Education Plus Foundation

Easter symbolises the renewal of life.

We wish you and your family the renewal of LIFE, LOVE and HAPPINESS today and always.

For everyone celebrating, happy Easter ❤️

Today is International Day of the Girl Child and the theme is 'GirlForce: Unscripted And Unstoppable'. We are joining the world to celebrate the achievements by girls worldwide and their unstoppable global movements.

The first step towards is being able to recognize the warning signs❗️
Here is a list of some indicators that a person may be in acute danger and may urgently need help;

1. Talking about wanting to die or to kill oneself
2. Looking for a way to kill onself
3. Talking about feeling hopeless or having no purpose
4. Talking about feeling trapped or being in unbearable pain
5. Talking about being a burden to others
6. Increasing the use of alcohol or drugs
7. Acting anxious, agitated or reckless
8. Sleeping too much or too little
9. Withdrawing or feeling isolated
10. Showing rage or talking about seeking revenge and
11. Displaying extreme mood swings

If you think someone is in crisis, reach out to them or ask them to reach out to us. We are
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Today is and the theme is Mental Health Promotion and We are wearing yellow ribbons to remember su***de victims and survivors. Let us raise awareness and not stigma. Will you wear a ribbon for today?

that 85% of children in low income countries are not accessing pre-primary education? At our community school, we are working to ensure that children from some of the most disadvantaged backgrounds receive free quality Early Childhood Education.

some of the warning signs that your mental health is in distress?
Signs & symptoms can vary depending on the disorder, circumstances & other factors therefore symptoms affect emotions, thoughts and behaviors.

Check out our new initiative Project Sanity Uganda which is working to ensure that everyone experiencing problems gets the support they need when they need it. We are

To commemorate the this year, we asked our beloved child sponsors to read us some of their favorite books. Here is one of our favourite, There's a Bear on my chair.Thank you Ionut, We love it! Happy Read Aloud Day 2019

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This year, we will participate in the World Read Aloud Day. We will be reading various books both written by local authors and some of our favorite international authors.

Congratulations to our founding chair on being selected as one of the Fellows of the African Non-Profit Leadership Academy inaugural class of 2018, we are so proud of you. Here's to an enlightened world!

: Meet Stella Lorna M. Ahaabwa

Stella is the founding chair of the Education Plus Foundation and the Education Plus Schools in Uganda. She obtained her law degree from Oxford before continuing her education and acquiring a Postgraduate Degree in International Law and International Relations.

In 2015, she read Philosophy (War & Peace) at the University of Oxford. Her previous professional experience includes working as an award winning Corporate Relations Executive at Enactus and as a member of the Steering Committee for the United Nations Major Group on Children and Youth.

She also served as a Chairperson on the Committee on Employment and Entrepreneurship with the African Youth Movement. Ms. Ahaabwa further holds extensive training in Human Resource Management and Marketing from Motorola Solutions UK. She is passionate about youth empowerment and is currently overseeing our children and youth chapter at ACI Uganda.

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