Kanungu is a two-hour drive from the nearest tarmac road, so access to education after school level is very difficult.
We have been supporting the Great Lakes Regional College for some years, progressively upgrading the quality of the staff, education, buildings and facilities. In 2015 it was granted interim University status and is now in process of obtaining its full charter.
The University gives young people a route to higher education after they leave school, training them for agri-business, enterprise creation, government or as science teachers. It currently caters for around 400 students.
The level of education that the University can offer is vital both to the future employment of its students and to the success of farms, enterprises, schools and local administration.
Source: https://greatlakesuni.ac.ug/