IN THE LOOP
Stories That Inspire Change
From on-the-ground updates to behind-the-scenes moments — stay connected with the people, progress, and purpose driving School for Life forward.
Liverpool Partners meet their sponsor students!
A wonderful team of our generous supporters Liverpool Partners recently travelled all the way to our schools in rural Uganda to finally meet the class of 40 students they have been sponsoring since 2017. Read on to find out more about their moving journey.
An Inspiring Climb for Claudia
Our wonderful supporter Claudia recently came along on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure with us, hiking Mt Kilimanjaro and visiting our school campuses in Uganda. Take a look at what she has to say about the time she spent with us on this journey.
'Climbing Kilimanjaro was the toughest, most incredible thing I've ever done.'
There were moments I questioned my life decisions and would have been totally ok to stop. It was in those moments I reminded myself why I was here. The money raised would go towards education and improving the quality of life of so many kids. It was bigger than me, and it was time to dig deep. My mantra for the climb was ‘One foot in front of the other, one breath and then the next’.
Our second school is almost complete!
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...
Changing lives with our Child Protection Committee
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…
#doubleyourimpact and help us buy a new truck!
Double your donation, double your impact! From now until October 17, our generous friends at Macquarie Bank Foundation will match every donation made up to $25,000. We need your help to get a new truck for our schools...
Join us in Uganda for the opening of our secondary school!
You're invited to come along with our CEO and Co-Founder Annabelle to meet our School for Life students, teachers and staff in Uganda. This is your chance to see exactly where your fundraising dollars go and to celebrate the official opening of Mbazzi Riverside School. You’ll get a view of Ugandan life like no other when you come with us to our schools where you’ll be greeted with open arms by our students and staff. After your time at school you can head off on a wildlife safari to see Africa’s animals up close, including the rare mountain gorillas.
Nat + Mel take up our Kilimanjaro challenge
Here at School for Life we're fortunate to have some incredible supporters who go above and beyond for us. Mel and Nat are two of those amazing people. They were both among the first people to sign up for our Kilimanjaro: Trek for our Teachers challenge next year. Today we're learning the ins and outs of why they wanted to take up this challenge and how they plan to raise at least $4000 each for our teachers...
Changing lives with our Adult Literacy Program
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.
Sports Day fun!
Last Thursday our Katuuso and Mbazzi schools came together to celebrate end of term with a lively Sports Day at Katuuso! The images below tell the story of the day's activities and the joy the kids, parents, teachers and staff all felt throughout the day. Enjoy!
Powering a positive impact: women’s and children’s rights workshops in rural Uganda
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...
A new group of vocational training ladies at 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.
Kilimanjaro: Trek for our Teachers
Want to join us in Tanzania and Uganda? This is the trip for you! We’re climbing Africa’s highest mountain to raise funds for our teachers. And we need your help.