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Registered charity 12345 6789 RR0001 · Kamloops, British Columbia · Bweyale, Uganda
[email protected]Typing, spreadsheets, email and basic bookkeeping are a doorway to administrative jobs and to running a small business well. This one-year Level 1 course is hands-on, with a laptop for every two learners. Our volunteer experts train the teachers who teach it.
Small businesses, clinics, schools and NGOs around Bweyale need people who can use a computer, but few local people have ever had access to one.
Mobile money and phone repair are growing businesses that depend on basic digital skills. Bookkeeping alone can transform a market stall.
1 year · 3 days of theory and 2 days of practice each week
Keyboard and mouse, files and folders, typing practice and staying safe online.
Letters, CVs and forms in a word processor; simple spreadsheets for budgets and records.
Email, research, online safety and basic bookkeeping for a small enterprise.
A practical project for a real local organization, CV support and introductions to employers.
Every trade is built as a three-level path. Level 1 runs today; Levels 2 and 3 are coming soon, and Level 1 graduates will be the first to move on.
1 year
The entry course: safe working, core skills and a BVE certificate, ready to earn.
$450 funds one student, free for them
2 years
Deeper skills and larger projects, for graduates who want to work independently.
3 years
Advanced techniques, supervision and teaching skills, preparing the next master instructors.
Pathways to income: Administrative and clerical jobs, mobile-money and phone-repair businesses, and better management of participants' own enterprises.
Every it & computer skills class is taught by a qualified it & computer skills professional who is in the workshop every day, accountable for results, and committed long enough to build the course. Volunteer experts from Canada then train these instructors in new methods, so students get both.
Qualification, years of experience and a short bio, added when the instructor is confirmed
Qualification, years of experience and a short bio, added when the instructor is confirmed
Classroom. How computers work, online safety and business basics, plus English, mathematics, citizenship and social skills.
Computer room. Typing, documents, spreadsheets and email, on real exercises.
Local IT instructors teach the students every day. From time to time, expert volunteers come from Canada to train those teachers in new skills, so they are fully equipped to train the students. The teachers then pass it on, so one visit keeps paying off for years.
Funds one student for a year
Free for the student, paid for by donors$450
“I used to keep my shop's accounts in my head. Now they're on a spreadsheet, and I know exactly what I earn.”
Yes. Level 2 is a two-year program and Level 3, the advanced level, runs for three years. Both are coming soon. Level 1 graduates will be the first to move on as places open.
Yes, if it is in good working order. Because shipping is costly, we usually recommend funding a refurbished laptop bought locally. See the questions below about sending tools.
By solar panels and batteries, so classes continue through power cuts. Running costs are part of the cohort budget.
You can, but we usually advise against it. Shipping tools overseas often costs more than the tools themselves, and freight is slow and uncertain. Buying the same tools in Uganda costs less, supports local suppliers and arrives in days. Choose “Buy locally for me” and give the value, or contact us before you ship anything. Kamloops drop-offs are accepted for lightweight, high-value items such as laptops.
For cash gifts, yes — eligible gifts of $20 or more receive an official donation receipt. For gifts in kind, the Canada Revenue Agency requires the fair market value to be established, and some items need an independent appraisal, so we confirm eligibility before you send anything. Where we buy tools for you with your cash gift, it is simply a cash donation.
Cohort funders receive photos, handover lists and a short report after each graduation. Tools are counted at handover, with a record of who received what.
Equip the workshop, send a volunteer expert to train the teachers, or sponsor a student. Whatever you can give — money, tools or your own skills — we put to work in the next stage.
$450 trains one student for a year, free for the student · $6,750 funds a full cohort of 15 · 96 students have taken part since 2024 · 32 tools still needed (about $2,490)
Trainees practise on real community builds. Here are the projects this program connects to.
Bricklaying and building skills for a fast-growing settlement.
Learn moreLevel 1 carpentry: woodworking skills that can start with a handful of tools.
Learn moreLevel 1 welding: metalwork skills for gates, doors, frames and repairs.
Learn moreGarment-making that can start with one sewing machine.
Learn moreFarming skills that turn allocated plots into food and income.
Learn moreCounselling and life-skills support for every participant.
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Give money, tools or your own skills to the program that matters most to you, and follow what it achieves in our field reports.
Give money, tools or your skills. Every gift goes toward tools, teacher training and places for the people who need them most.
