We are often asked how much it costs to run something like the pre schools. The tables below should give you a good indication of what it costs us each month and year.
Soft Power Education covers all the running costs of both pre schools which includes everything from teachers wages to new t-shirts. We give each pre school a 20,000 shilling allowance each month which covers buying soap and chalk etc.
Monthly Costs
| Cost |
Monthly |
Annually |
| 3 teachers |
310,000 |
3,720,000 |
| 1 cleaner |
60,000 |
720,000 |
| Allowance |
20,000 |
240,000 |
| TOTAL |
390,000 |
4,680,000 |
Annual Costs
| Cost |
Amount |
| 120 T-shirts |
456,000 |
| Term 1 Supplies |
100,000 |
| Term 2 Supplies |
100,000 |
| Term 3 Supplies |
100,000 |
| Christmas Party |
200,000 |
| TOTAL |
956,000 |
As you can see each pre school costs 5.6 million Ugandan shillings to run and maintain each year. This naturally excludes any building work or refurbishment which may be needed. At the current exchange rate that is approx. £1900 per year.
We are very lucky that many of the items the pre schools need at the start of each term such as books and pencils, are donated by visiting tourists and volunteers. This helps us to keep costs down.