Kamwokya KCCA school decries lack of disposal facility for used pads

The head teacher of KCCA Primary School Kamwokya, Francis Katabira, has decried the lack of a disposal facility for used pads by the schoolgirls.

He said the school whose population has increased from 1700 to 2455 in 2020 does not have an incinerator to support the burning of the used pads.

This he said came with many other challenges ranging from lack of furniture, classrooms and toilets where girls wanting to ease themselves, have to stand outside and wait for colleagues to end business.

“When I took over the school in 2020, the population was around 1700 pupils but as we talk now, the population has increased up to 2455 and this has had a negative impact on the side of service delivery, “he said

The primary seven pupils of KCCA Primary school Kamwokya reading the books while the President of the Rotary club of Kitante listens during the D.E.A.R Day

He said that government through KCCA promised to solve the problem with the help of  Water Aid.

Katabirwa was speaking during the national reading day commonly known as D.E.A.R Day which calls for everyone to drop everything and read.

The day was celebrated with the Rotary club of Kitante which donated books to the school as the Rotarians also read to the pupils.

Katabira applauded the Rotary club of Kitante for their support to the school and the partnership they developed.

“I want to applaud this club which has made a commitment to be with us, especially based on reading, they have promised to hold spelling and quizzes competition at our school which will help to improve our literacy, “he said

Rotarians from the Rotary club of Kitante giving out books to pupils of  KCCA Primary school Kamwokya during the D.E.A.R day.

He also applauded the director education and social services at the central division, James Juma for the unending support to the school.  

Katabira appealed to the well-wishers for the provision of furniture to help pupils with seating challenges have comfortable seats.

“If they are compacted on a desk, they cannot write properly, so they need some space in order to write properly, we also ask government to give us more classrooms since they were enough but because of the two years of covid, where most private schools closed, the children joined the government schools like KCCA Kamwokya which increased the number.

As much as we are proud of the numbers,  the facility remained the same, “he said

He also observed the need for more toilets in order to match the number of children.

The supervisor educational services at KCCA Central division Juma James, pledged continuous support to the school saying the reading will also help pupils improve their vocabulary.