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| DISCOVERING THE NEED |
KSVI is situated in Kamwenge district, western Uganda, considered one of the poorest in the country. Kamwenge has a population of 295,313 people and sixty five percent of these are children ages 1-18. Most are refugees and returnees who were forced to evacuate their homes due to insecurity. They have nothing. The Ugandan government gave land to these families where they have built small grass huts. The economy of the area depends on subsistence agriculture farming with the average family income well below $1 per day.
In 1997 the Ugandan Government introduced Universal Primary Education as a measure to reduce illiteracy rates and poverty levels throughout the rural country. The enrollment of pupils increased from 5.3 to 7.6 million by 2005. The teacher/pupil ratio also rose to 70:1. This rapid expansion of primary education has therefore increased the need for post-primary institutions. But most districts have no infrastructure to meet this need. Private Schools have attempted to address the situation, however they are much more expensive and few families are able to afford them. Statistics reveal that less than half of the current students in Uganda will have the opportunity to attend secondary schools, and this is a much lower percentage in Kamwenge.
There are 140 government-aided primary schools in Kamwenge serving 65,453 students. This tells us that over 100,000 children are not attending primary level education, mostly due to lack of finances and facilities. And there are only 7 secondary schools attempting to cater to the higher level of education for the entire district, resulting in an enormous gap between primary and secondary education.
Against this background the founders of KSVI envisioned a solution. >>>THE VISION
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