Build Resource Centre for 4000 children in Kibuli

It feels like it has been so long since we last checked in. How have you been?

We hope the last months of 2025 treat you well and that this season comes with lots of joy and the spirit of community + gratitude.

Since we last caught up, the Angaza Resource Centre (ARC) has continued to build on its work in literacy and ICT education through teacher trainings, community engagement, supervision and mentorship, and capacity development.  We have also hosted a number of events and spent time connecting with our community.

Here’s an account of the different activities we have engaged in.

On 1st July, the ARC celebrated its second anniversary. The event brought together the community of learners, volunteers, and supporters in a day of celebration through music, dance, and reflection. The anniversary also served as an opportunity to reaffirm ARC’s mission of empowering young people with literacy, ICT, and life skills, and to acknowledge the support received from partners and the wider community.

On 23rd August, the ARC hosted its first Partners’ Brunch. The event brought together heads and teachers from all four partner schools, community leaders, partner organisations, individuals who have contributed to ARC programmes, volunteers, and friends of 4040. Guests experienced literacy and ICT lessons, engaged in interactive reflections, and reviewed presentations on results and impact measurement. Beneficiaries also shared testimonials expressing their gratitude for the services the ARC continues to provide to children and the community at large.

In September, the Centre conducted a training for over 25 teachers from Vallerian Primary School and Hope Shammah’s Junior School, focusing on resource making and Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA). The training equipped teachers with practical tools for classroom engagement and tracking reading progress.

The Centre also held its third holiday programme of the year, which ran for three weeks and engaged over 30 teenagers from the communities of Kibuli and Kabalagala. The programme continued the ICT and literacy lessons infused with soft skills training.

Additionally, the ARC hosted “4040 Prom: Friends and Lovers,” the organisation’s biggest fundraiser of the year. The event aimed to raise funds for the Mobile Libraries Project to purchase books, storage cases, laptops, and support teacher training and logistics.

During the same period, the ARC conducted its first independent phonics supervision exercise. The team supervised 16 teachers across all four partner schools to assess the implementation of phonics training in classrooms. Mentorship was initiated for teachers requiring additional support and will continue alongside regular supervision to ensure consistent progress.

As always, we continue to extend our gratitude for all the ways that you show up for us. Your contributions; monetary, in kind, through words of advice and ever present support keep us going.

May you continue to be blessed, tenfold.