Church repairs Duhaga Boys
Jun 25, 2006
The emblem with the inscriptions 1910-2006 stands out just above the main entrance at Duhaga Boys’ School main hall. The words, ‘For God and My Country’ are inscribed at the bottom of the emblem.
By Joshua Kato in Hoima
The emblem with the inscriptions 1910-2006 stands out just above the main entrance at Duhaga Boys’ School main hall. The words, ‘For God and My Country’ are inscribed at the bottom of the emblem.
“1910-2006 means that this school was built in 1910, but first renovated in 2006,†explains the headmaster, Erifasi Kiiza.
Before renovation, the Government put up two classrooms under the School Facilities Grant.
Opened in 1910, Duhaga Boys’ School is known was the pride of Bunyoro. At the time of its opening, the school was one of the most magnificent and was considered the Budo Junior of Bunyoro. Through the years, however, the school structures had deteriorated and needed renovation.
The school stands in the same compound as the giant St Peter’s Cathedral, Hoima. The school was started by the Church Missionary Society at around the same time the imposing Cathedral was constructed.
Until early this year, the once beautiful school had become the scorn of Hoima. Most of its walls cracked and the roofs were leaking, putting the pupils’ lives in danger.
“The school was completely gone. It had become an eyesore to Hoima,†remembers Bishop Nathan Kyamanywa, of Bunyoro-Kitara Diocese. He was among the people who mobilised funds for the renovation.
Some friends of Bunyoro-Kitara Diocese from the United Kingdom visited the school around Christmas 2005 and they were appalled by the school’s situation.
“When they went back to the UK, they mobilised funds among themselves and friends to renovate the school,†says Thud Cox, one of the coordinators of the various development projects in the diocese.
At least sh195m was raised and used to construct new structures at the school.
“The main hall was pulled down and rebuilt,†says Kiiza.
However, not to destroy the old architecture, the hall was constructed with the same architectural plan, but widened.
In addition to the new hall, 14 new classrooms were constructed to replace the cracked old structures, a staff room and kitchen.
After the renovations, the school’s capacity has risen to about 600 pupils from around 350. At least the school has got another lease of life.
Ends
The emblem with the inscriptions 1910-2006 stands out just above the main entrance at Duhaga Boys’ School main hall. The words, ‘For God and My Country’ are inscribed at the bottom of the emblem.
“1910-2006 means that this school was built in 1910, but first renovated in 2006,†explains the headmaster, Erifasi Kiiza.
Before renovation, the Government put up two classrooms under the School Facilities Grant.
Opened in 1910, Duhaga Boys’ School is known was the pride of Bunyoro. At the time of its opening, the school was one of the most magnificent and was considered the Budo Junior of Bunyoro. Through the years, however, the school structures had deteriorated and needed renovation.
The school stands in the same compound as the giant St Peter’s Cathedral, Hoima. The school was started by the Church Missionary Society at around the same time the imposing Cathedral was constructed.
Until early this year, the once beautiful school had become the scorn of Hoima. Most of its walls cracked and the roofs were leaking, putting the pupils’ lives in danger.
“The school was completely gone. It had become an eyesore to Hoima,†remembers Bishop Nathan Kyamanywa, of Bunyoro-Kitara Diocese. He was among the people who mobilised funds for the renovation.
Some friends of Bunyoro-Kitara Diocese from the United Kingdom visited the school around Christmas 2005 and they were appalled by the school’s situation.
“When they went back to the UK, they mobilised funds among themselves and friends to renovate the school,†says Thud Cox, one of the coordinators of the various development projects in the diocese.
At least sh195m was raised and used to construct new structures at the school.
“The main hall was pulled down and rebuilt,†says Kiiza.
However, not to destroy the old architecture, the hall was constructed with the same architectural plan, but widened.
In addition to the new hall, 14 new classrooms were constructed to replace the cracked old structures, a staff room and kitchen.
After the renovations, the school’s capacity has risen to about 600 pupils from around 350. At least the school has got another lease of life.
Ends