School for Life celebrated a massive milestone on February 28, 2021. On this day we opened our first boarding facility and welcomed the first group of Senior girls to their new home. Here we share the story of the opening as well as introduce you to some of the wonderful students who started their boarding school journey with us.

Around one third of the world’s children do not have access to remote learning. So when COVID-19 hit and schools were forced to close around the globe, 463 million children - most of whom are from rural communities - fell into the chasm of the digital divide. The pandemic shed a brutal spotlight on the digital inequalities children face and the impact this has on accessing a quality education. At School for Life, we are hoping to bridge that gap by implementing Google Classroom while schools remain shut across Uganda.

After all schools across Uganda were mandated to shut down to prevent the escalating second wave of COVID-19 in early June, forcing our students to stay at home and keep within their villages, our Community & Welfare team quickly moved into action to ensure the wider population were educated on preventative measures to keep healthy and safe. In doing so, our team reached and educated a wider audience, helping to reduce the likelihood of our students contracting the virus whilst in contact with their local community members.

At School for Life we are always looking for ways to enhance the learning and education being offered to our students. This year we had a strong focus on partnering with other organisations aligned with our core mission and values, and who would be able to provide training programs that would prepare our students with work ready skills or to develop their own small businesses. Enter Sawa World.

Read on to see how the recent Sawa World program has ignited a spark amongst our Primary 7 students.

School for Life's second school at Mbazzi is almost ready for the 160 new nursery and primary school students we will enrol to start school in 2017. See how the build is progressing and meet some of our hard-working construction team in Uganda...

Our Project Coordinator, Kessia Lum, returned to School for Life's Katuuso campus with Raising Voices for the second round of outreach programs on child abuse. The results from the first round have been life changing for many of the Katuuso community members and their children…

Our Project Coordinator, Kessia Lum, shares the inspiring stories of the graduates from our Adult Literacy Program in rural Uganda.

Last week, I sat and spoke to Winnie for thirty minutes. She told me all about her life, in English. One year ago, Winnie could not speak a word of English. 

Kessia Lum, our Project Coordinator in Uganda, shares her story from our first community outreach workshops to raise awareness on domestic abuse, violence, children's and women's rights in Katuuso...

We recently started our second vocational training program with five new ladies coming to learn the tailoring trade with our Kumi team in Katuuso. Our Head Tailor Winnie and three of our experienced Kumi tailors - Rose, Nalongo and Grace - will teach the course. Over the next five weeks the ladies will learn new skills including garment construction, accessories and product costing and sales. When finished the ladies will receive a certificate of completion and help to find employment within the local community or beyond. 

The construction of our second campus is in full swing! Find out the latest news from our Mbazzi and Katuuso schools...

As I sit in the library in Katuuso Primary School, unpacking boxes of donations that get sent from all over the world, I can't help but be annoyed when I come across completely irrelevant books such as 'How to Use a Microwave' or a summary of Australia's Top 10 Cricket Players from 1985. I am further incensed when I think about the discrepancy between these donations and the real needs of schools in Uganda.