Radnor House School in Namokoko

Radnor House School serves a rural community 75 miles east of Kampala, where families rely on subsistence farming and fishing on Lake Victoria. Many of its 400 pupils walk several miles to school, and during the dry season, the maize we provide can be their only meal of the day.

Our most ambitious project to date has benefited from lasting partnerships with Radnor House schools in Twickenham and Sevenoaks. Generous fundraising by the Friends of Radnor House has helped build brick classrooms and provide teaching equipment.

Fundraising began in 2013 after the community’s urgent need for a school was identified. Land was purchased, and Project Le Monde campaigned to fund construction. The school opened in 2016, replacing lessons previously held under a large tree.

Working with local builders, we’ve added a veranda for safer classroom access, plastered some classroom interiors and fitted blackboards. Fundraising by One World Oxted has also provided solar panels and a toilet block.

In October 2019, sixth-form students from Radnor House in the UK visited for five days with Inspire Worldwide. Alongside raising funds for Project Le Monde, they helped local builders create a school guard’s shelter, a kitchen garden and an outdoor cooker that uses less fuel than conventional fires.