Uganda

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Expansion of our completed girls dorm is needed at COTN's secondary school in Uganda. Currently, the first girls dorm provides some of the housing needed, but additional rooms are needed for the girls attending Marani High School.  

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With the addition of the secondary school, the water usage at COTN-Uganda has increased drastically and we need to begin exploring ways to use the rain water that falls during rainy season.

COTN-Uganda has seen the opportunity to add gutters and a water tank to collect rain water from the roof of the girls' dormitory. The water will run off of the roof into the gutters attached to the building. It will then be piped to a water tank (which will hold 30,000 liters or 7,925 gallons) that will be equipped with a tap for students and staff to come and use. 

We have seen a big problem in overcrowding at our school bathrooms. For a variety of reasons, this is not a good thing. We are especially concerned about the privacy of our older girls. Right now there is little space to distinguish between the boys' toilets and the girls' toilets.

COTN-Uganda has made some adjustments internally to help the situation, but it is not enough to alleviate the number of people that use the toilets. Adding a urinal separate for the boys will help us in this area.

The goal of the project is to have fire extinguishers in all areas deemed necessary by the Ugandan Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Gender. 

Your gift today will help keep the children safe and help COTN-Uganda comply with local laws. Thank you!

Our primary school has developed greatly in the last few years. To continue to grow and improve the education of our children, COTN Nursery and Primary School would like to begin a school band.  

Research has shown that people who are involved in music education see an increase in their academic performance. Our children in Uganda are very involved in singing and dancing, but have had limited opportunities to learn band instruments. We would like to change that in the near future.