We asked Milly to make a list of things that Kingsway could really use, from small to big. From scholarships to buildings to Bibles, there are lots of needs! Use a “Donate” button (or see the bottom of the page) if you would like to help them out.
Student support (Most important)
It takes about $75/month ($900/year) to provide schooling, room and board for each student at Kingsway. Would you be willing to be a monthly supporter, knowing that you’re directly supporting the transformation of young lives and training up disciples for Christ?
At the beginning of each school year, Kingsway’s offices are overwhelmed with families begging to enroll their children because many schools closed after the two-year pandemic shutdown. Those left had increased their fees, and the few that had charity programs that let orphans attend for free and needy students for half tuition, ended them. Kingsway is one of very few schools left in Uganda that provides education for impoverished children.
Because of this crisis, many children in Uganda have no way to get an education past seventh grade. Government schools are uncommon and are very poorly run. They too charge fees. No schooling is free in Uganda.
Because of the need, Kingsway has been working to expand their student capacity every year. Kingsway was built with a 50 student capacity, but in 2023 they enrolled about 70 students, and in 2024 they enrolled about 100 students to meet the need. Each year they have had to build desks and beds, and hire more teachers and staff too.
The school grows a large garden to defray food costs, but those are going up too, of course. Please pray for them and consider supporting them.
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The Girls Dormitory
Great news. The bottom floor of the girls dorm has finally been completed! Rainstorms and power outages slowed the progress, but the builders finally prevailed.
Now that the lower level of the girls dormitory has completed, another $30,000 is needed to finish the rest of the building.
The ultimate plan is for the administrator offices and living quarters to be on the upper level, so the girls have responsible adults living in the same building. This is important for security for the girls in the long term, and recommended by the government.
Also, Kingsway’s administrators currently live and work in a very old house on campus that has structural problems and is in danger of collapsing (like the kitchen did not long ago). The safety of Kingsway’s leaders has made completing the upper level of the dormitory a priority for us.
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Thank you to all who helped purchase solar panels for Kingsway’s buildings, which has given them reliable electricity for lighting at night. Having solar panels allows students to study and teachers to grade, and for life to go on after dark several more hours.
As wonderful as the solar panels have been, they don’t provide enough power to run computer printers and office machines. Kingsway really could use a gasoline-powered generator for their offices when they need electricity, when municipal power is unavailable, which is unfortunately quite often. The cost will be between $1000-$2000.
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Other Needs
Sewing Machines
The government of Uganda gives orders to schools about classes they should teach, and they have a new requirement. They now expect schools to offer practical classes so that students will gain hands-on skills.
To fulfill this requirement we would like to buy 20 manual (non-electric) sewing machines like the one here so that students can learn to sew. Each sewing station will cost about $200, and we’ve purchased 2 so far.
Manual sewing machines are still used in Uganda and are sufficient to teach students the basics of sewing. They also don’t need electricity to operate. Once we have enough manual machines for basic classes, we would like to purchase 2-3 electric sewing machines for advanced students to use.
Fixing the Well
The difficulty of obtaining clean water at Kingsway has been a constant worry since the school began in 2008. Their sources have often yielded poor water and broken down. This became a crisis in 2023, when excess rain caused the walls of the school’s shallow well to collapse. From then on, students had to walk 2 km each way to fetch water for the school from a community well, which is exhausting and takes a lot of time. (Read this blog for more.)
In late 2023, Kingsway was able to connect with a ministry called Genesis Waters who worked for over two years to install a deep-water well, which was commissioned for use on June 12, 2025. Hooray!! Even though this need has been met, we just want to share our incredible joy in the video below.
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Bible Study and Worship
Milly would love to have money to buy more Bibles ($12 each), devotional books, and Bible study books suited for teens. Can you contribute to their Bible Study and Worship fund? (Any amount would help.)
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School Transportation Needs
What Kingsway prays for in the long-term are vehicles. Right now they have no car, van or bus, so they often do errands by paying to ride on a boda-boda (a motorcycle taxi) to take them into the city. This is very dangerous! All of Milly’s family have been injured in accidents this way, some very seriously. Once they get it they would also need ongoing funding for insurance and gas, etc. They have no extra funds to pay for this kind of thing right now.
Their current lack of vehicles greatly limits who Kingsway can enroll, because they can’t send out a van to pick up students who live too far to walk. Yet many children live in the area, just a little too far away to walk to school.
Their long-term dream is to have a school van, so they could enroll a larger group of paying students to support the many needy students who attend. It would be a strategic asset that would move Kingsway toward its goal of sustaining itself independently while helping vulnerable children. It would cost about $30,000.
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