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FULLY FUNDED -- Atheist PreSchool

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Brighter Brains Institute (BBI) is raising funds to establish an Atheist Preschool in Kahendero  - a small fishing village in western Uganda on the shores of Lake George.

It  will be called “BiZoHa Nursery School #2 - Kahendero.” The budget includes 3 classrooms, kitchen, and 4-stance pit latrine.


The preschool will be on 2.5 acres owned by the school's drector, Bwambale Robert Musubaho - he's the author of Orphans of Rwenzori, a Humanist Perspective. He’s also director of Kasese Humanist Primary School (10 miles away) and BiZoHa Orphanage School  (2 miles away) - the world's first atheist orphanage.

Brighter Brains Institute's ambition is to spread secular education across western Uganda.

The new school is only for young children - when they graduate, they'll walk to BiZoHa to attend older grades.

The original budget was $5768, but J Mossholder, Dr. Bruce Chou, and Victoria John have already donated funds for the 3 classrooms! And Holly Shrimpton has donated $1,500 for a clinic - Thanks!


Kahendero has many social problems - crime, drugs, violence, filth, pollution, disease, gambling, child prostitution, child abuse, alcoholism, illiteracy. 

We will help alleviate this condition with secular education.

Secular education is desperately needed in Uganda. Why? here’s the answer - when Uganda achieved independence the Anglican Church and Catholic Church stepped into the education business and have since indoctrinated the public schools. Even the Catechism is taught!

Many of Kahendero’s problems are caused by religion - for example, condom use is frowned upon by the religious authorities. The result of this idiocy? Kahendero has an AIDS epidemic that afflicts all age groups.


(Kahendero child prostitute)

Info on Kahendero is provided in the interview below:

BBI: Are their orphans from Kahendero, who have already been moved to BiZoHa?

Bwambale Robert Musubaho: Yes, among the pioneer orphans at BiZoHa, we have two from Kahendero. At the Kahendero school we will make it a priority to offer orphans free breakfast and lunch if funds allow.

As for the number of orphans, Kahendero has scores and scores of them.


BBI: Can you tell me what kind of drugs are prevalent in Kahendero?  What kind of alcohol?  What kind of gambling? Is there child prostitution?

Bwambale Robert Musubaho: The drugs in Kahendero are opium, marijuana, sniffing of petrol , boozing on waragi or gin, tonto, Malwa, Kwete, Kibuku, spirits and beer. Most common alcohol taken is the cheap waragi that comes in sackets with one costing as 500 UGX.


Gambling is playing cards, Mweso and sports betting.

Prostitution is so high as there is a lot of joblessness among locals, the fishermen normally have chances of getting money on a daily basis and because of ignorance they just spend it anyhow as it comes in, the fishermen have multiple sexual partners.

There are high school drop outs at an early age, young girls engage in risky premarital sex, sex for money, sex for fun and there is high teen pregnancies and many teen mothers.

Prostitution is high in Kahendero because women have to make ends meet. Not all women succeed in business because they lack the skills, and then their family forces them into this risky activity. Prostitution is illegal in Uganda so they do it under cover.


(Kahendero child deformity due mother's drug addition)

BBI: Any violent crimes in Kahendero?  Is the only occupation is fishing?

Bwambale Robert Musubaho: Other crimes include Petty theft and domestic violence.

BBI: Is the only occupation fishing? 

Bwambale Robert Musubaho: The major occupation is fishing but some people run small businesses like retail shops, salons, drug shops, carpentry workshops, bars and food joints, a few do farming in Muhokya and Lyemibuza.

Some young children also try fishing on small scale, the spoilt children dodge their school lessons to go fishing. This is a challenge in Kahendero. The children need to be exposed to learning in the classroom and given a chance to learn other skills.


(Kahendero child - hygiene is taught in nursery schools)

BBI: What diseases are in Kahendero?

Bwambale Robert Musubaho: Common diseases are Bilharzia, Malaria,Cholera, HIV/AIDS, Influenza, Kwashiokor , Marasmus, TB, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Typhoid etc. The transmission rate of HIV/AIDS is very high at the fishing village.


BBI gave "Dress Me Charity " clothes to Kahendero kids

All donations receive a Tax Deductible Receipt from
Brighter Brains Institute  EIN# #46-3953105

Organizer

Hank Pellissier
Organizer
Oakland, CA

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