Mwanza Lutheran Secondary School, which opened in 2020 with 8 students, now has over 168 students. They have also made progress on construction of the dining hall. However, the diocese has realized that a greater priority is building a wall around the campus. Numerous parents of potential students have decided not to send their children to the school until it has adequate security. This past year the Lutheran churches in the East of Lake Victoria Diocese raised about 70,000,000 TSH (about $28,000) to start the security wall. We were thrilled to see that progress this summer. Unfortunately, the costs of supplies have gone up this past year. At this point, they still need 112,000,000 (about $45,000) more to fully construct the wall around the whole property.
The good news is that the diocese can continue to build as they have money and pause construction as needed. Bit by bit we hope and pray that the wall can be built so that all the students feel safe and secure. The long term dream is for this school to be a boarding school so people from outside of Mwanza can also attend.
To see the budget for the entire project budget, click here.
To see the concept note, click here.
If you would like to donate towards this need or have leads on grants that may be interested in funding this important project, please let us know.
