Sweet dreams, Kasimeri

The context

Kasimeri Primary School is located in Moroto, in the Karamoja region — the poorest area of northeastern Uganda. The school welcomes nearly 2,000 students, over 800 of whom live as boarders. For many of them it is not a choice: it is the only way to free their days from domestic chores and find space to study, to play, to be children.

The male dormitory A is no longer up to standard: structural damage, a roof that fails during the rains, no emergency exits. The result is chronic overcrowding in the other dormitory and, during the rainy months, dozens of children sleeping in classrooms on mattresses on the floor.

Four hundred and ten children. Each with half a mattress.

What we are doing

With the Kasimeri Project, promoted by Casa Costa Foundation ETS in partnership with ISP in Africa, we are building a new male dormitory that meets Ugandan national standards: 110 bunk beds, adequate space, guaranteed safety.

The project also includes training for students on hygiene and collective management of shared spaces, and for the boarding patrons who accompany them every day. At the end of the works, the structure will formally be handed over to the school and the District Education Office of Moroto.

The numbers

410 direct student beneficiaries · 110 bunk beds · total cost €91,284 · contribution from the Autonomous Province of Bolzano €63,199 · contribution from Casa Costa Foundation ETS €28,085

Why we do it

A dormitory is not a luxury. It is the starting point that allows a child to study, rest and grow. In Karamoja, where only 13% of children complete primary education, ensuring dignified conditions inside the school is one of the most concrete things we can do.

Casa Costa Foundation ETS works alongside the communities it meets — not for them, but with them. The Kasimeri Project is exactly that: building something that lasts, and that belongs to those who live there.

Sweet dreams, Kasimeri!