INTENT
Increased access to quality education at all levels especially for the poor orphans and the vulnerable children.

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE
To increase the local institutions’ capacity for education planning, financing and management.

RATIONALE
Uganda has made a lot of strides in the education sector over the last 20 years.Enrolment has reached almost 100% in the Primary sector;  the number of schools facilities have tremendously increased and the implementation of free universal primary and secondary education has greatly increased access to education, at all levels.

Moving into the 3rd decade of the 21st century, Uganda’s education sector still  faces challenges with improving literacy and numeracy; low transition from primary to secondary level marred with a high school drop-out; limited funding and weak infrastructure deterring the scaling up of STEM teaching learning achievement.

STRATEGY

1. Building capacity of local institutions and communities in education planning, financing and management;
2. Designing and delivering continuing professional development programs for school leaders and teachers;
3. Working with local communities to reduce on school dropout rates and increase on school retention rates especially for the girl child;
4. Working with stakeholders at increasing literacy and numeracy attainment levels especially at primary level;
5. Conducting psyhco–social support and careers guidance that enable students to stay in schools and to make the right career choices;
6. Expanding the physical infrastructure of education institutions to enable for the enrollment of more learners in safe and quality schools;
7. Supporting orphans and vulnerable children to stay in school through bursaries.