We support the most vulnerable children through education, helping them to get the most from their time at school and providing a foundation for a productive and happy future.
Despite the enormous benefits of being able to attend school and receive an education, the costs involved in sending children to school in Uganda are prohibitive for the majority of slum residents.,. The cost of school fees, uniforms, pens, paper, pencils, shoes and transport means that a large number of children have no hope of attending school. Poverty levels make it extremely difficult to develop any savings and often money for school fees is instead spent on greater needs such as food.. Education means opportunities and empowerment. Through supporting education, we are giving children the means to obtain necessary skills that will give them a better future in life.
Our School Project
A Call For All Foundation Africa will be constructing a school in the next 2 to 3 years. We want to build a boarding school in a peaceful rural area of Uganda. We want to create a family environment for underserved children where they can connect with nature, learn the importance of agriculture, and play freely. We plan to purchase land to build classrooms, boys and girls boarding rooms, facilities for bathing and latrines, a kitchen, and accommodations for staff and volunteers. The area will include farmable land and an animal barn to support dietary needs of the children. In addition to our initiatives to enrich child education with cultural arts/music and sports we want to dedicate an area for performances and football (soccer). Please visit our donation page to help fundraise for our Rural Boarding School or contact us to volunteer to help build the school.
Children are our future. According to UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS), approximately 164 million children and youth across the Africa do not attend school. This includes 64 million children of primary school age, 36 million secondary school age, and 64 million upper secondary school age. This total is equivalent to a quarter of the population of Europe.
Key factors leading to a barrier in access to education include:
- Gender Inequality
Girls are still more likely than boys to never go to school - Conflict
Children and youth living in conflict-affected areas (i.e. Political strife) have limited access to education if they have access at all. - Cost
Barriers to upper secondary education are often based on the fact that it is not compulsory, while lower secondary and primary are compulsory in nearly every country. Additionally, the youth that is of secondary age are also of legal working age. Many are forced to work or go to school and work to help provide for their families.
What we do
Access
We help as many vulnerable children as possible living in Namuwongo slum to go to school.
Performance
We monitor the attendance and retention level of each student to ensure that they attain good academic performance.
Participation
We encourage strong community participation with school reports and regular parents meetings.
Quality
At Our schools we maintain a student teacher ratio of 30:1 or less and only employ motivated and qualified teachers.