Gorilla Village Kids School is situated in a rural area on the edge of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Ruhija, Southwestern Uganda.  There is no school nearby for the children to access so the community has constructed its own from its local natural resources of wood and clay.  The school  is situated on the top of a hill so work is underway to construct a level playground area and add more classrooms.  There are about 140 pupils on roll but the community is very poor and many people cannot afford to pay school fees or even understand the importance of educating their children, so funds to pay the teachers are low.

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We are committed to funding the teachers' salaries for this academic year: January-December 2024, whilst the school develops the sustainability of it's programme.  We need to raise £3000 to cover the costs of employing the Head Teacher, 2 Senior teachers, 4 further class teachers and the school cook for the year.  We have currently raised almost half of this.  Please click here to see how you can get involved with our current 'Musicathon' fundraiser or at our Stewardship page.