A Shs7.5 billion initiative dubbed the Integrated Livelihood, Education and Protection (ILEAP) project has been launched to transform the lives...
Every child needs a quality education to thrive.
Primary education is crucial in shaping the future of children, providing them with the foundational skills they need for lifelong success. However, significant barriers persist in ensuring that all children have access to quality education. While 75.2% of children aged 6 to 12 are enrolled in school in Uganda, over 2 million children remain out of school, with many in rural and underserved areas facing even greater challenges. Delayed school entry and grade repetition are common issues, with 8.9 million learners currently enrolled in primary schools, many of whom are older than the official age range.
Despite these challenges, ChildFund contributes to improving learning outcomes and ensures the protection of children aged 6 to 14 years in targeted communities. A key focus is to address issues of access, retention, and completion of their basic education cycle.
Our Impact
142,176
Children were supported to access quality basic education, laying the foundation for lifelong learning.
140
Schools strengthened through both software and hardware interventions, including teacher training and infrastructure upgrades.
10,402
Education stakeholders trained in diverse areas such as inclusive teaching, school governance, and child-centered learning approaches.
36,959
Children supported with essential learning materials to enhance classroom participation and learning outcomes.
410
Caregivers trained in social-emotional learning, enabling them to support children’s well-being and development at home.
8,304
Learners across 52 schools in Acholi, Busia, Kiboga, Soroti, Lango and Jinja districts engaged in competency-based learning activities that promote creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking.
Facts and figures from 2024 data.
Our Approach
ChildFund’s education programs take a holistic approach to supporting children’s academic and social-emotional development and their physical and emotional safety. We bring teachers, parents and caregivers together to learn how children’s protection and education are interlinked and form common expectations for their children’s academic learning and supportive school communities.
Academic and cognitive functions and emotional and social functions are interrelated: Children cannot learn when their physical or emotional well-being is compromised. But high rates of inequality, violence in and around schools, teacher shortages and lack of parental engagement pose barriers to children’s education.
Using evidence-based principles, we support parents to engage more deeply with their children’s academics, navigate the education system, and practice positive parenting (i.e., refraining from corporal punishment and increasing child supervision). We also train teachers on child-centered teaching approaches and alternatives to corporal punishment, and leverage technology to complement training, reinforce classroom instruction and reach children during crises like natural disasters and conflict.
Children learn best when they feel safe, supported, and connected. That’s why we launched the Education for Protection and Wellbeing (EPW) program — giving children the tools they need to succeed, inside and outside the classroom.
Delivered in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Sports and Gender Unit, through schools, EPW targets teachers, caregivers and school-aged children (6 - 12 years) to cultivate physically, emotionally and psychologically healthy environments for children’s well-being and education. The program combines cognitive-behavioral skills training for teachers and caregivers and social-emotional learning and self-protection activities for children. This model is currently being piloted in two schools in Mayuge District: Luubu Primary School and Bishop Hannington Primary School.
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In collaboration with various partners, we distribute quality learning materials to schools and communities to promote literacy and numeracy to improve children’s learning outcomes.
Learn more: Universal Primary Education (UPE) schools receive 43,000 text books
To increase access to quality digital learning opportunities, we provide schools, parents and caregivers with essential digital tools, including computers, tablets, online learning modules and internet connectivity.
Learn more: In many communities, parents face significant challenges in accessing the tools and knowledge needed to support their children's development through play. To address this, ChildFund, in partnership with The LEGO Foundation, implemented the "Come Play With Me" project in five districts—Masindi, Kiryandongo, Busia, Buyende, and Lira. The initiative strengthened playful parenting practices, enabling parents to help their children reach key developmental milestones. As part of the project, we provided 10,000 tablets to 10,000 parents loaded with online learning modules, ensuring that children have access to educational content that supports their growth in a fun and engaging way.
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Education for Protection and Wellbeing
Delivered through schools, EPW targets teachers, caregivers and school-aged children (6 – 12 years) to cultivate physically, emotionally and psychologically healthy environments for children’s well-being and education. The program combines cognitive-behavioral skills training for teachers and caregivers and social-emotional learning and self-protection activities for children. We are currently implementing this project in two schools; Luubu Primary School, Bishop Hannington Primary School all in Mayuge district.
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