Education & Sponsorships

Program Overview

The Education and Sponsorship Program which started in 1995 with only 6 primary children, has grown to see over 307 beneficiaries graduate in different fields with over 307 currently in the program. It’s aimed at addressing the different education challenges faced by many families in Uganda which are desperately in need but cannot afford to pay school fees for their children. The challenge is mainly attributed to the death or desertion of one or both parents or often the death of both parents leaving a child with grandparents or distant relatives who might also be struggling to survive financially as they often have many other orphans to cater for. The death of so many young parents is a consequence of diseases such as AIDS, TB, Malaria and Typhoid that are all endemic in Uganda as well as rampant increase in road accidents.

Our education programme offers holistic education sponsorship program to vulnerable children in rural communities of Mityana from pre-primary to tertiary institutions. The beneficiaries are usually recommended by the local leadership by objectively assessed by an independent committee of social workers and educationalists who ensure the services are extended to the needy of neediest.

Although priority is given to total and partial orphans, non-orphans from families that prove to be economically struggling are often considered for the program. Those in primary section are placed in school that are easily accessed by the pupils and also makes it easy for the project staffs to monitor the children’s attendance and performance.