About Bududa Vocational Institute

Bududa Vocational Institute aims to produce quality students that possess all around skills who can favorably compete in the national job market or start their own businesses. Since tuition from students pays only 15% of the actual costs of the programs, we must make up the difference through donations from friends and supporters. Additionally, we started a work-study program in 2010 to subsidize the tuitions of the neediest students who have no means to pay the tuition.

We first came to Bududa in 2003 for an AGLI work camp to build a vocational skills school for AIDS orphans. It was a thrilling experience for all of us and most of the people who worked at that workshop remain involved with this project. There have been work camps every summer since then. In August of 2006 the Institute opened. It struggled for a bit, but it had great students and faculty. In 2008 we moved the Institute to a new campus and it came under Barbara Wybar’s management. With the support of many, it has been growing since then.

Staff:

BVI has a paid staff of thirteen Ugandans – a headmaster, bursar, seven teachers, a secretary, two cooks and a night watchman. BVI shares some of the support staff with the Children of Peace Program.

Kutosi George is the headmaster and also teaches technical drawing. Before joining the Institute in 2008, he had been teaching in the Mbale and Bududa Districts for 31 years.

Robert Kotaki heads the bricklaying and masonry practice program class. He is also serves as Deputy Headmaster and Asst. Bursar and is our “jack of our trades”.
Christine Anyanka is our head teacher of our nursery teacher training department. She came to BVI in 2010 and formerly taught at Tasmark Teacher Training Institute. She is a diploma holder.

Annet Nambulwala is the a nursery teacher training teacher and has been with us since we opened.

Apio Anna, our head tailoring teacher, also came to Bududa Vocational Institute from the Nile Vocational Institute. She is a diploma holder with several years of experience.
Richar Mwenyi is our computer skills teacher. Richard works with us part-time and also teaches at a local high school.

Martin Kyabya is our carpentry and joinery teacher who joined us in 2009.

Henry Okajule joined our staff in 2009 and is a tailoring teacher. Henry also helps to manage our vegetable gardens.

Paul Ndinyo is our first full-time bursar who joined us in 2010. He worked for more than ten years in various non-profit organizations.

Mary Nafungo is the guest house manager and she provides great food and wonderful support to our visiting volunteers.

Wataka Robinah and Makuma Peter are the cooks for BVI. They are the first ones to come in the morning and prepare the break tea and lunch. They make excellent food and are genuinely grateful every time they get their salaries and we are grateful to them for the great work they do.

Samuel Mupuyia is the Institute’s night watchman.