St. Dominic’s Secondary School is a private school that was established in 2000 in the Masindi district in Central Uganda. In the first years, the school struggled with community support, and enrollment dropped to 100 students. In 2009, the current teacher, Mr. Mugisa Fred, came to revitalize the school. Since his arrival, and due to his vision and energy, enrollment
American students are helping us with projects in Uganda. This year, students at University City High School and Point Loma High School in San Diego, and Clarke University in Dubuque, Iowa, have campus clubs that are working to raise funds for Quench and Connect. These clubs engage students in our projects and offer them an opportunity for a first-hand experience
This year, in response to a request for tools to teach science at Gayaza Cambridge College of St. Mbaaga, a high school in Gayaza, we were able to provide most of the items the school needs to teach biology, chemistry and physics to their students. This school, which received a borehole water well earlier, is now academically excellent, with most
We were fortunate to visit Uganda twice this year and to meet directly with the schools where we are providing clean water. With face-to-face in-country meetings we ensure that our work is on track and that the schools we are helping truly benefit from your donations. At Quench and Connect, we are persistent in our efforts to meet the real
With your generous donations from last year, in March of this year, we were able to drill a borehole water well on the campus of a high school in northern Uganda. The students at Gulu College now have clean water to drink. The borehole was drilled to the aquifer and water is now piped to the surface in a sealed
During the first part of this academic year, students at Clarke University in Dubuque, Iowa, worked to raise money for the water well at Gulu College. The Clarke students participated in ‘Africa Week’ activities, and several clubs on campus organized fund-raisers during the academic year. On March 13th, the Executive Director of Quench and Connect, Dr. Kathryn Ely, was invited