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Japan gifts Kayunga school Shs329m girls’ dormitory

In a bid to improve the learning environment at the government-aided Ndeeba Secondary School in Kayunga District, Japan has constructed a dormitory worth Shs392 million for the institution.

The dormitory, with capacity to accommodate 200 learners, was constructed under the scheme of Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP).

Commissioning the dormitory on Saturday, the deputy head of mission at the Japanese embassy in Uganda, Yoshimura Tomotaka, disclosed that the school was using a classroom as a girls’ dormitory at the time of requesting for the grant.

“In response to the growing needs for a girls’ dormitory to address issues surrounding girls such as sex crimes and early marriages, there was an urgent need to improve the dormitory environment,” Yoshimura observed.

The new dormitory has 3 rooms, one matron room and a meeting room with furniture plus a latrine and shower block.