The children have already made great progress. Some of the students arrived at the school speaking little to no English and are now able to read and write in English. The students are receiving classes in English, Maths, Social Studies, Reading, Art, Dance, Sports, Agriculture, Conservation and Debate.

We are also lucky to have hosted volunteers from many countries who come to support the school through teaching, games, inspiring the children to learn more about the world and different cultures/experiences, make donations, and help in the garden.

1. We are happy to say that we already have a plan for how the school program will work -finding teachers, preparing the farmland where we will plant with the kids, and teaching them the real way to protect the environment and grow their food and have knowledge for the future. On top of the Ugandan education curriculum, we are looking forward to empowering kids with life-changing skills like art and crafts, tailoring, and ICT, and giving children a chance to go to different national parks as a way to appreciate nature and learn how to guide people about the values of wildlife conservation, and tourism in future.

This was made possible thanks to the help of our volunteers, who managed to secure funding for this part of the build.

The construction of these two rooms is a huge step forward for the young dreamers in the community.

We continue to seek funds to complete the construction of these two rooms, which will serve as the beginning of our School.

We believe that young dreamers and passionate people are the inspiration for many of us who are willing to change, learn and connect with other cultures outside our comfort zones and make a huge difference.

Mwasingya (thank you all) for your donations. Together we can make a difference.

Citizens Dream Relief Initiative has been able to purchase 1 acre of farm land.

This land will be used to grow food for hungry families in our community.

We will also educate other farmers and the younger generation about sustainable and efficient farming methods.This is a huge step towards our vision of creating a School of Permaculture & Wildlife Conservation.

Thank You to all of the generous donors to our fundraiser last year. Without you all, this would not have been possible.

Below are photos of William signing the paperwork to purchase the land, and William planting one of many trees which will mark the boundary of the land.Thank you all for your support, and we will keep you all updated on each step of this journey.RIP dear Denis, who was committed to helping his community. He will always inspire us to keep working for those who need our help

Farmers in Uganda continue to face challenges of low harvest due to poor farming methods and knowledge about selecting the right seeds, preparing the soil, the right fertilizers to use if need be. Citizen Dream Relief initiative thinks that we shall have our own community run farm land and school which shall always be a source of farming knowledge, food to both parents and children especially the elderly as they are the most affected when it comes to nutrition especially access to vegetables.

Despite the climate being very fair for growing crops, farmers struggle with low harvest due to lack of education about modern sustainable farming methods. Farmers and parents alike need to be educated on how to grow an abundance of food using the natural resources available to them. This involves: producing fertile compost by recycling waste, increasing the soil’s microbial content, improving drainage, and choosing the most efficient, resilient, nutritious crop varieties.

Education is not free in Uganda, and it costs roughly £150/yr to send one child to school. This means that many children are currently going without education due to their parents having no income during these difficult times.

Citizen Dream Relief initiative, with the support of the community members, aims to address these issues by starting a community run farm land and school which shall be a source of farming knowledge and food to all parents, children and elderly.

We already have many community members on board with the idea, and we have 2 acres of ex-farmland identified which will cost £3,700 to buy. We have a lawyer on board offering his services for free, and the initial setup labour will be contributed by community members.

The remaining £2,600 will be used to purchase things such as a fence, composting materials, tools, seeds and irrigation equipment.

All funds raised will be collected by Christopher Thompson in UK and then sent to William Bwambale in Uganda. We will coordinate the spending with a board of community members, which will be made fully transparent on our Facebook page.