The call was made by the Bishop of North Kigezi Diocese,Bishop Onesmus Asiimwe, while commissioning a classroom block at Kitimba Primary School in Kitimba Ward, Western Division, Rukungiri Municipality. The block was donated by the family of Canon Hope Baruma.Bishop Asiimwe described education as an equalizer that can create opportunities for children, including those from poor families. He urged parents to ensure their children attend school, and encouraged learners to work hard and teachers to support them to achieve good results. He thanked the Baruma family for donating the block and urged the school’s staff and administration to maintain and care for it.
Eliab Baruma, who led the family, said the project grew out of a vision formed during a family thanksgiving in Kampala. The family decided to use the thanksgiving proceeds to build classrooms at Kitimba Primary School so that learners would have a suitable place to study.On the commissioning day, he also donated furniture, textbooks and computers to support learning. Baruma thanked God for enabling the family to complete the project and called on the school administration to look after the building as well as other donated materials to improve learners’ performance.
Kitimba primary school headteacher, Herbert Bemerire, thanked the family of Can Baruma for supporting the school and pledged that staff would take care of the new block and donated materials. Bemerire also asked the bishop and local leaders to continue advocating for an examination centre number for the school, saying pupils currently have to travel long distances to sit their examinations. He further appealed for support to address the school’s shortage of toilets.
Rukungiri Municipality Deputy Mayor Hajjat Macksulait Turyamureeba praised the Baruma family for supporting the school. She also thanked former Rukungiri Municipality MP Elisa Rutuhigwa for his efforts to have the school included in government programmes. Turyamureeba urged parents to enrol more children at the school, saying increased enrolment could help it qualify for an examination centre number. She added that the municipal council would continue advocating for another toilet for the school.
