Access to quality education is a human right. However in most communities in Uganda, girls that are pregnant or have given birth are not able to return to school and continue learning due to a lack of school fees, scholastic materials, stigma directed to wards them by parents, peers, teachers and the community. In addition, girls with disabilities are unable to access education and stay in school due to disability stigma, limited access to special needs schools, assistive technology, etc.
Our sponsorship program focuses on supporting girls that are pregnant, child mothers and girls with disabilities to access quality inclusive education, stay in school and complete.
Tujifunze staff conducted home visits to families of girls that are pregnant and child mothers in Balawoli town council, Kamuli district to identify their educational needs and offer necessary support.
Patience aged 15 was in primary four in 2022, when she got pregnant and dropped out of school. Patience is 6 months pregnant and expected to give birth in July 2023. During the home visit, Patience revealed that she is interested in returning to school in 2024 because she wants to study and become a teacher of primary. She believes that with education, she will be able to get a job as a teacher, earn money to take care of her soon to be born child in future. Patience is currently living with her grandmother who earns money through doing causal work(digging ) to earn money and take care of her grand daughter Patience.
In case you are interested in supporting Patience to realize her dreams, get in touch with us.
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