We are a group of 2 Scout Leaders and 2 Explorer Scouts that have decided to combine an activity we love with raising money for the opportunity of a lifetime. In 2020, we completed a 12hr Just Danceathon but unfortunately, our trip was thwarted by COVID-19. This time round, we are upping our game and dancing for 15hrs from 9am to midnight!

A group of about twenty five leaders and Explorer Scouts aged between 14 and 17 plan to spend two weeks in July 2023 helping to finish a much needed dormitory at a school in Ruhanga, South West Uganda. We will also volunteer at the Ruhanga Development School, helping with after-school activities and general maintenance. During the expedition we will also participate in joint activities with the local scout group based at the school. We will be using local materials and will assist local tradesmen, meaning we will be giving as much as possible to a local community as well as developing our young people’s skills and life experiences.

In rural Uganda, boarding during P7 gives the pupils the best opportunity to pass their national exams – for most, the highest level of education they will reach. Many of the children live in extreme poverty at least an hour’s walk away from school. Boarding gives them the chance to gain the extra tuition needed in an environment where they are well-cared for and better fed than their own families can afford at home.

The dormitory structure was completed following the successful fundraising from our planned 2020 trip, however it needs a further £10,000 to finish the internal fit out and plumbing.