IOCC Repairs Ugandan School After Storms, Expands Rural Education Projects
Partnership with Uganda Orthodox Church brings safe water and new facilities to remote communities.
KAMPALA — International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) has announced major progress in its educational and infrastructure projects in Uganda following severe storms that damaged the Prophet Obadiah Primary School and disrupted life for 212 students and staff.
Working alongside the Uganda Orthodox Church and the St. Nektarios Education Fund, IOCC volunteers replaced the school’s damaged roof with stronger materials, installed new ventilation, and fully rebuilt its hand-operated water pump and well. The well, funded by the Katherine Valone “St. Photini” Water Fund, is one of the only sources of safe drinking water for both the school and nearly 1,000 local residents.
“Today, students are back at the Prophet Obadiah primary school - and the partnership with the Uganda Orthodox Church continues,” IOCC said in a July 8 statement.
The organization’s 2025 projects include building a kitchen, dining hall, and rainwater collection system at St. Luke Orthodox Secondary School in Lwemiyaga; reconstructing a girls’ dormitory at St. Paul Secondary School in Nakabaale; and expanding agricultural irrigation and orphan care in Kampala, where a 71-child orphanage and a 200-student school are planned.
“Through partnership and donor support, IOCC will complete these projects and continue to invest in rural communities in Uganda as they build for the future,” the statement said.
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Previously, UOJ reported that IOCC, in collaboration with the Greater Pine Island Alliance, mobilized volunteers to help following hurricane impact in Florida.
