Programme 02
School Fees Assistance
Not every family needs long-term sponsorship. Many simply need help through a difficult term — a lost harvest, a medical emergency, a parent between jobs. Our fees assistance fund makes fast, verified, partial payments so a child is never sent home.
Objectives
- Respond to verified emergency fee requests within 14 days
- Prevent mid-term dropouts caused by short-term hardship
- Work with school bursars on flexible payment plans
Who benefits
- Learners at risk of being sent home for fees
- Families recovering from illness, loss or crop failure
- Candidate classes preparing for national examinations
Activities
- Referral intake from schools and community leaders
- Rapid household verification visits
- Partial or full fee top-ups paid to the school
- Follow-up to determine if longer-term sponsorship is needed
Impact so far
- 612 emergency interventions delivered
- Average turnaround of 11 days from referral to payment
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How to support
Contribute to the Emergency Fees Fund — every UGX 100,000 keeps a learner in class for a month.