Staff and students alike recently celebrated the success of last year’s cohort of vocational training students at the college’s first graduation day. Previous attempts to host a graduation day had been thwarted by Covid, so the celebrations this year were extra special.Students from Nkuru Vocational college graduated with qualifications in…
written by John Njendahayo One of the projects that runs from the Nkuru college campus in rural Mityana is the Uwero water project which pipes clean water to families around the community. The college has ownership of a piece of land that has a natural spring in it. This spring…
Pupils from the top class of Kids Joy nursery school recently enjoyed their moment in the spotlight as they donned gowns and mortar boards for their graduation ceremony ahead of progressing to primary school. The nursery school, which is part of the Nkuru College campus in rural Mityana, Uganda, celebrated…
At Nkuru Vocational Training College, the majority of the students attend for two years to learn a vocational skill from scratch. The four main vocational skills on offer are: catering, construction, fashion and design, and hair and beauty. The nature of the qualification means that at the end of the…
The Nkuru vocational college in Uganda, headed by college director John Njendahayo, has had a bumper crop of vegetables this year, including some huge cauliflowers and lots of pumpkins. In fact, they had so many that they have been able to give some of their harvest away to local residents…
Last time I (Helen) was here at the college was March 2022. At that time, the fuel station had just opened along with the beginnings of a hardware store for the locals. Now I’m back, and it’s great to see further progress on this part of the college complex The…
Construction students at the Nkuru Vocational college have been hard at work putting their practical knowledge to good use recently, and as a result, a local medical facility is now able to house a doctor. Namutamba Children’s Rehab Centre is situated about 5 miles from the college, and until recently…
The Nkuru Vocational College in rural Mityana has always been at the forefront of pilotting new ways of doing learning Founded by John Njendahayo, the focus from the start has been about holistic, and project-based learning, as well as embedding all the programmes firmly in the local community. As a…
The following photos show for themselves just how happy the youngsters from Acholi Quarters have been to finally be able to return to school after almost 2 years of school closures in Uganda due to Covid. Whilst some schools provided online lessons, and some parents were able to afford private…
When Uganda went into lockdown back at the start of the pandemic in March 2020, like so many countries, all of the schools and nurseries shut down. For some children, they were able to access on-line learning, but for the majority of children, and all nursery age children, education stopped.…
