Sky Is The Limit (SITL) Childrens Centre
About SITL
The Ecologia Youth Trust have been working closely with our new partner, Sky Is The Limit Children’s Centre, since 2014 to give vulnerable and disadvantaged children in Fort Portal, Uganda the best opportunities possible.
Liza Hollingshead , EYT Director, is retiring in 2024 and was introduced by Mondo’s past CEO, Anna Brian, to the Charity, as a potential successor.
With the Sky Is The Limit Primary School and Nursery, we support 150 children aged 3-14 years old. There are three students with special educational needs: one is deaf/dumb while the other two have learning difficulties. The school offers places to children in and around Fort Portal, whose parents are too poor to pay the school fees expected at other educational institutions. Rose Mugenyi, Founder of Sky Is The Limit believed that all children deserve a good quality education in order to create happy, healthy and meaningful lives – a belief that continues to be upheld by the staff of Sky Is The Limit today. Children are supported through their education through sponsorships paid by our generous donors. In fact, some of our donors continue to support the children from Sky Is The Limit up until they have completed University.
At Sky Is The Limit School, the children’s wellbeing always comes first as they are encouraged to reach for the stars. We run a school meals programme, where children are given a nutritious hot lunch and porridge every day as a means of overcoming the severe levels of malnutrition within the communities. This sets the children up to have enough energy to learn and play, while also contributing positively to their physical development as children.
What We Are Doing
Together with Sky Is The Limit, we support the disadvantaged children and young people of Fort Portal, Uganda in many ways.
At The School
We provide quality education to disadvantaged children from the surrounding community, which currently caters for 150 children between the age of 3 to 14 years old.
Run a daily school meal programme to benefit the children’s educational experience, health and development.
At Noah’s Ark
At the on-site residential home for the school ‘Noah’s Ark’, we give a safe and caring place to live to children who have been orphaned by HIV/AIDs or who are living with HIV/AIDs but their parents and care-takers are unable to care for them.
SITL Organic Farm
Developing the 8-acre Farm using permaculture and sustainably to provide food for Sky Is The Limit while reducing the impact on the ecosystem – working with nature for efficient farming to improve and support the local ecosystem. The Farm provides meals for the children, so that they don’t go hungry.
SITL Fruits of the Sky
Our Fruit of Sky Project aims to directly support 300 young people over 3 years by:
Supporting young entrepreneurs to start their own businesses that will contribute to the local economy and provide job opportunities with a low- interest new business loan.
Running a ‘Boda Boda’ motorcycle taxi and repairs shop to provide a fast, affordable transport service for local communities, job opportunities for young people, the opportunity to train mechanic skills.
Fruit Orchard Project, Arbor Bounty.
The Youth Enterprise Team called ‘Fruits of the Sky’ which is led by some of the original orphans that Mama Rose took under her wing in ‘Noah’s Ark’ many years ago and are now adults; a Doctor, a Teacher, a Mechanic and an Entrepreneur, who want to give back to the Project and the young people, for the help it has given them.
What We Have Achieved
Since 2014, we have funded over 510,600 school meals to children at Sky Is The Limit School which improves their ability to concentrate and provides them with the vital nutrition they need for healthy development. Provided sources of clean and free water to children by building two wells – one at Noah’s Ark and one at the school. Continued to provide educational materials such as textbooks, desks, chairs and lesson materials for the school.
Our Child Sponsorship programme supports bright youngsters to through Primary school and continue on to Secondary School and Higher Education. Since 2014, we have supported 116 children to complete Primary education and move onto to Secondary and Higher education.
We have sourced funding for fruit trees and livestock for the 8-acre farm, as well as sewing machines and materials for the tailor shop.
In 2018
We built a new kitchen and dining hall to serve as a community space for functions and give the children a place to enjoy their lunches while being protected from the elements.
In 2019
In partnership with My Book Buddy, we brought books in abundance to the school – enough for each of the 7 classrooms to have their own fully stocked bookcase.
We built a brick 3-Classroom block to replace the wooden classrooms that were eaten by termites, with thanks to the Toy Trust.
In 2020 & 2021
During the Coronavirus pandemic, we have provided emergency funding to:
Support the wages of 22 teachers at the school for 9 months while the school was closed due to lockdowns.
Built handwashing stations outside each classroom.
In 2022
We provided 39,891 school meals for 400 children for the whole school year to keep them healthy, engaged in their school work and able to play spots with their friends.
Case Studies
A thank you message from Sky Is The Limit’s Founder, Rose Mugenyi, who sadly passed away in December 2021.