Bamunanika Education Foundation’s scholarship programming focuses on the prevention and combating of underlying causes of illiteracy/failure to access quality education and responds to: (a) High school dropout rates at the different education levels in area of operation; (b) Poor education indicators and (c) Low desire of parents to financially input in education services of the children; (d) Failure of parents to raise financial support for the facilitation of education services of the children. At individual level (we offer scholarships to scholars to study in different institutions at different levels where tuition/fees, hostel fees, living out allowance/upkeep, school uniforms, scholastic materials like bags, blankets, mattress, bedsheets, books, pens shoes are catered for by the organization).

At Institutional level (we strengthen education systems by equipping education institutions with teaching aids, capacity building teachers/tutors on scholars’ management, conducting guidance and counselling sessions to scholars.)

At community level we capacity build parents to boast their knowledge, confidence and support towards education service delivery).

The scholarship program breaks the intergenerational cycle of poverty within families by targeting the most at risk households of the poor/elderly and disabled through raising up/educating their children who later after studies boast the income status of their households. It also acts as a pull factor by encouraging other parents to take their children for studies.

BEF has been implementing scholarship-programs-in Luweero since 2007. The key findings from our programming include: (a) Improved grades from scholars in the different institutions within area of operation; (b) Linkages of scholarship beneficiaries with livelihood-sensitive programming leads to more sustainable

interventions, which builds resilience; (c) Increased involvement of parents in education programs through the Free quality education to the less privileged approach which contributes to better education outcomes of the scholars. During the past 3 years BEF has supported over 900 scholars with over 300 beneficiaries finalizing their academic journey.