Mission Incubation and Skills Centre building
Thematic Area

Education

Mission Uganda improves equitable access to quality, inclusive and relevant education and lifelong learning opportunities that empower children, adolescents, youth and adults, particularly girls, refugees, persons with disabilities and children from poor households, to realize their full potential.

Key Stakeholders We Work With

From classrooms to the vocational skills centre, learning is a shared community effort.

Schools & Learning Institutions Teachers & School Administrators Mission Incubation & Skills Centre Government & Sub-county Officials Parents & Community Structures

Key Interventions

Formal education, vocational skills and life skills, together for children, adolescents, youth and adults.

Formal Education Access & Scholarships

Supporting children in formal education, including scholarships for children with disabilities.

Life Skills & Mentorship

Equipping in-school and out-of-school adolescent girls with life skills and mentorship.

Mission Incubation & Skills Centre

Hands-on vocational skills for out-of-school youth:

  • Tailoring, hairdressing, mechanics
  • Carpentry & joinery, welding, building & concrete practices
  • Bakery and soap production

Business Foundation Courses

Complementing trade skills at the Skills Centre:

  • Business idea generation, planning, costing & pricing
  • Product branding, marketing & customer service
  • Record keeping, savings & risk management, business registration and compliance

Menstrual Health Hygiene & Reusable Pads

Menstrual health hygiene awareness and reusable pads production at the Skills Centre, keeping girls in school.

Safe & Inclusive Learning Environments

Creating safe learning environments for vulnerable and marginalized populations, including girls, refugees and persons with disabilities.

Literacy & Lifelong Learning

Supporting literacy and lifelong learning opportunities for adults alongside children and youth.

School Environmental Education

School tree planting and environmental awareness. See Climate Justice & Action.

Education in the Field

Mission Incubation and Skills Centre building
The Mission Incubation & Skills Centre
Hairdressing vocational training session
Hairdressing vocational training session
Tailoring machines handover to vocational trainees
Tailoring machines handover to vocational trainees
Tree planting with school pupils
Tree planting with school pupils
Classroom lesson on life skills
Classroom lesson on life skills
School assembly awareness session
School assembly awareness session

Education Outcomes

Out-of-school youth trained in marketable vocational trades at the Mission Incubation & Skills Centre.

Graduates equipped with both trade and business foundation skills to start income-generating work.

Improved school attendance for girls through menstrual health hygiene support and reusable pads.

Children with disabilities supported to access and stay in formal education through scholarships.

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