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A floor, a door and some windows...
This is one campus of the Kasese Humanist School in Uganda. They're hard at work building a new classroom for their grade six students. With or without a floor and a door, students are going to be learning in this classroom in February. Let's ensure they don't have to learn on a dirt floor! Click here to donate! |
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Humanist, evidence-based education
The Kasese Humanist School in Uganda currently has over 650 students ranging from primary to school to high school. Many of these kids are very religious when they arrive at the school. There are a lot of orphaned students, as well, who have been left without parents thanks to outdated, religious views on contraception, safe sex and same-sex relationships. Many of the orphans have lost their family to HIV/Aids.
Uganda is 99% religious which makes this school extra remarkable. The education offered to these students is evidence-based and instills humanist values in the kids. Their educators report that within just a year or two at KHS, most students have significant questions and doubts about their faith. Schools like KHS could single-handedly be changing the religious demographics of the next generation of Ugandans.
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Vocational skills and self-sufficiency
High school students at this humanist school in Uganda get the opportunity to learn many vocational skills, as well. There is an auto shop on campus where teens learn to fix cars. They have gardens on several properties where they grow vegetables, fruit, cotton and coffee. The goal here is self-sufficiency. They use the vegetables and fruits to feed the KHS students as well as the orphans who are boarded on campus. They plant trees for lumber, shade, soil catchment and to attract birds and clean the air. Students pick up gardening skills, cooking skills, farming skills and business skills all while learning what it means to be a humanist.
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Unique education, unique educators
Robert Bwambale heads up the Kasese Humanist school and seems to live by the school's motto, "With science, we can progress." His Facebook feed is kept up to date almost daily with the goings on at the school and sometimes, it appears that the man does not sleep at all. Here he is pictured with the eco stoves he has taught his students to build and sell at the market. They are more durable, portable and they use less charcoal than other stoves commonly used in the area. The best part is that they are made from used tires from the school's auto-shop. As a humanist, Robert understands the environmental issues we face as a planet and is trying to steer his students in a direction that lowers their carbon footprint.
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A successful fundraiser
So far this January, Atheist Alliance International has been able to raise over $2000 for Robert and his eager students. With just $500 more, he will be able to finish the classroom he's building for his students. Please consider donating to this worthy project:
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