Location:
Kalaya Training Centre is situated in the Kalangala district of Uganda on Bugala, one of Uganda’s Ssese Islands in Lake Victoria. Although the district is known for its beautiful white beaches, fishing, variety of bird life and lush forests, It has one of the highest HIV/AIDS rates in Uganda. The school drop-out rate for girls is also very high.

School information:
The school is operated under the auspices of Windows of Hope International Children’s Ministry which is committed to “improving the lives of orphan and vulnerable young people.”  The centre works with girls who are orphans or girls who have been rescued from the terrorist army operating for years in the north of the country which used them as slave. The training centre aims to equip the girls, who have been unable to complete formal education, with skills to enable them to become self-reliant. The program is Biblically based, and provides mentoring support, life skills development and vocational training for these young women including tailoring and catering. In addition the school has a sewing workshop which makes saleable items to generate income

Building applied for:
Aa classroom block on the land they have leased for 49 years (renewable) from the local town council. The materials will be bricks and cement and metal roofing. The students and community will be involved in providing oabour and some materials.

Cost:
US$20,000

Disbursements:
Funds will be disbursed by the C4A contact in Uganda by installments as building progresses. The project will be supervised by the director/founder of Windows of Hope ministry and visited by C4A representatives from Canada.

Status:
The grant has been approved and foundations and building will begin in August 2010

Donor:
Donors and ACSI schools in Western Canada

Completion:
January 2011