Plan Uganda: what we do

Plan Uganda's work to improve children's lives is focused on 3 core areas, reflecting the life-cycle of a child.

• A good start in life: early childhood (under 6 years)
• The next steps: primary school years (6-12 years)
• Ready for the future - now: adolescence (over 12 years)

The interventions under this country programme are rooted to improving early childhood care and development in the communities where Plan Uganda works.

Emphasis is in improving primary health care - focusing on prompting good hygiene and sanitation practices in homes, communities, support government immunisation programmes, educating communities on better parenting practices including nutrition, education for mothers and facilitating provision of early childhood care and development services including transition of infants to primary plus strengthening community based child protection mechanisms.

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Playgroups Help Kick-Start Children's Learning

“When I started primary school, I was already familiar with letters and numbers, so it was easy for me to follow and participate in the class,” says 9-year-old Lucia, a primary school student in Aileu district, Timor-Leste, who is reaping the benefits of her early years at playgroup.

Attending pre-school is vital for children, to prepare them mentally and socially before they make the transition to primary school. In Timor-Leste, only 5-10 percent of children attend pre-school, which can have serious implications for a child’s development.

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An Empty Stomach Makes the School Day a Challenge

"I always sleep in class and teachers punish me because I often come to school hungry,” says Abit, a 6th grade student at Old Boli Primary School in Chiredzi, a village in southeast Zimbabwe.

Abit wants to be a doctor – but says she is ‘training’ herself not be hungry during the day, so that she can study.

“Although there’s no food to eat before I go to school, I want to pursue my education so that I can become a doctor. I’m training myself not to feel hungry until after the school day has ended,” she says. Abit, an orphan, lives with her 18-year-old sister, Naomi.

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