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Can you open a door for a young person from Fundo to go to secondary school?
For many who live in remote areas of Uganda, continuing in education beyond primary school is simply not an option available to them. The Fundo Foundation is working to open up opportunities for secondary school education by finding sponsors for young people from Fundo. There is no shortage of families in need of this sponsorship and so we are seeking more people who can help meet this need.
The girls in the oldest class at Fundo. Usually only 1 or 2 who pass the Primary Leaving Exam can afford a secondary school place, but we are looking to change this.
2023 We sponsored 10 students for secondary school.
2024 We expanded the number of young people being supported to 30.
2025 We have accepted 10 new students this year, taking the total to 40.
We are seeking new sponsors for 2025 to support these students. If you would like to do this, please complete the form below.
Whilst the Ugandan Universal Education Policy is designed to provide free secondary education, the reality is that most schools have to charge some tuition fees, and then there is the cost of books, learning materials, uniform, and medical check-ups. For those in more remote areas, they must also factor in travel or boarding. All this makes it unaffordable for many. For children in Fundo, the nearest secondary schools are at Rhino Camp, approximately 20km on dirt roads, or the nearest town with secondary schools is Arua which is 2-hour drive.
For £30 per month, you can open up the opportunity for a young person to go to secondary school.
Or for £10 per month, you can support 10 children at Fundo Primary to receive a daily school meal to help improve attendace rates and increase their chances of completing primary school.
It costs on average £120 per term for secondary education. In a country where the average annual income is £1,680, and many earn far below this, it is not difficult to understand how this is a limiting factor for parents to send their children to secondary school. Sponsoring a child gives an individual the opportunity to continue their education when they might otherwise have dropped out of school during or after primary school. For those who do drop out, the alternatives for them may be early marriage and pregnancy or drug and alcohol abuse, with few employment opportunities without an education.
Students are carefully selected for the sponsorship scheme by our Uganda-based trustees, who assess their financial need and their ability to flourish at secondary school. Parents are encouraged to contribute what they can which means the individual sponsorship will usually be in partnership with the families. If you think you could help support a student to go on to secondary education, please complete the form below. Thank you.
Those who sponsor an individual student will receive a sponsorship pack with information about the student they are sponsoring, and updates on the progress they are making. This could be such a rewarding experience for you, and if you have children in your family, so beneficial for them to share in and learn about the school life of someone in a very different context to their own. If you sign up, you will be allocated one of the students and we will send you information about them, their school and their family.
Sample sponsorship pack
Read Molly's story here.
Read Molly's story here.
Molly's Story
Molly's son is being sponsored through the Foundation Foundation to attend Manibe Secondary School. They live in Fundo and he went to Fundo School.
Molly attended the Fundo Skills Training Program in tailoring. She did very well and due to her commitment, she was appointed as the school tailor and leader of the tailoring group. She borrowed a sewing machine so that she could start a small business at home, and began to save some money to purchase her own machine and support her son at school. With support from generous donors, we were able to top up her savings so that she could purchase a sewing machine and invest in the business.
in 2023, her son was selected for secondary school sponsorship. His scholastic materials came out of the family's savings, and the school fees were met through sponsorship.
Molly said, “Thank you for giving this opportunity. Without your help, my son would have been wasted here in the village. You can now see for yourself, he is a very good and responsible boy. He is very helpful at home and respects us. Now his brother has joined him and we are now growing cassava and sesame to raise more funds for their school needs. Even our other children at Fundo Primary have received scholastic materials through your help. We are very motivated to educate our children. I get money by mending people’s clothes with the sewing machine. I save UGX 1,000 (30p) or more every day for our children’s fees. Without you help for education our family would not even afford to send our children to secondary school.”
An assembly at Rhino Camp Secondary School
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