Students & Families

Friends of Bwindi is a small organisation and can only help a limited number of students and families, but relatively small amounts can have a huge impact.

Our Students & Families fund helps families to cope with expenses such as basic living costs and medical fees, and increases their ability to support themselves in the future by supporting education, training and income generation projects.

Education in Uganda is not free, and low incomes particularly in rural areas mean that many talented and highly motivated students are unable to complete their education. Most families struggle to keep their children in school and it is particularly difficult for those in child-headed families.

A primary focus of our Students and Families fund is to enable young people to go to school or college, helping them to reach their potential and to access employment opportunities; currently, low literacy levels in rural areas mean that local people cannot access the better-paid jobs needed to run tourism, hospitals, local government etc, and staff are brought in from urban areas to run local services.

Friends of Bwindi aims to support students through school and college, helping them to reach their potential and increase their ability to support their families and make a difference to their communities. Our Students and Families fund includes a sponsor programme to provide ongoing support for a small number of students. Find out more about sponsoring with Friends of Bwindi.

We are extremely proud of the students supported by Friends of Bwindi in the past. They are already using their opportunities to support others - Find out more

Please contact us if you would like to find out more about joining our sponsors.

You can also make a one-off contribution to our Students and Families fund.

Donate to our Students and Families fund online using a credit or debit card or your Paypal account

Your donation will be processed by Paypal's secure online service. We can accept online donations in any currency. You do not need a Paypal account to use this service.

You can also make a postal donation by cheque or postal order. Find out how