Africa Day – Rushmere

Spending the day at Rushmere Shopping Centre, Craigavon where we will be raising money for the centre’s Uganda School project.

Customers will be treated to the sounds of Africa and the team have arranged and African Art exhibition as well as loads of fun for the kids.

Sainsburys staff are throwing a BBQ to put a few more pounds in the kitty for our school in the Kibaale district of Southern Uganda. Thirty five of us will be travelling there on June 7th to finish of construction of new school in this remote and underprivileged community.

Despite considerable economic growth in Uganda in recent years, in rural villages such as Kibaale life is still difficult. There is an eagerness to learn but a lack of resources make it difficult to give the hundreds of children who live in the village, the quality education that they so desperately need.

In Kibaale the existing school which is made from wattle and mud is susceptible to all the forces of nature. Wind and rain can effectively destroy this temporary structure and ensure that many children are out of education until it can be rebuilt or alternative arrangements can be made.

A good education delivered within a permanent school structure gives hope. It offers the children of Kibaale the chance to make a better life for themselves and their families.

The opportunity to attend a “real” school, will give the children of Uganda a sense of belonging, the opportunity to meet people whom they may not normally meet and learn skills that they may not normally learn.

So if you are about Craigavon today, drop in to Rushmere Shopping Centre and get a flavour of the country they call The Pearl of Africa.