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Build the Campus

We appreciate our many donors, who are an important Part of the Larger Story in Kamwenge.


Since February 2007 when Kamwenge Secondary and Vocational School opened with 3 classrooms, a simple carpentry shop, and a very small office, the school has grown beyond all expectations, both in numbers of students, acreage, classrooms, excellence of teachers, and varied classes offered. Classes range from pre-school through Senior 6, plus many vocational programs from which to choose. All of this is due to the vision of founder and director Rev. Canon John Mulindabigwi, donors to Partners in Mission, committed staff, community involvement, and Christian help from Uganda. The campus has become a magnet for the children of the Kamwenge District of Uganda.

Partners have provided additional classrooms, a playground, a football pitch, a school clinic, and girls and boys dormitories. Certain projects have helped the school make great leaps forward.

  • 2012. Clean Water. Northern Illinois Rotary Club partnered with Mbarara, Uganda Rotary Club to install a well and power pump for the campus.

  • 2015. Kitchen and Dining Hall. A professional kitchen and chef train culinary students to secure jobs in the hotel and hospitality industry in Uganda. The dining hall doubles as a meeting center and worship space on Sunday mornings.

  • 2015. Kitchen Equipment. Northern Illinois Rotary Club along with Mbarara, Uganda Rotary Club provided professional kitchen equipment in the new kitchen facilities.

  • 2017. Electricity. Power serving the entire campus, replacing expensive and unreliable generators, has allowed the school to become a modern facility.

  • 2019. STEM Center. The new STEM Center brought KSVS into the modern world of technology, science, and math. It includes a computer lab, a science lab, and a library.

  • 2020. Cows and pigs. A children’s’ project to purchase a cow to provide milk for children attending Good Shepherd grew to providing a small herd of cows. Pigs have since been added. The agricultural program includes cows, pigs, goats, and chickens along with crops such as bananas, coffee, and cabbages.

  • 2022. New Land. Nearly 40 acres of land has been purchased by the school at a cost of about ½ its full value. The long-range plan is to build modern vocational classes on this property.

  • 2022. 12-Unit Apartment Building for Teachers. Campus housing is part of the financial package teachers receive at KSVS. A modern residence for teachers will open in early summer 2022.

  • 2023. 12-Unit Apartment Building for Teachers. Campus housing is part of the financial package teachers receive at KSVS. A modern residence for teachers opened in 2023.

  • 2024. Carpentry and Metalworking Building. Advanced carpentry students now will be able to learn their trade on heavy carpentry machinery. KSVS also plans to help members of the Kamwenge community to raise fast-growing eucalyptus trees that can be sold to KSVS which will be turned into furniture. Profits from furniture sales will help support KSVS.

  • Coffee. KSVS Graduates have been experimenting with growing coffee and harvesting coffee in Kamwenge since 2018. The school is now distributing and training the local indigenous farmers to raise coffee seedlings. Women are harvesting trees grown by KSVS. The hope is coffee will become a cash crop for farmers in Kamwenge.

    •Operating costs and staff salaries. We have steadily raised funding for operational costs, teacher salaries, and overall community needs.