Giving Day 2025
Thank You

Together, we got them here. Now, we’ll take them further.

Thanks to our community, Giving Day 2025 raised $826,152 to launch and grow our Post-School Pathways Fund.

These funds will help School for Life graduates take their next step into university, vocational training and meaningful work.

To everyone who gave, shared, or cheered us on – thank you.

Why It Matters

In Uganda, opportunity often stops after graduation.

In Uganda, just 8% of students make it beyond high school into further study, while close to 20% of young people remain unemployed — their potential left waiting. Without continued support, bright, capable students like Diana face futures limited not by talent, but by circumstance. The Post-School Pathways Fund changes that — building a bridge between education and employment.

Six people standing outside a brick and wood house, with one woman holding a young child, and other children standing nearby.
A woman and a girl filling water from a container outdoors in a lush green environment.
A young girl in a school uniform standing in a forested area with green foliage and tall trees.

Diana’s Story

Diana has just graduated from School for Life — the first in her family to finish secondary school.

In her village, most girls are expected to marry young, but Diana dared to dream bigger.


She worked hard, walking long distances to school and helping her mother run a small shop, determined to build a better future.

Now she’s joined the Changemakers Academy, a volunteer and training program that prepares graduates for higher education and employment.

Diana dreams of becoming a teacher, using her education to empower the next generation.

Her story is proof that when a girl learns, a whole community rises.

What Your Gift Does

Your Giving Day donation launched the Post-School Pathways Fund to:

  • Provide scholarships for university and technical training

  • Deliver mentorship and career guidance to keep graduates on track

  • Offer seed funding for young entrepreneurs to start their own businesses 

  • Provide work experience and internships to broker pathways into employment

  • Wrap support around students through safe housing, counselling, and training

Every dollar was tripled to create real futures and lasting prosperity.

Together, we can ensure Diana and other graduates take the next step toward lasting prosperity.