Summary

The Help Me to School Programme is one of the programmes run by the Elisabeth Namaganda Foundation in Kampala. It provides school fees to underprivileged children for primary, secondary and vocational training. For the replenishment of this fund the Foundation formerly depended on their Dutch partner, who raised funds for them in The Netherlands. In order to reduce the financial burden of the Dutch partner, Elisabeth Namaganda in the late 90's started a party tent project. On the beautiful, well-kept campus of the Uganda Catholic Management & Training Institute, walled and with a guard at the gate, people from Kampala can hire the available party tents during the weekends. They are used for weddings, graduation parties, family get-togethers, funerals, church services, etc. The operation is run by the students themselves, who earn some pocket money. On a nearby plot a parking lot has been developed in 2013. Master students, who are often already working and come from far, can leave their car on this guarded plot. They pay their parking fees, together with their school fees. The first gains will be used to create a car wash, small shops and snack restaurants near the entrance of the parking lot.