About the Cause
Dubai Cares’ programs are designed to reduce, if not remove, the greatest obstacles that prevent children and young people in developing countries from attaining quality education. With each intervention, Dubai Cares evaluates the need for assistance across two key areas:
Access to Education which allows Dubai Cares to improve children’s health and learning environment, increase education enrollment and attainment, increase access to education, reduce absenteeism, increase gender parity and increase promotion rates.
Quality of Education which enables early learning, enhances educational attainment and school progression, improves literacy and numeracy skills among children, enables teachers to access teacher training resulting in better learning outcomes, reduce dropout rates and increase primary school attainment.
Dubai Cares is a long-term advocate of safeguarding children and young people’s right to education and is currently playing a global advocacy role in spreading the knowledge about the importance of providing education to the unprivileged children.
We also champion education through research - There is an overwhelming lack of evidence as to what works to promote children’s learning in crisis-affected contexts. Research plays a pivotal role in tackling this issue.
My Story
Following the outbreak of COVID-19 in Uganda in March 2020, the government put in restrictive measures, these included lockdown. Schools were closed; in fact, it was the longest period a school was closed in the world. As a result, many businesses closed down, due to capital. This has affected people livelihood and ability to support education as one strives to look for food. The little the parent is getting is not sufficient to support him in His education. This has brought in a gap in supporting education, yet Bright desires now to go for vocational training, were he would learn skills for work and life. It is a critical plank in the move towards lifelong learning for all and aims to provide equal opportunities for Him. It will equip him with the right set of skills required by companies to compete in domestic, regional and international markets, or by successfully make a living through self-employment. Your contribution to this will help him attend a three years certificate course at Polytechnic school. Be blessed as you support him.