About Us

Who We Are

Initiative for Mtoto wa Shule (IMS) is a youth-founded organisation working in Uganda’s urban informal settlements to address one of the most persistent failures in education: children who want to learn, families who want to educate them, and a system that leaves both without the tools to succeed.

We do not build schools. We build the systems, financing models, and community structures that keep children in the schools that already exist — and create pathways back for those already lost.

IMS was founded in April 2021 by Fredrick Kayiira in Kampala. In five years, we have grown from a single school partnership in Kyotera, formerly Rakai district and Kamwokya slums of Kampala to a programme reaching thousands of children and caregivers.

IMS is registered in Uganda as a social company limited by guarantee, operating under a 2025–2029 Strategic Plan.

Our Vision
Our Mission

A Uganda where every child is enrolled, learning, and safe — and where no child loses their future to school dropout or never-enrolment.

To build, strengthen and scale community-led models that empower schools and communities to prevent school dropout, finance children’s education, and create second-chance pathways — starting in Uganda’s most underserved communities.