Amuru school gets first building after 38 years

By Cornes Lubangakene

Teddi Primary School in Acwera parish, Amuru sub county in Amuru district is celebrating the establishment of its first classroom block in 38 years.

Since its establishment in 1975, the school has never had a permanent structure.

However, Teddi was closed for over 20 years during the LRA insurgency in the Acholi sub-region.

Since it’s re-opening the school has been operating in temporal grass-thatched structures.

Ben Okwarmoi, the Amuru district education officer said during a ground-breaking ceremony last week that the construction of the permanent building will fulfil one of the requirements to code the school that has been running purely on parents’ initiative.

“We have not been able to do much in this school because it is not yet codded by the Ministry of Education but now that we shall have a permanent structure, we shall ensure it is codded,” Okwarmoi said.

SUBBI foundation, a Canadian-based organisation, is undertaking the construction of the block, comprising of two classrooms and a staffroom.

Phillip Ndugga, the director of SUBBI foundation said they will in addition furnish the rooms.

“We are a small organisation, so we cannot do much within a short time but we have started small with this structure. We want to invest big in this school so that it turns out to be a better school for the children,” Ndugga said.

He said for the next five years, the foundation will ensure the school has sufficient classrooms, an administration block, a library, latrines and a farm.

“We shall ensure that by the end of the five years, the school is well lit with solar and we shall stock the library and furnish all classrooms and teachers’ houses,” Ndugga said.