Kasese Humanist School: October 2024

Thursday, 31 October 2024

Humanist values

Humanist values emphasize the importance of human dignity, individual rights, and reason.

Key principles include:

1. Respect for Human Rights: Advocating for equality and justice for all individuals.

2. Critical Thinking: Encouraging rational inquiry and skepticism rather than dogma.

3. Empathy and Compassion: Fostering understanding and care for others.

4. Ethical Responsibility: Promoting ethical behavior based on human welfare rather than religious doctrines.

5. Self-Determination: Supporting personal freedom and autonomy in making life choices.

6. Community and Cooperation: Valuing social bonds and collective action to improve society.

Overall, humanism seeks to create a more just and humane world through a focus on human experience and reason.

A summarized chart of Humanist Values courtesy of the American Humanist Association

Kasese Humanist School is happy to play an active role in promoting these values to itself, the children and communities where we work and truly we have not remained the same.

With Science, we can progress

Tuesday, 29 October 2024

Our library gets furnished with furniture

Library seats added to our library at Municipal High Humanist School

It's a great relief for students can now get where to sit and a table to bend on as they read their favorite books.

Great thanks to SCIENTIFIC TEMPER CHARITY for the support.

With Science, we can progress

Library pictures 📸

We promote GIRL CHILD EDUCATION

Girl child education in Uganda has seen significant progress over the years, but challenges remain.

Key points include:

1. Access and Enrollment: Enrollment rates for girls have improved, with initiatives aimed at reducing barriers such as poverty, early marriage, and cultural attitudes that prioritize boys' education.

2. Government Policies: The Ugandan government has implemented policies like Universal Primary Education (UPE) and Universal Secondary Education (USE) to promote education for all, including girls.

3. Challenges: Despite improvements, girls still face obstacles such as gender-based violence, inadequate sanitation facilities in schools, and the impact of adolescent pregnancy.

4. Community Initiatives: Various NGOs and community programs focus on raising awareness about the importance of educating girls and providing scholarships and support.

5. Impact of Education: Educating girls leads to improved health, economic stability, and empowerment, contributing positively to community development.

HELP SPONSOR A GIRL CHILD AT ANY OF OUR SCHOOLS

HELP AND AVAIL ESSENTIAL SCHOLASTIC SUPPLIES INCLUDING SANITARY PADS

HELP AVAIL SEXUAL EDUCATION , SELF DEFENSE AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INFORMATION

HELP EMPOWER A GIRLCHILD WITH A HANDS ON SKILL FOR SELF RELIANCE

Some of the Sponsored girl children spotted in our library doing research at our Rukoki school

Continued efforts are needed to address the remaining challenges and ensure equal educational opportunities for all girls in Uganda.

Emphasizing on EQUALITY is very important, more boys and girls are needed in school for each one of them has a role to play.

With Science, we can progress

Monday, 28 October 2024

Who we are and what we stand for?

Kasese Humanist School, located in Kasese, Uganda, is an educational institution that promotes secular education and humanist values.

Some of our pupils at our Rukoki school

It was founded to provide quality education to children, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

The school focuses on critical thinking, creativity, and respect for human rights, aiming to foster an inclusive and supportive learning environment.

The school also emphasizes the importance of science and rational thought, encouraging students to question and explore their beliefs. It serves as a model for integrating humanist principles into education while addressing the needs of the local community.

You can Sponsor some of children from disadvantaged backgrounds through:

Global giving:

https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/sponsor-a-needy-child-at-kasese-humanist-school/

Atheist Alliance International :

https://atheistalliance.org/campaigns/kasese-humanist-school/

Uganda Humanist Schools Trust :

https://ugandahumanistschoolstrust.org/

Kasese Humanist School Limited PayPal via email: kasesehumanistschool@gmail.com

The Kasese Humanist School Muhokya pupils display received book donations from UHST

Sunday, 27 October 2024

Metallic tables and benches yet to be painted

Metallic Tables and benches for the library at Municipal High Humanist School done.

I will be adding a coat of paint using the oil paint 🎨 sprayer machine to give the furniture's a paint finish in my attempts to curb rusting.

Thanks to Scientific temper charity for supporting our school project.

With Science, we can progress

Latest picture update are here:

Metallic benches and tables

unloading the metallic furniture's at our Autogarage facility for painting works

Unloading tasks

Delivery of the furniture's to first add a coat of paint to prevent the metals against rusting

Unloading tasks

Unloading the metallic furniture's

Deeper appreciation goes to The Scientific Temper Charity for supporting our school project.

We remain focused and determined to advancing science and reason and promoting the Scientific approach in solving the challenges that affects us.

TO SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL PROJECT, DO IT THROUGH OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS , LINKS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE

https://kasesehumanist.blogspot.com/

With Science, we can progress

Saturday, 26 October 2024

Furniture's donation courtesy of Scientific Temper Charity

GOOD NEWS : Furniture donation

Learners are supposed to sit decently on good furniture's, The Scientific Temper Charity is supporting us with:

20 wooden chairs for the classrooms

5 metallic reading tables for the library

10 metallic benches for the library

4 big sized wooden tables for the laboratory.

20 Stools for the laboratory

My carpenters and welders are working round the clock to ensure these items gets delivered to Municipal High Humanist School and onbehalf of Kasese Humanist School we are so thankful of this donation that will see more seats and reading environment improved at our school.

Kasese Humanist School enjoys a thriving friendship with this German Charity which has boosted the computer 🖥 room, Solar lights installations at our Rukoki campus, lab supplies and now furniture's to our secondary school section.

The Scientific Temper Charity banner

To learn more about this organization, visit their website https://scientifictemper.org/en/

With Science, we can progress

Thursday, 24 October 2024

Thanks for the donation

Good news

Pupils at The Kasese Humanist School Muhokya

My first donation on the Global Giving project has been registered.

A special thank you to the anonymous generous donor for being the first one to donate to our project. We are so thankful.

The fundraising page is as below:

https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/sponsor-a-needy-child-at-kasese-humanist-school/

Tuesday, 22 October 2024

Supporting our school project simplified - Global Giving

Kasese Humanist School is a secular school built on the foundation of science and cherishes humanist values. The school teaches the Uganda Nursery, Primary & Secondary school curriculum and is supervised and licensed by the Ministry of Education and Sports.

Kasese Humanist School images

The school runs as a nonprofit charity and relies partly on donations and fees collections from parents both locally and internationally. We have so many children from disadvantaged impoverished homes and we allow them into school as we search for kind people globally to extend a helping hand as in paying tuition and helping out with scholastic requirements.

Global Giving is our latest partner and we are so happy to feature on their website. Kind people can support us there, our fundraising page is https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/sponsor-a-needy-child-at-kasese-humanist-school/donate/

Our OFFICIAL PAGE on the Global Giving Website is as below:

https://www.globalgiving.org/donate/103230/kasese-humanist-school-limited/

Supporting our school project is one way of giving us a boost to continue serving our people, it means more good life for the orphans and less fortunate children , More infrastructural developments, More food in our gardens, More trees , More quality of life of our staffs and students and more skills at the disposal of our students.

Kahendero school pupils

With science, we can progress

Tuesday, 15 October 2024

Teenage orphan needs our support

Maria is a needy orphan living with her sister in kasese, she comes from a neighboring district, she lost her father in her early years and her helpless mum is deep in the village in kabarole.

She is in Senior 1 at Municipal High Humanist School, Any kind generous sponsor is needed.

Maria has an ambition of being a doctor and is very brilliant in class.

Maria Ruth

To extend support towards her education, send us a note.

Annual tuition is at 120 Euros for Day scholars.

Supporting Girl Child Education is one way of promoting equality in our communities, Girl children face many challenges and keeping them in school and giving them chance to attain education is important.

Support her education through Better Place https://www.betterplace.org/en/fundraising-events/47767-kasese-humanist-orphans-fundraising-event or

Via our page on the Global Giving website: https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/sponsor-a-needy-child-at-kasese-humanist-school/

With Science, we can progress

Monday, 14 October 2024

The 10 Humanist Principles for a GLOBAL RATIONAL WORLD

THE TEN PRINCIPLES FOR A GLOBAL RATIONAL WORLD

HUMANISM CODE FOR GLOBAL ETHICS:

1. DIGNITY: Proclaim the natural dignity and inherent worth of all human beings.

2. RESPECT: Respect the life and property of others.

3. TOLERANCE: Be tolerant of others belief and life styles

4. SHARING: Share with those who are less fortunate and assist those who are in need of help.

5. NO DOMINATION: Do not dominate through lies or otherwise.

6. NO SUPERSTITION: Rely on Reason, Logic and Science to understand the universe and to solve life’s problems.

7. CONSERVATION: Conserve and improve the Earths natural environment.

8. NO WAR: Resolve differences and conflicts without resorting to war or violence.

9. DEMOCRACY: Rely on political and economic democracy to organize human affairs.

10. EDUCATION: Develop one’s intelligence and talents through education and effort.

These principles are adopted from a book Authored by a Canadian writer Rodrigue Tremblay.

They gave me an insight and guiding principle that encouraged me to fancy and adore HUMANISM.

Below are some pictures highlighting some of my initiatives in the name of promotion of HUMANISM and RATIONAL THINKING.

Science, we can progress

Municipal High Humanist School images

Kasese humanist school pictures 📸

Classroom environment at Municipal high Humanist School, Kasese

Kasese humanist school Muhokya pictures

Kasese humanist school Rukoki pictures

Kasese humanist school Kahendero pictures

Sunday, 13 October 2024

Update on Food security project initiatives

Empowering our children, staffs and communities with farming spaces to fight global hunger and ensure good nutrition.

Teaching young people to actively participate in food production is a great initiative.

Thanks to Nonprofit Industrial Complex for supporting our Food security project initiatives and am grateful for these harvests, they help in some special way.

To SUPPORT our food security project initiatives, send in your donations through our fundraising page:

https://givebutter.com/kasese

At our gardens, we plant vegetables, corn, banana, simsim, yams 🍠, sweet potatoes 🥔, fruit trees 🌳, beans 🫘, peanut 🥜, cassava, okra to mention but afew.

Attached are some pictures of some crops thriving on our gardens: