{"id":4284,"date":"2024-07-29T17:19:41","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T15:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horemi.org\/en\/?p=4284"},"modified":"2024-07-29T17:19:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T15:19:44","slug":"an-own-school-for-horemi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horemi.org\/en\/an-own-school-for-horemi\/","title":{"rendered":"An own school for HOREMI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\u00ab July 22, 2024: Happy ending in sky blue \u00bb<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The happy ending to the school construc\u00adtion is now perfect: due to delivery prob\u00adlems with the required windows and doors, the final stage was initially delayed some\u00adwhat. But now, in July 2024, every\u00adthing is in place \u2014 and the building shines all around in a vibrant sky blue. Kenneth and Naume chose a partic\u00adu\u00adlarly water-resis\u00adtant paint to ensure that the color can with\u00adstand large amounts of water during the rainy season and does not run off. The flowerbeds in front of the school were also embell\u00adished and deco\u00adra\u00adtively edged. Congrat\u00adu\u00adla\u00adtions on the beau\u00adtiful new school building!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find out more about the school and how much fun and success the chil\u00addren have learning here in other arti\u00adcles here on the blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00ab May 1, 2024: The school is almost complete! \u00bb<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to further generous donors, HOREMI has now made it: the school is finished, plas\u00adtered, has ordered windows and doors and will soon have a sky-blue fa\u00e7ade! From zero to almost finished in just six months \u2014 a happy ending to an ambi\u00adtious building project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Over 80 chil\u00addren are currently sitting on the school benches. And during HOREMI\u2019s visit in March, we were able to see for ourselves how enthu\u00adsi\u00adastic, fun and successful the kids are. More to follow in this or a new blog!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00ab March 7, 2024: The school is unfinished, but in operation \u00bb<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Not a bad start for the new HOREMI Junior School! It has already taken in 72 chil\u00addren, who are now dili\u00adgently learning reading, writing and arith\u00admetic from the six teachers employed. Ten of these chil\u00addren come from the HOREMI orphanage, all the others from the surrounding villages. Most of the chil\u00addren, namely 41, attend Nursery \u2013 the three-year pre-school. And in the first three grades offered at the primary school, 31 chil\u00addren are currently sitting on the school benches. So far, poor fami\u00adlies and single mothers in partic\u00adular are happy to take advan\u00adtage of the new school offer. Espe\u00adcially as HOREMI charges the poorest members of the commu\u00adnity very little or no school fees and just a small contri\u00adbu\u00adtion for lunch. HOREMI is now hoping that word will soon spread about the first-class educa\u00adtion offered by the new school. Because in the long term, it will be depen\u00addent on a number of full-paying users. And on further dona\u00adtions, for example for the comple\u00adtion of the building: The floor is almost finished. But there are still not enough funds to plaster, paint or install windows in the new school building. So the following still applies: every euro donated helps!<\/p>\n\n\n

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The baby class: Bumali in his wheel\u00adchair is also included.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Washing up together after School lunches<\/p><\/div>\n

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In primary school, the kids learn reading, writing, arith\u00admetic, English \u2026<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u00ab January 29, 2024: The first day of school \u00bb<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Here we go! Today, the HOREMI Junior School opened its pre-school and primary school, each comprising three grades, on the offi\u00adcial start date of the new school year. More than 40 chil\u00addren came on the first and second day and a further 12 are regis\u00adtered. Nine pupils now have a partic\u00adu\u00adlarly short journey to school, as they come from the HOREMI orphanage. And the commu\u00adnity surrounding HOREMI also greatly appre\u00adci\u00adates the new offer nearby. After all, a good educa\u00adtion for their chil\u00addren is the be-all and end-all for a good future.<\/p>\n\n\n

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In front of the finished school building \u2026<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u2026 a garden with a play\u00adground was laid out.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The chil\u00addren take their lunch break on the shady veranda.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Lunch for the primary school chil\u00addren is provided by HOREMI.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Thank you to all the donors who have made this great project possible so far! <\/strong>The new building is still missing floors, plaster, doors and windows \u2014 so that it doesn\u2019t rain in during lessons. We would there\u00adfore be delighted if you could support the \u201cfinishing\u201d of the school with a dona\u00adtion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find out more and donate via our campaign at betterplace.org<\/a> for example!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or since you are already here: Simply donate directly and without an extra fee via our dona\u00adtion page<\/a><\/strong> - 1000 thanks!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00ab January 19, 2024: The school is almost ready for use \u00bb<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s almost dizzying how quickly plans take shape at HOREMI when the funds are avail\u00adable. In the mean\u00adtime, the small school kitchen has been built, the floors of the first room have been paved, the class\u00adrooms have been furnished and the garden has been laid out. All permits have been obtained and teachers have been employed. School can there\u00adfore start on time in February. Big respect to all the local people involved for this achieve\u00adment!<\/p>\n\n\n

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The school\u2019s covered veranda<\/p><\/div>\n

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The school\u00adyard and the school kitchen (front right)<\/p><\/div>\n

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View into the class\u00adroom<\/p><\/div>\n

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The school building on the left, the kitchen on the right \u2014 and a toilet in the back\u00adground<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\u00ab January 8, 2024: The furniture builders are here \u00bb<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The school building is finished, now it\u2019s time for the inte\u00adrior work and furnish\u00adings. Tables, benches and chairs are being built on site. The first chil\u00addren will be sitting on them at the begin\u00adning of February!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00ab Before the turn of the year: Roof and veranda are finished \u00bb<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Every new euro donated to the school is imme\u00addi\u00adately converted into mate\u00adrials and work, and so work continues at full speed imme\u00addi\u00adately after the Christmas party (also made possible by your dona\u00adtions!). Before the end of the year, not only the main building but also the veranda will be roofed over. And the new school sign is already there too! This means that, according to current plans, the first lessons can take place at the begin\u00adning of February, the offi\u00adcial start of the new school year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00ab Just in time for Christmas: The roof is almost covered \u00bb<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Horemi stepped on the gas again before Christmas. Once the wooden struc\u00adture was in place, the roof is covered with corru\u00adgated iron sheets. Wow, that goes fast! Thanks to many generous dona\u00adtions!<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u00ab Status as of November 12: The shell is finished \u00bb<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The walls grew steadily, espe\u00adcially in October and November. On November 12, the shell was completed: 7.5 by 9 meters, enough space for four class\u00adrooms and an office.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Would you like to contribute to the comple\u00adtion and main\u00adte\u00adnance with your dona\u00adtion? Click here to go to the dona\u00adtion page<\/a> \u2014 1000 thanks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why HOREMI needed its own school<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A good educa\u00adtion is the key to the future. This is espe\u00adcially true in Uganda. For a long time, Naume and Kenneth have had the idea of building their own school. The school routes for the chil\u00addren of HOREMI had been very long, and the fees charged by the public private schools are high. A school right on site solves both prob\u00adlems. The permit has been granted and school oper\u00ada\u00adtions have started. Now it\u2019s time to demon\u00adstrate a func\u00adtioning, qual\u00adi\u00adfied school oper\u00ada\u00adtion over the next two years \u2014 that\u2019s the require\u00adment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The starting signal was given in April 2023 \u2026<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Kenneth had the fore\u00adsight to buy bricks cheaply back in April 2023, and the foun\u00adda\u00adtion walls were built in August. However, the funds for bricks, cement, mortar, corru\u00adgated iron, beams, windows and doors were still lacking. Like\u00adwise for plas\u00adtering and painting the building and the floor \u2014 it was not to be solidly trodden earth, but a solid floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few exam\u00adples of what such a building costs in Uganda: The many thou\u00adsands of bricks required come to around 1,500 dollars, the 260 corru\u00adgated sheets for the roof 3,800 dollars, building sand and cement just under 2,000 dollars. Plaster and paint add around 2,600 dollars. Oh yes, and of course there are also some labor costs \u2014 esti\u00admated at around 600 to 1000 euros. Not to mention furnishing the class\u00adrooms, school mate\u00adrials or paying the teachers \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The status of the school construc\u00adtion in September \u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Would you like to give the chil\u00addren of HOREMI a helping hand? You can donate quickly and easily here<\/a>. Thank you very much!<\/mark>
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You can find all the ways to support HOREMI on our dona\u00adtions page.<\/a><\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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