Education Uganda Project #34706

Build an Early Childhood Education Centre, Uganda

by Institute for Rural Education and Development

Build an Early Childhood Education Centre, Uganda

Project Report | Feb 4, 2019
Annual Report 2018

By Dr. Noor Jaffer | Chairman

While no new school construction was undertaken in 2018, a lot of ground work has been done to commence and complete construction of 6 new ECD Centres in 2019 including the one featured in this project. Selection of deserving communities that meet IREAD's criteria and the establishment of village - based centre management committees has been completed for 4 new centres in Uganda and 2 in Pakistan all slated to open in 2019.

In 2018, IREAD accomplished the following:

Repaired and refurbished the Shershall Centre in Northern Pakistan that was severely damaged by an avalanche last winter.
Renovated the first Uganda Centre established in 2015 in Kitatya, Uganda
Increased total enrollment in our existing 6 Uganda centres to over 1000 children.
Elected a new Board of Directors and updated our goverannce structure and Artcles of Association
Applied for 501(c)(3) Status from the IRS which shoud soon be granted
Donations received were disbursed toward the provison of school uniforms, lunches and bursaries to deserving children.
Held 3 teacher upgrading refresher courses - in NW Uganda, Eastern Uganda and Chitral Pakistan.
- see attached photos

IREAD has received pledges from 4 major donors for school construction and is actively seeking donors for the remaining 2 schools in our 2019 building program. We are most grateful for your support and encouragemnt through Global Giving.

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