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Teach For Uganda

A movement for educational equity in Uganda

Teach For Uganda was founded on a simple but powerful belief. Every child deserves an excellent education, and classroom leadership can transform not only learning outcomes but also the future of our country.

What began as a question became an action. What began as an action became a movement. Today, that movement lives in classrooms, in communities, and in the lives of children learning, growing, and daring to imagine more.

Our Mission

To nurture leaders who are committed to advancing equitable access to quality education for children in underserved communities.

Our Vision

One day, all children in Uganda will attain an equitable quality education

Values

Child First

We place the child at the core of what we do committing our resources to creating impactful experiences that empower each child to reach their fullest potential.

Sense of Possibility

We believe that nothing is impossible and we approach challenges with a mindset of optimism, creativity, and resilience, always striving to go above and beyond our expectations to achieve our goals.

Constantly Learning

We believe that learning is an integral part of growth. We strive to enhance ourselves through actively seeking knowledge, feedback and skills to drive excellence and innovation in every aspect of our work.

Teamwork

We value collaboration, mutual support, and collective effort believing that together we can achieve far more than any individual could alone. We operate as a cohesive unit respecting each others’ strengths and weaknesses to foster a positive and productive environment where diverse perspectives and skills come together to drive shared success.

Our Primary Beneficiaries

Lower primary (Grade 1-3) and secondary school learners  from Underserved communities in Uganda whose schools have had a poor academic track record.

Outstanding university graduates from all disciplines of study, who are emerging leaders with a strong belief in the potential of all children as tomorrow’s leaders.

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The Problem

Enrolment in public primary schools is at 79% compared to 21% in private schools.

While this is the case, 82% of children aged 10 can't read or comprehend an age-appropriate story1, and 52.2% can’t do P2-level math.2

Girls are particularly under-represented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. There is low enrolment, poor performance, and a high number of dropouts.

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Root cause

Majority of learners receive low quality or no education at all, and are unprepared to be Uganda's future leaders

High cost of quality education

that prepares learners to meet the demanding needs of society.

Low prioritization of education

2.5% GDP spent on education (versus the 5% target); ~6% of the national budget in 2025/26 versus >20% target.

Poor policymaking

on education issues

Deficit of change leaders

who understand the contextual challenges within the education sector and are equipped to drive solutions

Solutions

Short-Term

We recruit, train and place outstanding university graduates in underserved public schools to improve learning outcomes in foundational learning and STEM while enhancing their leadership skills

Long-Term

Our alumni, together with other like-minded leaders advance quality education for all children by addressing the systemic barriers within and outside the education sector.

Theory of Change

We work in underserved school communities in Uganda, to support learners to become proficient in Literacy, Numeracy, and STEM, through a 2-year Teaching Fellowship to advance equitable access to holistic education for 250,000 children by 2030 because 82% of children are unable to read and comprehend an age and grade-appropriate text by age 10, and girls are under-represented in STEM education.

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