For over 200 years, the La Mennais Brothers have been dedicated to providing quality education that forms the whole person - intellectually, spiritually, and morally.
For nearly a century, the Brothers of Christian Instruction have walked alongside Uganda’s youth, guided by the vision of our founders, Blessed Jean-Marie de La Mennais and Venerable Gabriel Deshayes:
"To make Jesus known through the Christian education of the young, especially the poor."
We do not claim to build institutions; we seek to form people—mind, hands, and heart—for God and society.
"At St. Mary’s Kisubi, I learned that excellence isn’t about grades alone. The Brothers taught us to see Christ in the sick and poor. That’s why I serve in rural clinics today."
"Brother Joseph Tinkasimire once told me, ‘Your hands are for lifting others, not applauding yourself.’ That lesson in humility shaped my priesthood."
"I teach at a village school because the Brothers showed us education is sacred. They came early, stayed late, and never complained. We learned service by watching them."
"SMACK gave me discipline and faith. Now, when I build roads in hard-to-reach areas, I remember Brother’s words: ‘Serve where you’re needed, not where you’re celebrated.’"
"In chemistry class, Brother made us pray before experiments. He’d say, ‘Science serves God’s creation.’ That unity of faith and reason guides my community’s work with orphans."
"During the 1970's war, Brother Peter Kazzekulya and other Brothers moved with us to Buddo to seek refuge. They fed us, prayed with us, and taught us: ‘Courage is love in action.’ I carry that in peace-building now."
"My Primary school teacher, Brother Mathias, recycled chalk stubs till they vanished. He showed us sustainability isn’t a slogan—it’s a holy habit. My business honors that spirit."
"Brother Francis farmed with us after class. ‘Work is prayer,’ he’d smile. Today, I teach village youth organic farming—passing on the seed he planted in me."
"I treat malaria in children because the Brothers took us to rural clinics on weekends. They whispered, ‘The greatest is the servant.’ No degree matters more than that truth."
"St. John Paul II Technical School didn’t just give me skills. Brother Kagaba knelt beside me fixing engines, saying, ‘Dirty hands, clean heart.’ That’s my workshop motto today."