Education for the Less Privileged

The introduction of Universal Primary Education (UPE) and Universal Secondary Education (USE) in Uganda Since 1997 has seen enrolment almost triple. However, there are worrying signs that progress is stalling. There are high dropout rates, low completion and success rates coupled with low literacy and numeracy skills. The system seem to give more attention to enrolment on expense of quality of education given. Many drop out due to poverty and other factors. Schools are often dangerously overcrowded and lack basic resources, with teachers overwhelmed and in need of support. As a result, the quality of learning is often poor. Education is the foundation of a child’s future, yet millions of children in Uganda – especially in the poorest areas – are being left behind

Basic Education

We implement both formal and non-formal basic education programmes, targeting children who would otherwise not access school or quality learning. Our purpose is to guarantee the less privileged children from slums and poor households to have access to quality education and we work with communities to increase parental engagement; we advocate for inclusive, equitable and quality education. At our centre in Namuwongo, effort is underway to establish a skill centre for both formal and non-formal skilling for the youth and young parents who missed the chance of attending school in their childhood.

Inclusive education

Girls specifically from poor families in slums when they are lucky enough to be in school, often they drop out of school easily or miss classes when they reach puberty, as they lack sanitary pads and schools often do not have gender-appropriate washrooms. We teach girls and young mothers how to make low-cost reusable pads from locally available materials and we promote menstrual hygiene. As a result, more girls are staying in school and young mothers are able to access low cost and reusable sanitary pads.