In rural Masaka, children younger than six years old are unable to attend school. This is because both public and private schools in that region are located quite a distance away, which means that children of that age are unable to go to school. On the other hand, this is not the main reason why children are skipping school. We are aware of other challenges that are preventing young children in this community from advancing. The most significant factor that contributes to the community's struggles with issues such as illiteracy, poor hygiene, and malnutrition is poverty. Because most of the adults in that town make a living from agriculture and farming, they do not have any concept of how a child who is six years old or younger should attend school. There is an issue of mindset. This is how Wellborn Child was born. We started classes in the community where parents can leave their children before they go to work in the farms. Volunteers at Well born child, spend time with children while teaching them how to read and write, play games, draw, plant trees, and learn other hand crafts. Currently we have seven classes but the need is very high. There are four more classes of forty children each who need volunteers and education material to keep them open. Volunteers who opened them, need all the help they can get. At one point, they struggle a lot because they host these classrooms in their own houses. Taking care of forty children is a big challenge.
Get to Know Us
Vision
Our vision is to see children and youths in all communities receiving knowledge, life skills and rights that help them to grow in wisdom, knowledge and talents for the promising future.
Mission
To facilitate integrated early childhood education and development of children in communities through educational programs, community empowerment programs, child rights, and advocacy programs.
Values
These are the core values that represent wellborn child initiative. As an organization, we are committed to collectively integrating these values into our workplace culture, our interactions with children, youths and with our community friends and partners.
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Service excellence: We promote Service Excellence in all that we do through innovation, creativity, work ethics and purpose driven as servant leaders.
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Compassion – We welcome all especially those who are less advantaged and who are vulnerable with humility, empathy and sensitivity.
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Integrity: We act with fairness, honesty, transparency, and accountability in whatever we do.
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Inclusive: we are an inclusive organization that gives room to everyone irrespective of color, religions, disability and economic status.
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Community oriented: We are committed to a positive and holistic change of every child, youths and community members by experiencing a sense of value, worth and belonging.
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Creation care & Environmental care: we are the stewards of Environment to act for its protection, prevention of its devastation. We strive to have green communities.
Services
Education programs
Wellborn child initiative is hoped to be the leading and a model organization facilitating the integrated Education in both ECD and primary schools. we run wellborn nursery school which has impacted 317 children from disadvantaged community. we train all care givers from different ECD centers. We conduct and support different campaign and youths program that intend to eradicate illiteracy in different community , we support vulnerable children to get school materials. Wellborn has also mentorship program which involves children from 5-14 years old and their mentors who are 15 years and Above.
Community empowerment
In the community Empowerment wellborn strives to empower individuals and groups economically though training on Savings and start a business. 123 kids have been able to be part of Kids saving clubs (Savings for Education), a number of poor parents whose children are studying in wellborn were supported with Micro Loans especially the street Vendors, Farmers and handcraft women. Wellborn conduct community competitions among the youths so as to unveil their talents and nourish them, these competitions are done among the youths in schools, churches and community at large. Under community Empowerment there is also green community initiative where by wellborn support community initiatives among the children and youths which intends to sensitize, organic farming, environmental care and actions against climate change Among Kids and youths through fruits tree planting in the community, kitchen garden in different villages.
Advocacy
Facilitate child right and protection session with care givers, Sunday school teachers and parents at large. Wellborn also advocate on behalf of children whose right are violated, we fight against gender based violence in communities through teaching on positive parenting, active listening.
Meet the Team
