Bursaries

Education is the most lasting and effective way one can help young people and their families to escape from the cycle of poverty. Over the years, we have realized that our actions however small can make a difference in someone’s life and cause remarkable impact in community.

Young People tend to drop out of school early because the cost of education is high compared with the income of families who are poor. These costs include school fees, school maintenance, books, pens and uniforms, many of which have to be paid at the beginning of the school year. It is common for people in these areas to have jobs which pay by the day; therefore it is difficult for parents to pay out large sums in one go, especially in families with three or four children.

We provide education support in form of Partial and Full Bursaries. Full bursaries are merit based while partial bursaries are need based. The programme operates primarily in slums and rural areas in Uganda where the poor make up a bigger percentage of the population and where children have little access to education due to poverty and a lack of value for education.