Kenilworth Uyogo Friendship Link
The Kenilworth-Uyogo Friendship link (KUFL) started in 1979, when the people of Kenilworth raised over £2,400 for its International Year of the Child project, to enable a mother and child clinic to be built and equipped in the village of Uyogo, in the Tabora Region of Tanzania.
A Mother & Child Clinic was completed in 1982. Since then Kenilworth has maintained a friendship link by correspondence, exchange visits to Uyogo and raising funds to equip the clinic, the annual supply medicines and support of other projects.
The friendship link has built two new nurses’ houses and new classrooms, dedicated to the late Eric Deal, a founder member of the group, and a member of KMC. It also sponsored village nurse Joyce Ongati enabling her to complete a doctor’s course in Dar es Salaam.
Since then, the assistance provided by KUFL has expanded!
KUFL works closely with the local Uyogo community and the local government to identify projects that will make the most difference. Materials and labour are supplied locally, helping to stimulate the local economy. Ongoing work with Kenilworth School, gives Kenilworth school pupils the opportunity to learn about Uyogo, Tanzania and to contribute significantly to KUFL’s aims.
Recent and ongoing projects include: 
- The completion of two primary school classrooms in the neighbouring village of Kasela, and the ongoing construction of classrooms for Igembensabo Primary School.
- The supply of bikes to Umiki secondary school, enabling girls, who might otherwise have to walk up to 22km, to attend Umiki secondary school. With the support of Kenilworth School students and staff, who raised money through individual cycling challenges and non-uniform days, enough bikes have been supplied for girls in all four years at Umiki Secondary School.
- A scheme to supply girls with reusable sanitary pads, avoiding the missing of a week of school each month, which would significantly impact their education. The sanitary pads are made in Uyogo, using local materials.
- A scheme to pump the water through pipes from a new borehole to high level tanks which supply 3 standpipe locations situated conveniently for the villagers, the primary school, and the dispensary. A project is ongoing to extend this water scheme to Umiki School, re-activate an existing borehole and power the scheme from a solar supply.
Further details of KUFL can be seen on the website www.kenilworthuyogofriendshiplink.org