EU Injects Shs5bn Into School Infrastructure in Adjumani, Moyo

What the report says

The European Union, working with the Ugandan government, has launched a Shs5.198 billion school infrastructure project in Adjumani and Moyo districts in northern Uganda. According to Nile Post, the funding comes through Germany’s development bank KfW under the Gender for Development Uganda programme, with the aim of improving classrooms, sanitation facilities and school conditions for pupils, especially adolescent girls.

The project was formally kicked off at Magburu Primary School in Adjumani District, where construction is set to include new and renovated classroom blocks, separate latrines for boys and girls, menstrual hygiene management facilities, and related support structures such as handwashing points and an incinerator. Officials said the works are intended to help reduce absenteeism and dropout linked to poor sanitation and limited privacy for girls during menstruation.

Project manager Richard Matua said the intervention is designed to keep girls in school through adolescence and on to secondary level. EU and KfW representatives said the wider programme aims to improve access to safe, inclusive and quality education across more than 200 schools in northern Uganda, while stressing the need for long-term maintenance of the facilities. Ministry and district officials also urged contractors and communities to protect the investment and ensure the structures are durable.

The article adds that construction will be carried out simultaneously across beneficiary schools by Arindua Investment Company (U) Limited, with completion expected within 12 months. Local school leaders said inadequate facilities have affected attendance and learning, and welcomed the new infrastructure as a step toward better conditions for pupils.