Monthly Archives: September 2025

In Bwaise and Kawala, some classrooms have no roofs. Some have no walls. Many have no teachers.
But what they all have are children who still show up — sitting on the ground, holding pencils worn to the wood.

At Fecane Child Foundation, we saw this and decided: Enough.
We are not waiting for policy; we are building possibility.

The Rebuild Primary School Project is our blueprint for equity.
We’re retrieving abandoned schools and transforming them into beacons of opportunity — places where education becomes the first line of defense against poverty.

But this project is not just about infrastructure.
It’s about dignity.

Every desk we build is a declaration that learning is sacred.
Every teacher we train is a shield against the cycle of ignorance.
Every classroom we reopen is a vote for a child’s right to dream.

When donors support this mission, they don’t just fund construction.
They fund continuity — the unbroken thread between a child’s potential and a community’s future.

Education here isn’t just preparation for life.
It is life.

“A rebuilt classroom is more than walls — it’s a second chance for an entire generation.”

In the heart of Kampala’s slums, the air smells of dust, sweat, and quiet determination.
When most people see a football match, they see a game.
When we see it at Fecane Child Foundation, we see a classroom, a therapist, and a future all rolled into one.

Football is not just sport here. It’s a survival language — a way for children born into chaos to speak hope without words.

Each evening, kids appear barefoot, some without breakfast, many without parents.
What brings them here is not comfort. It’s the dream of becoming seen.

Coach Haruna’s whistle cuts through the air — not as a command, but as a reminder: You still matter.
In every sprint, every pass, every goal, a silent story unfolds — one where a child once rejected by the world learns that discipline and courage can rebuild what life has taken.

Fecane’s football initiative isn’t grooming players; it’s forging resilient humans.
We use sport as a Trojan horse for transformation — teaching teamwork, emotional control, and self-belief through structured play.

And it works.
Children once trapped in petty crime now lead practice sessions.
Girls once afraid to speak now coach their peers.
Football, it turns out, doesn’t only build athletes.
It builds citizens.

“Every kick is a rebellion against despair.”