BWINDI COMMUNITY PROGRAM

BCP would hope that all the Bwindi children have a chance to be literate in the next ten years. To reach this goal BCP plans to grow the number of sponsored students by 20% per year. It is also a goal of BCP to help the students achieve their full potential by providing sponsorships that allow them to continue their education in secondary school, vocational and even university.

We plan to assist the schools in their quest to improve their educational standards and improve the infrastructure of the secondary campus where 610 students board. BCP has provided reliable internet to the secondary campus and has an e-library project underway as well as already having provided water collection and purification and power enhancements.

We have successfully expanded our donor base from support for 20 students in 2010 to supporting close to 75 in 2017. We continue to expand our sponsor base by using our communication strengths not only in Uganda but also in the US.

BCP successfully reaches out to international donors and to the friends and acquaintances of sponsors currently involved with students.

- directly handle tuition payments for students so that there is less cost to support a child through us and we know, without question, that the money is properly accounted for,
- have a strong relationship with school administrations that allows us to maintain communication with the students, and
- have an endowed position on the secondary campus to counsel students and act as liaison to sponsors. The counselor advises on career paths and goals.
We are repeatedly told by sponsors that their previous experience with large charities lacked the continuity and communication that makes BCP successful.

In the US, the BCP employs a grassroots strategy to garner more U.S. based sponsors. Board members recruit new sponsors by spreading the word and speaking to groups. Satisfied sponsors also help to attract new sponsors.

Over nine years, we have successfully managed student's educations with the help of dedicated volunteers in Uganda. Our Ugandan volunteers seek out new vocational school opportunities, shepherd students as they enter a wider world, and suggest new paths for employment.
We have assembled a Uganda Advisory Panel residing in Kampala with a wide range of expertise. This enables us to trust the advice we receive regarding infrastructure on the secondary school campus and the selection of schools for various specialties.
BCP has trusted people on the ground who share the goals and ideals of the charity.
Our Board of Directors are individuals involved in Education. They provide guidance that is priceless.

BCP has impacted the lives of students through the sponsorship program; with 10 graduated and working.
We completed an Assembly Hall for the primary school. At the secondary school, BCP added water collection and filtration, 2 wells, power supply backup and numerous additions to the computer lab. BCP provided reliable internet and a Faculty Research Center in 2017-18. The current project is an e-Library which will serve the surrounding community as well as the 610 boarding students. This 140 seat facility will level the playing field for this rural school as their students apply for scholarship and complete with the schools in the capital for academic awards. The first phase of the Library is open in 2019 and we are very close to furnishing the remaining area and the balcony. It is a joy to see this come to fruition.
BCP continues to seek out the best possible career path for its students and assist as they journey toward their futures. We have expanded our research to incorporate new vocational and university opportunities. Students are continuing their higher level studies throughout Uganda in the fields of medicine and academics.