UGANDA
context
Uganda is host to the largest number of refugees in Africa, with over 1.5 million people having fled ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Burundi, South Sudan, and Somalia
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In 2020, Covid-19 caused schools to close for 83 weeks, creating a devastating impact on children’s education and wellbeing in Uganda. Lack of access to technology has excluded the majority of children across Uganda from remote learning opportunities.
In Uganda, 25% of children are out of school. The high number of children without access to education has prompted a rise in gender-based violence, early child marriage, child labour and exploitation, in part due to the absence of the safeguarding role played by schools.
YOUR IMPACT in Uganda
200,211
Children reached, of which at least 94,898 were girls.
148,770
Children reached through school improvements.
14,099
Supported with adult education classes on parenting and gender.
what we are doing
We began working in Uganda in March 2018, initially responding to the refugee crisis as Uganda remains the largest refugee-hosting country in Africa. Our programmes have since expanded as we focus on supporting vulnerable children in remote and marginalised communities across Uganda to access a quality education.
Street Child works to address the interconnected barriers—economic, social, structural, and educational—that hinder children's access to education. In Uganda, we have made significant strides in promoting educational access through several initiatives:
Livelihood Support: Our ‘Family Business for Education’ model has assisted over 230 caregivers in establishing their businesses. This programme aims to enhance resilience and self-reliance in vulnerable families and communities providing long-term support for both parents and children.
Social Support: We have distributed menstrual hygiene management kits to 9,000 girls and provided tailored support for Children with Disabilities, reaching over 3,000 children through our various interventions.
School Renovation and WASH: Our efforts in school construction and renovation, along with Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) initiatives, have enabled over 18,000 children to access education in safe environments.
Street Child and our local partners have successfully established and resourced learning centres in the Palabek and Kyaka II refugee settlements, as well as Kampala. The programme uses Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) methodology, educating children based on level rather than age. This allows learners to catch up on lost education and work on their foundational skills for a smooth transition into formal education.
The results have been highly successful, with 96% of learners reaching word-level proficiency in English by the end of the program, and 92% achieving proficiency with two-digit numbers in numeracy.
We believe supporting local organisations and leveraging local expertise is essential to effective, efficient interventions and to enabling sustainable longer-term impact. In Uganda, Street Child has supported over 30 local and national, refugee-led, and women-led organisations.
In 2022, Street Child partnered with Save the Children to set up the Localisation Unit. The innovative unit was a way of creating a separate avenue for funding to support local and national organisations to apply for Education Cannot Wait funding, and to ensure they had fair competition with INGOs. The unit acts as the intermediary between the donor or grantee, and handles donor compliance requirements and partner due diligence assessments, providing greater flexibility for local partners. This improves their ability to secure and receive funding. As a result, 29% of ECW’s investment to Save the Children is now being implemented through local and national NGO’s. The model demonstrates an effective way to drive progress towards reallocating power, influence and resources more directly to communities.
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