Building Resilient Inclusive Systems for Locally Led Education and Protection (RISE)
LAUNCHING ECHO RISE PROJECT: NAKIVALE
Building Resilient Inclusive Systems for Locally Led Education and Protection (RISE) Project is a 5M Euro funded by European Union. The RISE project will be implemented by a consortium composed of; Save the Children (SC), Humanity & Inclusion (HI), Young African Refugees for Integral Development (YARID), Education Local Expertise Centre (ELECU), Humanitarian Assistance and Development Services (HADS), Katalemwa Cheshire Home (KCH) and Uganda Society for Disabled Children (USDC) in three refugee settlements; Kyangwali, Rwamwanja and Nakivale and Nyakabande Transit Site.
"Education is a fundamental right, and the RISE Project reinforces the Ministry’s commitment to inclusive learning for all, including refugees. Through teacher training, community engagement, and systemic strengthening, this project will complement our efforts to build a resilient and adaptive education sector," says Dr. Cleophus Mugenyi, Commissioner Basic Education at the Ministry of Education and Sports.
RISE aims to reach 85,372 in and out of school children and young people and 12,264 adults including teachers, school management committees, parent teacher associations and child protection committees in three refugee settlements of Kyangwali, Rwamwanja and Nakivale and Nyakabande Transit Site.
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