supported by Global Playground

On May 20, 2008, BT along with the U.S. Ambassador to Uganda Steven Browning officially opened the doors to two new primary academies serving rural children in the villages of Lutisi and Buwasa, Uganda in the country’s Wakiso District.

The BT Academy of Buwasa, supported by Global Playground, is located roughly 56km from Kampala and approximately 10km from the BT Academy of Lutisi.  The project enjoyed the assistance of over 125 local volunteers who contributed over 20,000 hours of labor to build the seven-classroom Academy.

The over 30,000 bricks required for its construction were purchased from local vendors, many of which will be able to send their children to the Academy to receive a formal education for the first time.  BT Academies are constructed through a partnership with the local community and government that enables children to attend BT Academies at no cost.