COVID-19 Update and Exciting Upcoming Projects
COVID-19 Update and Exciting Upcoming Projects We’re happy to report that all the children and staff at BECU are physically doing well and staying healthy, although food is scarce and money is tight. While the virus did makes its way into Uganda and has impacted many people there also, the Bwindi area has been blessed […]
Christmas party at the Florida country club
Christmas party at the Florida country club Everyone at BECU enjoyed our Christmas party at the Florida country club on the 26. Yes, the Florida country club, but not the country club in Florida, USA! Our staff hosted a special party for the children at a nearby country club, which just happens to bear the […]
Children Perform at National Conference with World Leaders
Children Perform at National Conference with World Leaders The children of BECU were recently invited by the Parliament of Uganda to perform at the closing dinner of the annual Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference September 23 to 29. This was the second time this conference was held in Uganda since the country’s independence. The conference attracted 54 […]
Donated with Love: BCU Receives a New Van!
Donated with Love: BECU Receives a New Van! We\’re so thankful to the Snisky family for so generously helping BECU acquire the new school van! It is wonderful and the children are so grateful not to have to walk to school, many of them miles. This will greatly increase attendance for those who live a […]
Children Take Field Trip, Visit Uganda Parliament
Children Take Field Trip, Visit Uganda Parliament The kids at Bwindi Junior School got to take an exciting trip cross-country on a study tour in the capital city Kampala and Entebbe to see and do some extraordinary things. Director Francis Byamukama led the group to a wide variety of destinations. The group traveled an amazing […]
Construction Completed for New Classrooms!
Construction Completed for New Classrooms! We’re excited to announce the completion of a new building, which now provides classrooms for 2nd to 7th grade classes. Special thanks to the Beakley and Snisky families for their contributions to make these possible.
Meet Penuel: Only Surviving Child of AIDS-stricken Parents
Meet Penuel: Only Surviving Child of AIDS-stricken Parents Penuel is a 10-year-old girl who has no siblings and relatives. She is the only child of tea factory workers who both died because of HIV/AIDS. Her father died in 2013 when she was six years old and her mother died three years later. We at Bwindi […]
Meet John Davis: Future Engineer
Meet John Davis: Future Engineer John Davis is the eldest of three children. When he was five years old, he lost both his parents in a fatal car accident. His two other siblings were only three and one. The three children were taken in by their aunt Mary who has six children of her own. […]