Rotary Club of Manyangwa-Nakwero Donates Desks to Arua School

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The Rotary Club of Manyangwa-Nakwero has donated 80 desks, six chairs, tables and other supplies to Ayelembe Primary School in Vurra, Arua District, according to Nile Post. The handover was intended to relieve congestion in classrooms and improve learning conditions at the school, which leaders said has long faced shortages of desks, classrooms and teaching staff.

Club president Alice Drazuru, who is also an alumna of the school, led the team and said the group was prompted to act after seeing pupils struggle to write in overcrowded rooms. School head teacher Richard Candia welcomed the support, saying the desk shortage had affected the learning environment and that better seating would help pupils study more effectively.

Candia said Ayelembe Primary School has 1,121 pupils and a learner-to-desk ratio of about 1:7. He also appealed for help with additional classrooms and staff housing, saying the school currently has 17 teachers instead of the 23 it needs, leaving some classes with 70 to 80 pupils per teacher. He linked the school’s weaker recent academic performance in part to these constraints.

The ceremony also included a session by Rose Foam Mattresses on making reusable sanitary pads for schoolgirls. Other attendees, including former pupils and district education officials, said the donation could help improve performance and encouraged parents and supporters to back the school further. As a general matter, school infrastructure gaps remain a wider challenge in many parts of Uganda, especially in fast-growing or under-resourced communities.