What’s Initiative For MTOTO WA SHULE(IMS)?

Initiative For MTOTO WA SHULE (IMS) IS A YOUTH-LED
RIGHT TO EDUCATION FOCUSED NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATION THAT PROVIDES INNOVATIVE RESPONSES TO THE SCHOOL DROPOUT CRISIS IN UGANDA’S UNIVERSAL PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

Founded in April 2021, IMS started work in slums of Kamwokya, a
Kampala Capital City Suburb to respond to the school dropout crisis
that was worsen by COVID-19 lockdown worsened among children in
Kampala slums.We support quality education and retention for the most
marginalized children put at-risk of dropping out of school and those
who are already out of school in Urban slums and rural communities.
These includes; Children of Sex Workers, teenage mothers, children
with disabilities, orphans and other disadvantaged boys and girls
living in destitution, so no one is left behind on the enabling right to
education.
IMS works in close partnership with public schools,
ministry of education, education & child rights civil
society Organisations, and other development
partners to increase collective and comprehensive
response to the school dropout crisis and related
issues affecting the right to education of children
out of school and those at-risk of dropping out.
Our work contributes to the enabling right to
education, the global Sustainable development
Goal (SDG) 4 of achieving quality education for all,
and contributing to the Human Capital
development pillar of the National Development
plan III.

Where we work?

IMS is currently operating in Slums of Kampala
Capital City with a plan of scaling up operations to
other urban slums and rural districts with high
school dropout cases in Uganda.

Why we exist?

OUR MISSION

IMS exists to address the school
dropout crisis and its root causes
affecting the right to education of
marginalized children and youths in
urban slums and rural communities of
Uganda.

We envision a

community where

• NO CHILD DROPOUT OF SCHOOL!
• EVERY CHILD IS EDUCATED TO THE FULLEST POTENTIAL

WE SEEK TO BECOME A CENTRE FOR SCHOOL DROPOUT PREVENTION IN UGANDA

tOGETHER

With You

WE CAN MAKE THIS HAPPEN!