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Case Study: Uganda
Restore International believes the children of
Uganda are the future of the country and change
lies in their hands. This was the motivation then that
prompted the NGO to do what it could to redress
this balance by working with the local community in
Lwalakwar Village in the Amuru District of northern
Uganda, not too far from the city of Gulu.
The net result of that collaboration is a school that can
accommodate up to 250 children and as many as 30
teachers and is constructed almost entirely of Hydraform
interlocking blocks. To facilitate the project, the NGO
purchased a Hydraform interlocking blockmaking machine.
Restore International then worked with members of the
community, availing them of training and guidance in the
correct use of the machine and helping them to build the
school – as far as is possible, from the natural resources
on site. As a postscript to constructing the school, the
community of Lwalakwar now has the skills, along with
continued access to the machinery, to embark on other
building projects in the region.
Educating
Africa
All countries venerate schools but few of them have
enough educational institutions for their people –
something particularly true of Africa.
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