Burgenland association plans school for 300 children in Uganda

The Burgenland association Pannonia for Africa plans to build a school for up to 300 children in Uganda, ORF reported. The project will again involve Püspök, an energy company from Parndorf.

In 2024, Püspök provided a photovoltaic system for an orphanage in St Clare in northern Uganda. The system is intended to supply the wider region with reliable electricity.

“Our photovoltaic system creates the basis for the children’s home and school to develop sustainably,” Püspök managing director Lukas Püspök said. “Reliable electricity is still not a matter of course in this part of Africa.”

The stable power supply has also enabled projects to support self-sufficiency, including additional agricultural land, livestock, a well for the local population and training opportunities such as a tailoring workshop.

Josef Haubenwallner, founder of the village museum in Mönchhof, brought the Burgenland company into the project. He has supported the children’s home for many years but now wants to reduce his involvement because of his age. His grandchildren founded Pannonia for Africa to continue the work.

The association’s next step is to build the school for children from the home and the surrounding region. It also plans to equip the local hospital with a photovoltaic system.