About Us

The seed was sown in June 2006 with the project coordinators, Mary O'Neill and Diane Calisse, walking in the Dublin Women's mini marathon for the benefit of girl's education in Namitembo. The Parish priest, Father Owen O'Donnell, had brought the problem of gender disparity in the schools to our attention. We are both trained nurses so the detrimental effects of low literacy on health are well known to us.

Father Owen O'Donnell lives and works in Namitembo. His vision is to improve education and training for the whole community and is currently building a trade school and staff houses for vocational training in carpentry, building, bricklaying, technical drawing, computers and tailoring.

Agatha Kalawa is a trained secondary teacher in Namitembo. She likes to work with the youth and is a great role model for girls. Agatha is our community liaison person and a key to the success of this project.

Mission Statement

The Misson of Ubwino Wa Amayi is to facilitate the further education of girls of secondary school age in Namitembo without bias or exclusion on the basis of religion, political affiliation, disability or marital status.

Aim

The aim of Ubwino Wa Amayi is to create an opportunity for motivated girls to continue their education to form 4 who otherwise would have dropped out of school due to circumstances beyond their control.

Vision

The vision of Ubwino Wa Amayi is for gender disparity in schools to be reduced and more girls to attain MSCE. Girls will learn a trade at the Trade School , and as a result, overall health, equality and women's empowerment will improve for the benefit of the community at large.