The Emily Collins School

The Emily Collins School We are friends of the Emily Collins School. UK Reg no: 204948
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A building project in Uganda managed by OFHM a charity in Uganda and supported by the Emily Collins Trust a registered charity here in the UK.

24/08/2026

Martin is worried about water ingress to the rear walls of the school. So far they have only been able to plaster the front walls.

As a result of the generosity of those who attended the Lock Stock & Barrel gig and others the work on installing a sept...
22/07/2026

As a result of the generosity of those who attended the Lock Stock & Barrel gig and others the work on installing a septic tank/soakaway for the internal toilets is well underway. They are finding it hard going because they have to dig out the volcanic rock by hand but are still making progress, albeit slowly.

Howard and June, two very good friends of ours have offered Howard's band Lock Stock and Barrel to perform a gig for us....
02/04/2026

Howard and June, two very good friends of ours have offered Howard's band Lock Stock and Barrel to perform a gig for us. The money raised will go to help continue building the Emily Collins School in Kisoro, Uganda. It is a great band so it will be a fantastic evening. All the details are on the poster - Just scan the QR code to book your place/s?

See you there...and thank you for your support đź‘Ť

Making progress as we speak! Sometimes I am amazed at how quickly they make progress ... other times I hold my hands up ...
26/01/2026

Making progress as we speak! Sometimes I am amazed at how quickly they make progress ... other times I hold my hands up when things take forever and I cry 'Aaaah! then I sigh as I remember, 'TIA' - This is Africa!

The wooden security fence and gates in front of the school were desperately in need of replacing. So, thanks to our gene...
26/01/2026

The wooden security fence and gates in front of the school were desperately in need of replacing. So, thanks to our generous sponsors and supporters the masons have ordered the stone and have commenced the construction of a much stronger, more substantial and secure security wall with metal railings and gates.

It is physically hard, hot and dusty work but the guys will show great resilience, endeavour and skill to complete the task just like they have before in building other parts of the school. Our encouragement and thanks go out to them and to our sponsors who have made this possible.

This is only the first phase, once they have completed the wall and gates in the front of the school they will need to reinforce the security boundary around the sides and rear of the plot. However, the children will be safer when the security walls are finished.

A good start to the year! Well done to the school team and the contractors. All of the windows and doors on the first fl...
03/01/2026

A good start to the year! Well done to the school team and the contractors. All of the windows and doors on the first floor have now been fully glazed. Plastering next perhaps to finish them off nicely...

Thanks everyone for your support.

How exciting… we now have a charity bank account! So, we are ready to start 2026 with the Emily Collins Trust having UK ...
29/12/2025

How exciting… we now have a charity bank account!

So, we are ready to start 2026 with the Emily Collins Trust having UK Registered Charity status and a charity bank account with the Cooperative Bank!

So, if anyone (who is a UK taxpayer and I guess that is most of us!) would like to set up a regular standing order or even make a one off donation then please message me for the bank details and a gift aid form.

And, if you are a business then you can also take advantage of some tax relief by giving to a UK registered charity. Please check with your accountant to see how to do this in the most effective way for your company.

A big thank you from me and an even bigger thank you from the vulnerable children in Uganda. Your support was amazing in 2025 and so here’s to a happy, healthy, safe and prosperous 2026!

We've just released our 2025 Christmas Newsletter which will give you a flavour of what they have been up to at the Emil...
19/12/2025

We've just released our 2025 Christmas Newsletter which will give you a flavour of what they have been up to at the Emily Collins School over the past 12 months. I hope you enjoy it.

Here is the front page or click on the link below for the whole newsletter.

https://cdn.email.cdn.churchsuite.com/DMjDJraJSbypQNLML1lI

We are very excited to be able to announce we have now been granted charitable status by the UK charity commission. We a...
12/12/2025

We are very excited to be able to announce we have now been granted charitable status by the UK charity commission. We are in the process of opening a charity bank account and will share the details as and when they materialise.

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