The school grows brick by brick

  • July 2025

On June 18, the starting signal was given for the exten­sion of the HOREMI Junior School. The construc­tion is neces­sary so that HOREMI can also offer primary school classes P5 to P7, as required by the Ugandan author­i­ties.

Less than four weeks later: around 30,000 bricks have been laid and all the walls of the new school building are in place. The veranda and pillars are currently being erected, then it will be the turn of the roof construc­tion. The 18 windows and five entrance doors for the new rooms — three class­rooms, a library and a computer room — have also already been deliv­ered.

The funds required for the building mate­rials and wages — a good 12,000 euros according to current plan­ning — are sent to Uganda in indi­vidual tranches via special­ized transfer service providers. Some­times the construc­tion work progresses faster than the transfer of the money. But as soon as the Uganda shillings arrive, the next day’s photos imme­di­ately show the progress of the construc­tion work. A total of ten men do their best to make this possible.

New building mate­rials arrive almost daily.

We wondered how HOREMI found the workers so quickly so that they could get started as soon as the first funds were received. Kenneth says: “It’s very easy, a few phone calls and just a short time later the site manager and the helpers are with us. A clear sign that there is never enough work for the many people in the region. In this respect, HOREMI’s construc­tion projects also help to secure a liveli­hood for fami­lies in the surrounding villages for some time to come.

Hand in hand, the men work on the new school building.
Lunch break: he workers fortify them­selves with porridge from the school kitchen.

Such posi­tive effects on the commu­nity are impor­tant and desir­able. The school provides them anyway, as chil­dren from the surrounding area receive a high-quality educa­tion here. As HOREMI also serves as an employer for teachers, harvest workers, night watchmen and, time and again, construc­tion workers, other local people benefit from HOREMI — and there­fore from your dona­tions from Germany.

The massive windows have already been deliv­ered and are ready for instal­la­tion.

We would like to thank our generous donors, look forward to the further construc­tion progress and will keep you up to date!

Would you like to give the chil­dren of HOREMI a helping hand? You can donate quickly and easily here. Thank you very much!

You can find all the ways to support HOREMI on our dona­tions page.

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