Mount St. Mary’s College Namagunga’s fundraising dinner generates sh300m

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Mount St. Mary’s College Namagunga has started a mega fundraising drive aimed at generating sh6b for constructing its proposed state-of-the-art classroom block.

The campaign was launched with a fundraising dinner at Hotel Africana in Kampala on Thursday, December 4 (2025). The function attracted a large number of stakeholders, mostly parents, alumni, students, staff members, well-wishers, and development partners.

The Headteacher of Mount St. Mary's College Namagunga, Rev. Sr. Regina Nabawanuka delivers her speech during the school's fundraising dinner at Hotel Africana in Kampala on Thursday, December 4, 2025.

Mount St. Mary's College Namagunga students in a cultural dance action during the school's fundraisng dinner at Hotel Africana in Kampala on Thursday, December 4, 2025.

Delivering her speech during the function, the Headteacher of Mount St. Mary’s College Namagunga, Rev. Sr. Regina Nabawanuka, said the number of students, which currently stands at 1250, had sharply exceeded he capacity of the existing infrastructure and hence the need for the proposed building.

She said the new complex will have various facilities, such as classrooms, a staff room, a library and computer laboratories.

The building will ultimately help the school managers to accommodate and conveniently give quality education to the growing number of students without compromising quality and dignity.

She encouraged the stakeholders to support the propjet with great determination and hope, just like the school’s founder, Mother Mary Kevin Kearney (Order of the Franciscan Missionary Sisters for Africa), who came with literally nothing, but owing to her deep faith and commitment to the education of the girl-child, managed to put up the school which is now very prominent, and whose alumni are wonderfully placed not only in Uganda but elsewhere in the world.

The Chief Guest, Lady Jemima Kariuki Njuguna (from MTN Uganda) delivers her remarks.

Dr. Zam Nalule (right) shares a photo moment with her friends after buying the portrait of the proposed classroom block. Thiis was during the fundraisong dinner of Mount St. Mary's College Namagunga at Hotel Africana in Kampala on Thursday, December 4.

Chief Guest, Lady Jemima Kariuki Njuguna (the Chief Product Officer, MTN Uganda), who represented Lady Sylvia Mulinge (the CEO, MTN Uganda), commended the administrators and all stakeholders of Mount St. Mary’s College Namagunga for opting to invest in dreams, potential and future of the girl-child, a great catalyst of development. She declared a donation of sh50m from MTN and promised to maintain the company’s solidarity with the school.

The Chairman of the school’s Board of Governors, Fr. John Lule and the newly-elected President of the school’s old girls, Lady Bridget Baine, also encouraged the stakeholders to support the project.

The prominent donors of the evening included Justine and James Bwogi (sh20m), Robert Mbabazi (sh3m), Paul Muyanja (sh3m), Vincent Tumwijukye (sh2m), Fr. John Lule Foundation (sh1m), Paul Walakira (sh1m), Steel and Tube Industries Ltd (sh10m), Rogers Baguma (sh1m), Mary and Hillary Bisanga (sh5m), Dr Zam Nalule (sh3m), and Namilyango College (sh5m), just to name a few.

The function during which sh300m was raised in cash and pledges was spiced with music and dance performances from the students.

The Chairman of the Board of Governors of St. Mary's College Namagunga, Fr. John Lule delivers her speech during the school's fundraising dinner at Hotel Africana in Kampala on Thursday, December 4, 2025.