Windle International Uganda Wins Best International Humanitarian Organization of the Year Award
Windle International Uganda (WIU) was for the third time named the Best International Humanitarian Organization of the Year 2022 at the Visionaries of Uganda Awards that were held on Thursday, 24th of November 2022 at Serena Hotel in Kampala. The award ceremony is held every year and recognises outstanding companies in various sectors contributing to […]
Strengthening Refugee and Host Community Learner Retention in Schools of Rhino Camp, lmvepi, Nakivale and Kyangwali Settlements (April 2022 to March 2023)
Uganda is Africa’s leading host country for refugees with 1,573,291 refugees with approximately 53% children and youth requiring access to education opportunities (UNHCR, 31/12/2021). The refugee influx into Uganda has strained basic service provision, especially education (ERP, 2018). Schools therefore struggle to deliver quality education due to the challenging situations they face leading to low […]
Equitable Access to Quality and Transformational Education for Refugee and Host Communities (EQUATE) Project
With funding from European Union Humanitarian Aid (ECHO), this project aims at increasing access to equitable and inclusive quality education for 64,937 (35,074 boys and 27,289 girls) conflict affected children in in Rhino Camp, Imvepi and Palabek refugee settlements in West Nile Sub-Region of Uganda. It is implemented by a consortium led by World Vision […]
Vocationalisation Of Secondary Education
Besides the mainstream education structures, WIU has “vocationalised” secondary education. Through this initiative, students attain vocational skills alongside secondary education. As a result, the students leave secondary education equipped with entrepreneurial skills that they can put to use. Those that may drop out of school leave with professional qualifications awarded by the Directorate of Industrial […]