EDUCATION
Education remains one of the most powerful weapons in fighting poverty, as no nation can grow beyond the knowledge base of its citizenry. At SEF Foundation, education is not viewed as an end in itself but productive investment in the life of every disadvantaged and vulnerable child and youth to help them break the cycle of poverty in their families, communities and the nation as a whole. The following interventions are some of the proposed projects to be undertaken under the Foundation’s Educational Programmes;
Our Educational Programs
Stay in School Scholarship Program
Through the Stay in School Program, SEF Foundation will offer full scholarship award to orphans and vulnerable children and youth from less privileged backgrounds who cannot meet up with the cost of their tuition fees. The scholarship program will cut across primary, secondary and local tertiary institutions in Uganda.
School Infrastructure Development & Teacher’s Training
Students need conducive school environment to learn. This means having the availability of appropriate facilities. The SEF Foundation will support public schools with the provision of crucial amenities to improve learning by supporting infrastructural development through the distribution of scholastic materials.
Read to Lead - Library Project
One of the most fundamental areas responsible for the dwindling educational standards and fortunes in our educational system today especially at the secondary school level is the lack of or poor standard of libraries and its utilization among students. The overall goal of the SEF Foundation’s Read to Lead library project will be to create an environment where students would be inspired and challenged to learn and reach their fullest potential, while also addressing the specific library needs of each school with the aim to support each school’s curriculum and serve as the educational heart of the school.
A.S.P.I.R.E
The need for mentoring programs among adolescence of vulnerable age(s) is indisputable. Over 30 percent of children live in households headed by young children, a single parent or no parent – a rate that has doubled over the years in Uganda. Adolescence is a transitory period between childhood and adulthood, during this period an individual is seen neither as a child nor as an adult. Adolescents are characterized by emotional instabilities and hyper-activities, which cause them to experience storms and stress.