Learn Plus Foundation

Every child counted. Every promise kept.

We believe "leaving no one behind" into foundational education, healthcare, and economic empowerment for the children who need it most.

The Challenge

The Learning gap starts early — and widens fast.

Poverty, distance, and hunger keep children out of the classroom before they ever get a fair shot at it. This is the gap LPF was built to close.

60%

of P3 pupils in Uganda can't read a simple sentence

33%

of children who start P1 go on to finish P7

4.5M

Ugandan children are currently out of school

34%

of girls are married before they turn 18

What We Believe

Three commitments, one ledger.

Everything LPF runs traces back to these — they're what we measure ourselves against.

Our Vision

A world where every girl and boy child has access to inclusive education and lifelong learning, skills, and opportunities.

Our Mission

To empower every girl and boy child from low-income households through inclusive, equitable, and high-quality education.

Our Values

UBUNTU, Integrity, Accountability, and Resolute Passion for child wellbeing — Leaving No One Behind (LNOB).

A Day With LPF

What we actually do.

Our activities in real classrooms and compounds across our current regions we are operating.

Foundational Literacy A boy matching letter tiles to a handmade alphabet grid
Activity 01

Letter recognition, one step at a time.

In community run learning centers, children build early literacy with hands-on tools like this handmade letter grid — matching, sounding out, and repeating until reading clicks. It's low-cost, high-repetition, and it works.

Literacy A teacher and pupil holding up letter cards spelling the word dust
Activity 02

Building words together.

Our in service teacher training supports learners at fore front and center — simple flashcard like this one help pupils sound out unfamiliar words instead of memorizing them.

Numeracy An instructor teaching a numbers grid on the classroom floor
Activity 03

Numeracy games that don't need a textbook.

A chalk grid on the floor becomes a numeracy lesson — part of our push to make foundational numeracy exciting and repeatable in classrooms that often don't have enough printed materials to go around.

Play Based Learning Children playing a hopscotch-style learning game with their teacher
Activity 04

Learning that looks like play — because it is.

Games like these turn recall and counting into something children want to do again. Play-based learning is core to how we design ECD and lower primary sessions.

School Meals Two children smiling over plates of school lunch
Activity 05

A full plate makes a full school day possible.

Hunger is one of the quietest reasons children drop out. Our nutrition support puts a proper meal in front of pupils at school — so an empty stomach is never the reason a child stops showing up.

Vocational Skilling Girls practicing hand-weaving and craft skills in a classroom
Activity 06

Hands on skills for life after school.

For older girls and young women, we run hard-skills sessions — weaving, craft, and trade basics — that build toward real income, not just a certificate. It's the bridge between classroom and livelihood.

Moments From The Field

More than a program — a community.

Children laughing and waving at the camera
Two boys pointing at animal names on a chalkboard
A School Family Initiative group meeting outdoors
A facilitator addressing a full school assembly
How We Work

Our program areas

From foundational literacy to institutional independence — a look at where we put our effort to make a difference.

Foundational Education

Equitable primary education, teacher training, and learning materials.

Healthcare & Nutrition

SRHR education and nutrition support for children and adolescent girls.

Economic Empowerment

Vocational training and microfinance for youth and young mothers.

Climate Action

Green skills and community-led climate adaptation projects.

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Our Impact

The numbers we are accountable

345 Teachers Trained
4 Regions of Uganda
7 Program Areas
7454 Children Reached
300 Volunteers
2,500 Meals Provided
120 Schools Supported
245 Children Reached
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Our Success Stories

From the Back Row to the Front of the Class: Akello's Story
Health

From the Back Row to the Front of the Class: Akello's Story

A ten-year-old girl in hard-to-reach Agago District couldn't read a single word at the start of Term 2 — until a two-week Numeracy and Literacy Camp, paired with a simple health screening, changed everything.…

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Let us touch a child's life together.

Three ways to walk this journey with us.

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Fund uniforms, meals, and teacher training directly — every shilling is tracked in our ledger.

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Governments, schools, and organizations can co-deliver our programs across four regions.

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