“To provide the funds to complete the building to a standard that is equal to that of Kavule Parents School for the Deaf”.
The trustees of BBF had originally agreed to spend £1000.00 towards the completion of the school, however the fund raising for the 2006 projects had exceeded all expectations so we were able to forward enough funds to allow the builders to complete the structural work such as laying the floors, fitting heavy duty metal doors, new windows and completely plastering inside and out.
When the group arrived it was a real shock to see a completely transformed building in full use by over 190 children.
The team set to and using the experience gained at Kavule started the preparations for painting. First task to remove the children!
The team worked hard, the atmosphere at Mityana was very different as the children all had good communication skills and it was a pleasure to paint to the sound of children singing outside.
A week later after a trip round the local tea plantation and factory the job was done complete with flowers and new black boards.
A job well done
As at Kavule we soon realised that there is no cash flow and the school survives day to day due to the generosity of the director who has to fund any shortfall.
A meeting was held to understand the ongoing problems and the following immediate problems were discovered.
1. The teacher’s salary was in arrears and no funds were available for the next term. A request was made to guarantee the teachers salary for one year which amounted to £250.00
2. The windows had no shutters to keep out the rain and dust, the estimate was £78.00
3. The children had no desks; the estimate for this was £560.00
4. There was no facility to store books and educational materials so four cupboards were needed at a cost of £315.00
5. Exercise books were not available and each child (192) needed 5 at a total cost of £88.00
6. Reference books for each class were required at £156.00
These requests amounted to £1433.00 which Building Brighter Futures was able to fund in addition to the £2016.00 spent on the building.
Bukeka Children’s Centre and School benefited to the total amount of £3449.00 plus £130.00 spent on school fees from our sponsorship scheme.
There is no management system in place at Bukeka and Building Brighter Futures has insisted that a separate bank account is set up and a management structure put in place before any further funding is forwarded, however BBF is pleased to report all previously sent funds have been accounted for and used as intended
