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Speakers for Africa Programs

Education - Sanitation - Hygiene - Female Empowerment - Sports - Sustainable Farming and Agriculture

Education

Speakers for Africa’s Education Program ensures that every child has the tools they need to learn and grow. Many students in Uganda attend school without basic supplies, making it difficult to participate in class or keep up with their studies. We remove these barriers by providing consistent and reliable educational support.

We supply essential materials—books, notebooks, pencils, art supplies—and help students adapt to modern learning through electronic tablets and laptops. These resources close the technology gap and strengthen literacy, numeracy, and digital skills.

By equipping classrooms with quality materials and devices, our Education Program improves learning outcomes, supports teachers, and builds confidence in children who deserve every opportunity to succeed.

Latrine project Uganda

Sanitation Equals Education

Sanitation & the Rwakobo Pit Latrine Project

In February 2025, Speakers for Africa constructed a vital pit latrine for the Rwakobo Primary School, addressing the urgent sanitation crisis that forced students to use bushes. This facility restored dignity and safety, providing students with a clean private restroom—essential for, attendance, and learning. Uganda's education system struggles with inadequate, as only 46% of schools have basic water and 44% have basic sanitation. With over 24 million Ugandans lacking safe drinking water, the impact on education significant, particularly for girls facing a nearly 10% drop in attendance due to poor menstrual hygiene.

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Agriculture and sustainable farming practices

Agriculture and Sustainable Farming

From Seeds to Education

Speakers for Africa began its agriculture work with a simple start: providing seeds to the Uganda Youth Aid School. That small beginning has grown into a thriving student-led farming initiative. The school now raises its own crops, improving nutrition, reducing costs, and strengthening long-term food independence.

A key part of our approach is our team of Youth Ambassadors, who teach other students sustainable farming practices. We’ve learned that children respond far better to fellow young Ugandans than to adults, making peer-driven education one of our most effective strategies.
Today, Speakers for Africa has 147 acres ready for farming—land that will allow us to expand crop production, increase food access, and support the schools and communities we serve.

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Female Sports Program – Volleyball & Soccer

Female Empowerment and Leadership through Sports

At Speakers for Africa, we believe that sport is a powerful tool for empowerment, health, and leadership. Yet in Uganda, girls face significant barriers to participation—cultural norms, limited resources, and low representation—in a system where just 28.5% of athletes are female. By providing volleyball and soccer programs specifically for young girls, we open doors to confidence, teamwork, discipline, and community.
Our program supplies equipment (balls, nets, cleats), helps form girls’ teams, organizes tournaments, and employs mentors who are young Ugandan women athletes themselves. These role-models demonstrate what is possible, encourage retention, and foster peer support. Every training session, every match, every goal builds more than skill—it builds vision.
Through this program, we invest in the next generation of women leaders, athletes, and change-makers—on and off the field.

According to research on gender equity in Ugandan sports: only about 28.5 % of athletes in Uganda’s competitive sports are female. Academia+2Makerere Repository+2

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Female reproductive health

Female Hygiene & Dignity Program

Sanitation Equals Education

Support our Female Hygiene Program and help ensure girls have what they need to attend school every day, without interruption.
At Speakers for Africa, we believe no girl should miss a single school day simply because she’s menstruating. In Uganda, many young girls lack access to dependable sanitary supplies, safe disposal facilities, and the private, clean space they need. This gap leads to missed classes, lost confidence, and reduced school completion.
With our Female Hygiene Program, we provide sanitary pads, underwear, education on menstrual health and hygiene practices, and work to ensure the school facilities include disposal bins and private changing spaces. By doing so, we help girls stay in school, engage in lessons, and focus on their future.
Because with the right support, these girls can flourish academically, socially, and emotionally—rather than being held back by a natural biological process.

A UNESCO report estimated that about 1 in 10 girls in sub-Saharan Africa miss school during their menstruation. World Bank Blogs+2Wikipedia+2Additional research shows the pooled prevalence of menstrual-related school absenteeism is around 15 %.

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Boys Soccer Program

Boys’ Soccer: Teamwork, Discipline, and Leadership

Boys’ soccer is one of the strongest pathways to leadership development in the schools we support. In Uganda, sports offer structure, discipline, teamwork, and positive mentorship—skills that directly translate into leadership inside and outside the classroom. When boys join a soccer team, they learn responsibility, collaboration, goal-setting, and how to support others, all while gaining confidence through consistent practice and competition. For many students, the soccer field becomes the first place they discover their strengths, build resilience, and see themselves as future leaders in their communities. Through providing uniforms, equipment, coaching, and organized matches, Speakers for Africa helps young boys grow not only as athletes, but as responsible, motivated leaders.

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Dance is Vital

Dance Is Vital — Connecting to Ugandan Culture Through Movement

Dance is a vital part of Ugandan life—rooted in tradition, storytelling, and community. It is more than art; it’s a pathway to education. Cultural dance builds confidence, discipline, teamwork, and emotional expression while strengthening memory and focus, helping students thrive in the classroom. By integrating dance into youth programs, we preserve heritage, inspire leadership, encourage school attendance, and create powerful connections—bridging Ugandan culture with young people in Colorado who discover that movement and humanity transcend borders.

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Rwakobo Pit Latrine, Uganda

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