Our Mission
Our Christ-centered Mission is:
- To provide quality education opportunities to the students in Rubuguri so they may become effective leaders in their families, community, and country while reducing poverty in the community.
- To promote the wellbeing of the students and teachers by providing them with a safe and comfortable learning environment.
- To build a first-class education facility where students of all backgrounds can prepare to reach their full potential.
- To enhance the resources available in the local community to sustain their efforts towards a better way of life for all.
- To work hand in hand with the residents to identify and meet their needs through sustainable strategies and partnerships.
- To partner with churches, local organizations, government agencies and individuals committed to bringing about positive change in the community.
- To create awareness of the needs and potential of the children and residents in the community
- To bridge the technological digital divide by providing computers and Internet access.
Our Vision
- It is our hope that one day, the students at St. Kizito’s will become researchers, doctors, nurses, educators, politicians, entrepreneurs, parents, and individuals that take on the challenges of our planet and come up with cures.
- Every child has potential that can be nurtured and developed in the right setting, with proper guidance. Through faithful work and collaborative partnerships, such an environment will be created and sustained.
- Parents and members of the community will learn from the children and make strides towards individual and community improvement and empowerment.
- Sustainable efforts will continue to evolve through community assessments and resident leadership.
- Visitors to the area will recognize the work being done at St. Kizito Rubuguri Primary School and share our story with the world.
2025 Building Fund & Computer Lab
$25.00
We completed our 2024 Staff Offices & Library project.
Please consider donating to add
more classrooms to our school.
FINISHED PROJECTS 2023
Classroom Upgrades
First finished classroom building
Old Classrooms
BEFORE
(DIRT FLOORS)
New Classrooms
AFTER
(CEMENT FLOORS)
BACKPACK DRIVE
DONATE A BACKPACK!
Many children walk miles to school and are in need of a backpack to carry their school supplies. We are accepting new or gently used backpacks or a $15 donation will buy a backpack for one student.
ROTARY WASH PROJECT 2025
Proposed Rubuguri Primary & Secondary School WASH Program
Proposed Rubuguri Primary & Secondary School WASH Program
Proposed Rubuguri Primary & Secondary School WASH Program
This Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) project is part of a larger effort to improve life for the children in Rubuguri, Uganda. By focusing on hygiene behavior including improving sanitation facilities, adding rainwater collection systems, handwashing stations, Sawyer International Tap Water Filters, and International Bucket System Fi
This Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) project is part of a larger effort to improve life for the children in Rubuguri, Uganda. By focusing on hygiene behavior including improving sanitation facilities, adding rainwater collection systems, handwashing stations, Sawyer International Tap Water Filters, and International Bucket System Filter Kits, and providing education and training, this initiative will be the starting point for campus improvements that will transcend the campus environment to the home environment. The overall project will help ensure that the schools meet international WASH and Latrine standards while the community participates in and benefits from changing behaviors.
Cooperating Organizations and Partners
- Rotary Club of Mbarara, Uganda (Host Club)
- Rotary Club of Tulare, California (International Partner)
About the Community
Proposed Rubuguri Primary & Secondary School WASH Program
Proposed Rubuguri Primary & Secondary School WASH Program
Rubuguri is a town located in the mountains of Western Uganda near the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Agriculture and tourism are the primary industries. There are small, family-owned businesses in the town and farms in the surrounding countryside. Some children walk miles to get to school. Subsistence farming takes place on small parcels of
Rubuguri is a town located in the mountains of Western Uganda near the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Agriculture and tourism are the primary industries. There are small, family-owned businesses in the town and farms in the surrounding countryside. Some children walk miles to get to school. Subsistence farming takes place on small parcels of family-owned land. Men, women, and children work the farms, most of them live in poverty. The largest city near Rubuguri is Kisoro, which is an hour drive away. The city of Kabale is located two hours away in the opposite direction.
PROJECT IMPACT
Proposed Rubuguri Primary & Secondary School WASH Program
PROJECT IMPACT
This water, sanitation and Hygiene project will benefit more than 1,500 students, 50 teachers, 6 administrators and more than 400 individual households. Latrine facilities that are currently a potential health hazard will be upgraded and/or replaced to ensure that students and teachers have access to modern facilities. By capturing rainwa
This water, sanitation and Hygiene project will benefit more than 1,500 students, 50 teachers, 6 administrators and more than 400 individual households. Latrine facilities that are currently a potential health hazard will be upgraded and/or replaced to ensure that students and teachers have access to modern facilities. By capturing rainwater, students and staff will have access to clean water for cooking, bathing, and drinking. By building a latrine and hand washing station next to the adjacent church, adults in the community will have access to toilets and there will be a clear separation of toilets between children and adults, boys, and girls. Hygiene management education and training will lead to a healthier community. Students, teachers, parents, and administrators will participate in the training. The training will have a generational impact in Rubuguri.
Areas of Focus
- Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
Area of Focus Goals
- Facilitating universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water
- Facilitating universal and equitable access to improved sanitation and waste management services in order to achieve open defecation-free communities
- Improving community hygiene knowledge, behaviors, and practices that help prevent the spread of disease.
Saint Kizito
Saint Kizito (1872 – June 3, 1886) was one of the Martyrs of Uganda and the youngest martyr slain by the King Mwanga II of Buganda. He was baptized on 25/26 May 1886, by Charles Lwanga, the leader of Uganda's Christian community at the time, at Munyonyo, and burned alive on 3 June 1886 in Namugongo. He was canonized on 18 October 1964 by Pope Paul VI in Rome. His feast day is on June 3rd. He is considered as the patron saint of children and primary schools.[1]