Kiggalama (pronounced ‘Chiggalama’) Primary School was constructed in the middle of the “bush” in 2006. It is located about 10 miles from the main Mzigo location but still in the general Mityana area. It began with only a few classrooms for the youngest students. Each year, one additional classroom is added as the students progress to the next grade. In 2008, a classroom for P-4 was added. The Kiggalama community has been thrilled with its school and student enrollment has been higher than anticipated. In 2008, an adjacent church allowed the school to use its building for extra needed classroom space. Water is a problem at this school. It must be transported in. Patrick hopes donor money will eventually be received to drill a bore hole to provide clean and plentiful water for the students. In 2008, the school had 260 primary students.
Enrollment sign hanging in headmaster's office. School enrollment has risen quickly and exceeded expectations.
Kiggalama school children lining up in the schoolyard to re-enter their classrooms after their mid-morning porridge break.
Students studying in Kiggalama classroom.
Kiggalama headmaster standing at his office entrance.
Same classroom showing the grass divider between the 2 classrooms. The school is grateful for the additional donated space since the current building cannot house all 260 students. They hope for additional funds to build more classrooms.
Looking in the window of the extra Kiggalama classroom in space donated by an adjacent church.
Kiggalama students dancing for Carol Davis, Outreach Uganda founder, during her visit there in June 2008.
Kiggalama boys playing the drums.
Kiggalama's outdoor kitchen. Water must be transported in as there is no bore hole at this location.
Empty Kiggalama classroom. Students use the wood benches as their desks.
View of the back side of the Kiggalama primary school. It is located about 10 miles from the main Maranatha Primary School in
Mzigo.
View of banana plants and kitchen area from the courtyard of Kiggalama school. The school is built in the bush on land donated by a local farmer who very much wanted a school for the area.
Close up of Kiggalama's outdoor kitchen area. Dish drying rack in foreground. Two staff members preparing lunch using an open wood fire.
Two Kiggalama classrooms are inside this church building. The church allowed the school to use this space during the week because the Kiggalama school was overcrowded due to the community's eagerness to enroll their children in school.
