Programmes that shaped us.
Before Kabukye Trust focused on chronic illness, we worked in education, disability inclusion, and child protection. Those programmes are now closed. We completed what we set out to do, and we moved on.
They are here because they are part of the record. They taught us that good design, local ownership, and relentless follow-through matter more than scale.
The Happy Maths Hub
Children in five rural schools could not do basic maths. By Primary 3, only 30% managed Primary 2 division. In 2018, 70% of 726 pupils failed their maths SATs.
We built the Happy Maths Hub — a purpose-built space in Kamuli. The Maths Angels trained teachers in mathematics mastery. Happy Maths Hub+ mapped child disability using the Washington Group Questions. SIGMA identified 30 gifted pupils.
- 2,600 learners reached across five schools
- 75% at age-expected level, up from 30%
- 50 teachers trained
- 30 gifted students supported through SIGMA
Targeted Learning Difference
Children with dyslexia, dyscalculia, and other learning differences are routinely left behind. One in five learners may have a learning difference. Almost none receive support.
Teachers received mentorship and adaptive resources — Orton-Gillingham for dyslexia and Number Sense for dyscalculia. Lessons were designed for the whole class. Neurodiversity Clubs gave pupils safe spaces.
- Teachers trained in inclusive, evidence-based methods
- Whole-class strategies benefiting all students
- Neurodiversity Clubs established
- Randomised evaluation feeding policy change
Bold AIMS
High rates of child sexual abuse, teenage pregnancy, and early marriage across Busoga. Girls and boys lacked safe spaces to learn about their bodies, rights, and options.
Named after a Lusoga folk chant — Abaghala Isanhu, 'the girls are joyful.' Adolescents were offered a safe place to learn about sexuality, health, and rights. Parents, leaders, and local government were brought in.
- 1,200 schoolgirls supported
- 900 schoolboys with improved attitudes
- 50 teachers and health workers trained
- 3 districts: Kamuli, Jinja, Bugiri
These programmes ended. The lessons did not.
Everything we learned about designing for dignity, following up relentlessly, and trusting communities to lead — we carried into our current work on type 1 diabetes, sickle cell disease, and leprosy.