What We Do
Education
Universal Primary Education (UPE) is one of the Government of Uganda’s main policy tools for achieving poverty reduction and human development. Broadly speaking, its main objectives are to:
- provide the facilities and resources to enable every child to enter and remain in school until the primary cycle of education is complete;
- make education equitable in order to eliminate disparities and inequalities;
- ensure that education is affordable by the majority of Ugandans;
- reduce poverty by equipping every individual with basic skills.
While the government of Uganda has promised to provide free education to every child, the sad reality is, they are unable to meet this need in the rural parts of the country. In these areas, churches and other non-profit organizations are building up a network of private schools to fill the gap. The parents in rural Uganda often have to choose between educating their children and providing food, healthcare and the most basic of needs. Now, more than ever, we realize how important education is in lifting the children and their families out of poverty.
Primary School
Primary schools typically include:
- Ten classes – 3 levels of pre-primary (“baby”, “middle” and “top”) and P1 through P7
- Three 3-month terms
King’s Kids Africa will generally provide a campus with:
- Three single-story classroom buildings (26’ X 78’), including: 10 classrooms, library, office, store room and sick bay
- Kitchen
- Pavilion
- Playing field
- Pit latrines
Secondary School & Trade School
Subject to the priorities set by the Presbytery, King’s Kids Africa also plans to build a:
- Secondary school, including boarding facilities
- Trade school with 1-2 year programs for carpentry, masonry, metal works, automotive, textiles and agriculture/livestock