary level.
Sponsorship Scheme
When we visit the nursery schools we find children who stand out from the crowd. They might sing louder, dance more freely or just shine brightly amongst the class.
We were contacted by people wanting to sponsor a child and have set up a sponsorship scheme where the brightest children have the opportunity to attend an excellent boarding school.
