Kibuye Project overview




AASU’s first community project is focusing on the village of Kibuye in North Eastern Kamuli, on the shores of the Victoria Nile. Kibuye has an estimated population of 60,000 people and is spread over 27 by 35km. The majority of the population is highly dependent on subsistence farming and barter trade within village in order to survive.

Before the project began, Kibuye was dependent upon one borehole for safe drinking water. Due to long lines when collecting water many have been choosing to fetch water from the river, which has caused illness through water born diseases. The village also only has one school, consisting of two classrooms accommodating roughly 600 children. The children that can’t walk the distance to the school simply don’t attend. The majority of children do not attend school, either due to distance or family circumstance, consequentially 80% of Ugandans over the age of 15 are illiterate.

So far within the Kibuye project AASU has been able to buy four acres of land at the East end of the village on which we have built a bore hole and are currently building classrooms for the Arise and Shine Nursery and Primary School which is due to open for the start of the school year in February 2011.

Friday, July 29, 2011

NEWS NEWS NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Preparing an HIV/AIDS testing and counselling  session for kibuye village on Tuesday the 2nd of August!It will be facilitated by THE AIDS SUPPORT ORGANISATION Jinja,  together with AASU volunteers, about 200 people will get to know their status!

Will keep you up dated on this event, we are excited!!!!
Posted by Arise and Shine Uganda at 10:07 PM

1 comment:

  1. sharonAugust 2, 2011 at 10:22 PM

    the day wouldn't have been any better!
    Over 300 people attended, 204 adults over 18 yrs of age.
    More details coming up in next weeks blog.
    Thanks to all the volunteers for making it a success! You are all a wonderful team!!

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