Nambi Sseppuuya Community Resource Centre

Browsing Archive: March, 2017

Solar Energy at NSCRC

Posted by Justin Kiyimba on Thursday, March 23, 2017,

A common barrier to informing, educating, and entertaining in Uganda is power. Power is expensive and unreliable (it consistently goes off for hours to days). Brandy Yagelniski, one of our Canadian interns, created a fundraising webpage which, thanks to the generosity of many people, successfully fundraised enough money to purchase solar panels for NSCRC. Solar energy enables NSCRC to become self sufficient, have consistent access to sustainable power, and take a huge step towards being envir...

International Women's Day Celebration and Workshop at NSCRC

Posted by Justin Kiyimba on Thursday, March 23, 2017,

Brandy Yagelniski, one of our Canadian interns, organized and facilitated a workshop and celebration for International Women’s Day on March 8, 2017. NSCRC invited three female secondary students and 1 female teacher from five different schools; Buwenge High School, St. Mary’s College, St. Gonzaga Gonza, Pilkington College, and Nyanza International High School.

The workshop began with an introductory activity designed to show the girls how they are all connected, but the only way to dis...