I’m Kirsten and as part of a team from Daviot and Oldmeldrum Explorer Scouts I am going to Uganda in summer 2023 to help finish building a dormitory for the local school so that p6 and p7 do not have to travel to and from school every day and can focus on their exams.  

I am really looking forward to going and it will be a brilliant experience for me. However along with all our group fundraising, I have got to raise at least £300 towards the cause. I will be doing this by running 43.10k for the 4310 miles from here to Uganda over the next couple months. I would be really grateful for sponsorship and would really appreciate the help.

Some More Information about the Project

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