Education Department​

 The main goal/objectives of the Department of Education in South Rwenzori Diocese include:

• To effective oversee the management of Educational institutions and programmes.
• To improve working relationships between the church and government in Education.
• To facilitate effective co-ordination of heads of institutions for easy dissemination of information and policy issues.
• To provide fora for Head teachers’ participation in policy making.
• To create awareness of the christen values among education institutions.
• To improve the discipline of teachers and students/pupils.
• To ensure interest of the Church are catered for and promoted.
• To provide Christian values (m0orals) and spiritual growth of the schools.
• To mobilise school chaplaincy system in schools so as to enable the schools realise the role of church in her institutions.
• To promote identity, say esteems and sense of ownership/belonging
• To supervise/inspect the learning system for academic improvement

Currently the Diocese has 52 people training for lay readership and 8 for ordination. In the last two years over 30 lay readers have been commissioned each year.  


We have been training Sunday school teachers at both parish and archdeaconry levels.  The 2012 Synod resolved to start a nursery class for all 500 congregations and a programme of building work has been undertaken successfully for use as Sunday schools on Sunday and weekday nursery classes.

Community Health Empowerment

CHE is a holistic Ministry recognizing that, while Jesus came that people might have life in its fullness (John 10:10), God’s people are held back from this full life by ignorance, disease, and spiritual bondage.

VISION
The vision and the heart of the CHE Ministry is to see the church built up in the faith, purpose, zeal and mission for our Lord Jesus Christ so that its members are equipped to reach out with the gospel of Christ through a whole person ministry of love and compassion.
Jesus said; whatever we do to the least of God’s people we do it to him.

MISSION
The mission is to train, disciple and mentor church leaders and members to be equipped to lead people into the experience salvation, the fullness of the Holy Spirit and Christian growth.

APPROACH
Integration of the spiritual and physical is a key distinctive and non-negotiable of this ministry. The integration of spiritual truth into a physical outreach is a way of thinking which must be constantly reinforced.

EXPECTED OUT COME
The expected outcome is vibrant disciples who will become pillars of the church who will reach out to their communities with love of Christ. We are committed to an integrated ministry that addresses the spiritual, physical, emotional and social needs of people with the expected results being transformation of individual, congregation and communities.

CHE CORE VALUES

• Foundation of prayer and intercession
• Integration of physical and spiritual ministries
• Multiplication through training 2 Timothy 2:2
• Prevention of diseases and promotion of good health
• Community ownership
• Home visiting
• Commitment to mentoring/discipline
• Sustainability
• Volunteerism
• Participatory learning using the learner centered problem posing self discovery action oriented spiritual guided (LePSAS ) method
• In ward change and transformation through a deepening relationship with Jesus Christ

On the PHYSICAL aspect, Community Health Empowerment focuses on the following:

• Rain water harvesting Tanks
• Fuel saving stoves
• Kitchen gardening for proper nutrition
• Environmental protection by planting more trees.
• Soil conservation, to mention but a few.

On the SPIRITUAL aspects, the following is taught:

• Stewardship
• Discipleship
• Intercessory prayer
• Healing and deliverance
• Bible study cell groups
  
  

All the above mentioned involves training, and we therefore need support to fulfill the calling of CHE.

New Sunday School/Nursery building at St Paul's Cathedral under construction

South Rwenzori Diocese has  156 primary schools founded by the Anglican Church of Uganda and 10 secondary schools respectively.
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Primary school teachers have been trained to teach using slates. This is sponsored by Education Uganda, a charity organisation with trustees in United Kingdom. This has helped a lot in extending our influence to all schools in the district. After training, we give chalk to support the use of slates.  So far 360 primary schools have been trained. Each term, we supply them with chalk worth 8.3m Ush in addition to slates. The use of slates is helping learners to improve their handwriting, speed, critical thinking, daily attendance, competition, co-operative learning and finally performance. It is reducing the rate of absenteeism and dropout.

Church primary school

Chapel time at Kamaiba Primary School

Bwera Secondary School

Use of slates in the learning/teaching process

There are now 9 Church of Uganda secondary schools in the Diocese. Most schools have active school chaplains, who are helping to guide pupils morally and spiritually. School visits are aimed at monitoring and encouraging teachers, sharing with and encouraging pupils/learners to keep in school, and sensitising parents on their roles and the importance of education. The Bishop has been carrying out confirmation services in both primary and secondary schools.

We have been linking some of our schools with other schools in the United Kingdom and teachers of the link schools have had exchange visits. (We pray that this opportunity will continue and benefit many more).


The Diocese is encouraging all its parishes to build hostels for secondary school students to board.



Seminars for Church leaders: at the beginning of each  year, we hold seminars for the Clergy, lay readers and
Heads of Departments at parish and archdeaconry Levels as a Diocese.

Archdeaconries have also had seminars and conferences for the clergy, lay readers and their spouses.

We have been granted a study centre of Uganda Christian University for a diploma in Nursing and we
currently have 14 students at Kagando Nursing School and Midwifery.


 PRAYER REQUESTS

 1. To continue with the above mentioned activities.

2. To train all primary schools in using slates.

3. To educate the newly elected school management committee members in their roles and responsibilities in
schools.

 4. To enforce the philosophy of model schools.

 5. To strengthen and decentralise Anglican Professionals’ Club.

 6. More fulltime staff in the department when resources allow.

 7. That the Diocese will be able to extend its education services to the communities of Bundibugyo and other districts as requested by their community leaders.

8. For the chaplaincy ministry strategy with the aim of having ordained chaplains in church founded schools.

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Boys’ and Girls’ Brigade Ministry 

The boys’ and girls’ brigade members are actively preaching the gospel of God and many young people are turning to Christ and embracing Christian morals.


The following activities/developments are taking place:

The Diocesan Bishop, 10 parish vicars and 67 lay readers are now very active in supporting the boys’ and girls’ brigade
activities.

Training of the boys’ and girls’brigade officers has been going on and 57 brigade companies have been formed. Pray that more companies will be started at the remaining 440 church centres.

Boys’ and girls’ brigade camps have taken place.

​A Diocesan brigade group council led by Rt. Rev. Jackson Nzerebende Tembo has been created.

General cleaning around Kasese municipality has been carried out by the Diocesan boys’ and girls’ brigades.



 PRAYER REQUESTS

•  We are seeking funds to buy boys’ and girls’ brigade brass band (50m Ush)
•  We also need to set up a tailoring centre for boys’ and girls’ brigade uniforms plus clerical robes, as a church production/resource centre for the Youth and Clergy vocational training.
•  Continuous training for brigade members and other staff.
•  To plan more camps for boys’and girls’ brigade in all archdeaconries in the next three years.
•  That boys’ and girls’ brigade should be able to acquire an office computer, a photocopying machine, paper cutter, sealing & binding machine in order to manage our secretarial work

Compassion International

The Jerusalem Hall/Children's Cathedral, built in 2009/2010 is now used forn 300+ very poor children cared for by Compassion International, providing educational, nutritional, health and spiritual support.

Jerusalem Hall/Children's Cathedral

Distribution of scholastic materials to children, sponsored by Compassion International


Kisinga Divinity College
This college is situated close to Kagando Hospital and trains lay readers through both full-time and part-time courses.  The college has recently extended its courses to cover education, offering a B.Ed and a Diploma.  The college is building a library of suitable books and now has internet access with six workstations for students to use.

Kisinga Divinity College

Computer workstations at Kisinga

Kasese Women's Learning Centre
Background
Kasese Women's Learning Centre is a vocational Training Institute for South Rwenzori Diocese Mothers’ Union. It started in 2002, after realizing a need to cater for the young girls and boys who drop out of school as a result of unwanted pregnancies, early marriages and fees challenges.
 
Mothers’ Union is a world-wide women's faith based organization in the Anglican Communion whose office is in England but has spread world-wide.

Kasese Women's Learning Centre:
 
Goal:
The main goal is to empower young women and boys economically.
 
Objectives:

1. To empower both young women and boys with the following skills; tailoring, knitting, computer skills, hair dressing and cookery.
2. To equip young women and boys with certificates and diploma in other fields like Public Administration, Human Resource management etc.

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