We make high quality yet globally competitive education accessible to pupils from disadvantaged communities in Africa in order to empower them to become leaders of positive influence
Over 263 million children & youths are not in school
According to data obtained from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), there are currently 263 million children and youth that are not in school. The majority of these are girls and these numbers keep increasing.
Kampala is estimated to have a population of 3.500.000 inhabitants, more than half of them are living in informal settlements. Imani targets this areas where children are exposed to a wide range of risks which are undermining their development.
11M
school-going children in Uganda between the ages of 4 – 14 years
60%
of the children in urban centers live in slum areas
80%
of primary three pupils can’t read and understand a primary two English story
56%
of the children who enroll complete primary school
Where your money goes
Sponsoring with Imani Academy gives children in need the gift of quality education.