Uganda Children’s Centre is proud of her own Nakandi Mastula an Alumni who has become famous due to her visionary leadership and enthusiasm to uplift the girl child and young people living in informal settlements. Mastula is a Young African Leader who is very passionate about transforming Africa through mentoring and empowering young people especially […]
Uganda Children’s Centre is supervising eight candidates this year who are studying in primary seven, senior four and senior six eagerly preparing to write their final exams in this last term. These children will join other candidates around the country to sit for National Examinations of Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) for primary seven, Uganda Certificate […]
Jane, not her real name is one of the beneficiaries of Formal Education Program studying in Primary one whose mother is currently ill. This miserable situation has caused severe stress to the family and is contributing to stress-induced sickness for the mother and enhanced child vulnerability. Jane’s situation is now manifesting emotional and behavioral difficulties […]
The COVID-19 Pandemic is a shared global experience on every country and it affected all members of the society, psychologically, emotionally, physically, financially and in many other aspects. Those who are most impacted by the crisis are those who are vulnerable. One of the Formal Education Program beneficiaries is a 14-year-old boy called John, not […]
Uganda Children’s Centre in partnership with Makindye Institute for Social Development (MAKSOD) joined the rest of the world to commemorate the Day of the African Child which falls on 16th June of every year. This event was held in remembrance of the students killed in 1976 during the Soweto uprising in South Africa. This year’s […]
Uganda Children’s Centre under the coalition of IDAY Uganda joined hands with Divine Mission Junior School to implement a project titled “Access to quality education for teenage mothers dropped out of school due to Covid-19 and school closures”. This initiative will be implemented in Makindye Division one of the five administrative divisions of Kampala, the […]
UCC Formal Education beneficiaries appreciate the love, care and compassion demonstrated by sponsors financially, materially and emotionally. This time, four children namely; Destiny Namuwonge, Mark Buule Banagaaya, Agnes Nabukalu and Rauzah Ndagire received donations from MEM directly from Spain. The children were so thankful to the sponsors for organizing such wonderful gifts. They expressed their […]
According to Uganda School Calendar for 2022, both private and government-aided primary schools, secondary schools, technical schools, farm schools, and polytechnics were obliged to end school term two on 12th August 2022. However, most private schools ended the term before due dates citing increased operational costs especially high food costs. The economy was opened to […]
Ndagire Rauzah is a nine-year-old bright young girl who missed out on her education shortly after schools reopened following COVID-19 lockdowns. She only studied for two weeks before her mother could no longer afford further payments. Rauzah was in primary four at St. Mary’s Primary School in Makindye slums, Kampala District. She is enthusiastic about […]
When schools reopened after the President’s directive, many students came back to schools with several mental health challenges. This resulted from their long stay at home due to COVID-19 and lockdowns. Even if majority had overwhelming desire to study, a handful of them needed more awareness on mental health issues to help in addressing their […]