AMIGOS INTERNACIONALES

Nwoya School Rescue


A village school in Northern Uganda — 13 acres, an existing campus, and children who need us to move now.

From 247 Learners to 32

When our team walked onto the Nwoya campus in June, we found a school that had opened the term with 247 children — and had collapsed to about 32 after payroll failed. More than 70 preschoolers had already been turned away at the gate.

The buildings were still standing. The chalkboard still held the class rosters. The benches were still in the rooms. Everything the school needed to keep running was in place except the money to pay the teachers and the leadership to hold the community together.


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Missionpoint School Network · Nwoya, Uganda

Nwoya School Rescue

A village school in Northern Uganda — 13 acres, an existing campus, and children who need us to move now.

Location Nwoya District, Uganda
Land 13 acres donated
Enrollment at term start 247
Enrollment today~32
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Chapter One · The Moment We Walked In

From 247 Learners to 32

Nwoya, Uganda — empty classroom with rough plank benches, June 2026.

When our team walked onto the Nwoya campus in June, we found a school that had opened the term with 247 children — and had collapsed to about 32 after payroll failed. More than 70 preschoolers had already been turned away at the gate.

The buildings were still standing. The chalkboard still held the class rosters. The benches were still in the rooms. Everything the school needed to keep running was in place except the money to pay the teachers and the leadership to hold the community together.

Chapter Two · The Land

Thirteen Acres, Given to Amigos

Nwoya, Uganda — the long classroom block on the 13-acre campus, June 2026.

Two families originally gave this land to the community so a school could exist. The community is now giving that land — thirteen acres, with the school still standing on it — to Amigos Internacionales, so we can keep the doors open and rebuild what is already there.

This is the Missionpoint model in action: a qualified land donation, not a land purchase. The same pattern that turned a piece of land in Ogul into Open Hands Academy is now unfolding in Nwoya — only this time, with the school already built and the children already there.

  • Four-room masonry classroom block with office and storage.
  • Two thatched classrooms providing additional teaching space.
  • Working borehole near the road — clean water is already flowing.
  • Staff huts and drainable latrines already in place.
  • Field and expansion land for phase-two buildings.
Chapter Three · The Team on Site

On the Ground with the Community

Amigos leadership meeting with village elders and community members inside a Nwoya classroom, June 2026.

Our senior field, church, and medical leaders were all on the ground together in Nwoya. This is not a proposal. It is already a place where our people work.

Patrick Kibwota, our African Director of Operations, walked the property and led the land-transfer conversation. Pastor Okulu Santo, our local Missionpoint leader for Nwoya District, opened the door to the community and sits in the middle of every relationship that made this donation possible. Dr. Paul Mulyamboga, our Director of Medical Services and head of Doctors on Mission, assessed the health of the children and the community around the campus.

Three directors. One school. One rescue.

Chapter Four · Why Now

Three Windows Closing at Once

Nwoya is not a slow-moving opportunity. Three separate windows are closing at the same time, and every week we wait, the cost of the rescue grows.

Payroll gap. Teachers are owed roughly a month's wages. The school will not survive another empty term without immediate support.

Preschool shutout. More than 70 nursery-age children were sent home this year. Reopening the preschool section early is the fastest way to bring families back and restore enrollment.

Land transfer this week. The community-to-Amigos land transfer is being signed now, which locks in our ability to invest and gives Amigos the standing to hire staff, order materials, and reopen classrooms.

This is the moment to act.

Field Notes · June 2026

Nwoya, June 2026

A closer look at the campus, the water, the children who are still enrolled, and the community that is handing this school to us.

Nwoya, Uganda — the borehole in use with a child at the hand pump, June 2026.
Nwoya, Uganda — the chalkboard listing student names still enrolled at the school, June 2026.
Nwoya, Uganda — thatched huts in the village adjacent to the school compound, June 2026.
Nwoya, Uganda — two women from the community in patterned Ugandan dresses on the school grounds, June 2026.
Nwoya, Uganda — an open-air gathering space at the school, June 2026.
Nwoya, Uganda — an existing thatched-roof school structure on the campus, June 2026.
Prayer · Nwoya

Pray for Nwoya

Join the Amigos Internacionales community in praying specifically for this rescue and for the children of Nwoya.

  • Pray for the community elders and Amigos leadership as they finalize the thirteen-acre land transfer this week.
  • Pray for the teachers who have not been paid, and for their willingness to return to the classroom when payroll is restored.
  • Pray for the more than seventy preschoolers who were sent home — that their families would still be nearby and ready to bring them back.
  • Pray for Pastor Okulu Santo, Patrick Kibwota, and Dr. Paul Mulyamboga as they carry this project through its first year.
Next Steps

The Missionpoint Stages Ahead

  • Finalize the land transfer from the community to Amigos Internacionales.
  • Restore teacher payroll and reopen the preschool section this term.
  • Complete repairs on the existing four-room classroom block and the two thatched classrooms.
  • Establish a permanent water plan around the existing borehole for the school and surrounding community.
  • Bring Nwoya into the Missionpoint pastoral training and life-skills programs alongside Open Hands Academy.

Help Us Rescue the Nwoya School

Thirteen acres. A campus that is already built. Children who need us to move now.

What happens next depends on partners like you.

Give today. Pray consistently. Share this story.

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School Record · Missionpoint Archive

Record Status
Active — Land Transfer Stage
Country
Uganda
District
Nwoya, Northern Region
Local Missionpoint Leader
Pastor Okulu Santo
Field Operations Lead
Patrick Kibwota, African Director of Operations
Medical Services Lead
Dr. Paul Mulyamboga, Director of Medical Services
Land Donated
13 acres
Enrollment at Term Start
247 learners
Enrollment at Site Visit
~32 learners
Preschool Children Turned Away
70+
Current Missionpoint Stage
Land Transfer & School Rescue (in progress)
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