Background

The Queen´s Pavilion was set up by Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH), a non-profit organization which was founded by Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, a veterinarian. She began the project following an anthrax outbreak in the local area, and CTPH trained 10 volunteers from each affected community, with the aim of improving public education and awareness.

Information

• Opening times: Queen´s Pavilion is open from 8am-6pm, seven days a week.
• Café: The café serves coffee, tea, hot chocolate, beer, soft drinks, biscuits and crisps.
• Accessibility: The centre can be reached from Kasese by special hire or boda boda. It is near QENP, around 800m from the Equator monument.

Responsible Travel

• Profits from the café and computers subsidise Makerere University-certified IT courses for the community.
• Using a motorbike donated by Microsoft, trainers travel to the local villages with laptops to carry out the classes.
• The course lasts six weeks, with classes taught for two hours a day from Monday-Friday. Students make a small contribution to their fees, depending on their income.