School Closure in Uganda — Street Child

To provide remote education services, the Ugandan government has focused on radio and television learning. However, with only 32% of households having radios and 19% having televisions, this approach has widened the inequality gap. Street Child in Uganda, along with our local partners, have developed a ‘Last Mile Learning’ approach to help excluded children to access education, with a specific focus on refugee children.

Last Mile Learning: Street Child’s low cost, scalable approach for remote learning in low resource environments included 27,404 home learning packs tailored to the level of the child, allowing them to continue to engage with learning during school closures. In Kyaka and Palabek refugee camps, community group learning sessions have been held outside and have meant 5,842 children have had access to some form of learning with a teacher. These face-to-face interactions allow teachers to monitor any child protection risks and community mentors support by providing psycho-social support to the children.