S4S Update: 2nd Girls Dorm at Gulu High
The walls of Gulu High School's second IC-built girls dormitory are getting higher and higher with each passing day
Last month S4S signed the contract for the second phase of construction of a new girls dormitory at Gulu High School. The winning contractor is now on site and making rapid progress; walls are rising from the recently finished foundations. This project will utilize most of the funds raised for Gulu High from last year’s S4S tour.
The new dormitory will stand side by side with the existing girls dormitory completed under Round 2, with a third dormitory planned for 2010! When complete, the three new buildings will provide safe and modern living facilities for 576 female students. These dormitories have become S4S signature projects in the region, raising the bar for secondary school development in the North.
For those of you fundraising on the behalf of Gulu High, keep up the efforts—the girls are eager to move in!
S4S Update: New Classroom Block at Keyo SS!
The students at Keyo SS received their new IC-built two-classroom block
Today was a great day: our Country Director, Jolly Okot, and the S4S team traveled to the Keyo SS original site to hand over their first completed project—a brand new two-classroom block! As our newest partner school, Keyo SS had yet to benefit from the funds raised in Rounds 1 and 2. However, with funds from Round 3, the S4S team has managed to construct a much needed facility. These two new classrooms are only the beginning of the many structures S4S intends to build at Keyo SS.
In her welcome speech, Jolly noted that the buildings S4S is putting on the ground are the tools to take Keyo’s students out of poverty; but tools are only useful in the hands of those who work hard. “Your brain is your brawn. Use it every day,” Jolly remarked. The students committed to care for and maintain their new classrooms, pledging a huge thank you to all supporters of Keyo SS.
Donations from Round 4 are going towards a second (and hopefully third) classroom block. For more information on Keyo SS and the work that remains, please check out the S4S website.