Teso Education Fund (TEF)

1. TO ADVANCE THE FORMAL EDUCATION OF NEEDY CHILDREN FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY UNDERTAKING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SPONSORSHIP AND CAREER GUIDANCE TO SUPPORT LEARNERS, TRAINING, MOTIVATING, AND EMPOWERING TEACHERS, AND SUPPORTING LEARNING INSTITUTIONS IN UGANDA AND IN KENYA.2. TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF NEEDY CHILDREN FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY UNDERTAKING VOCATIONAL TRAINING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SPONSORSHIP OF, CAREER GUIDANCE, AND APPRENTICESHIP TO TRAINEES, TRAINING, MOTIVATING, AND EMPOWERING TRAINERS, AND SUPPORTING TRAINING INSTITUTIONS WITH EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN UGANDA AND KENYA.3. TO FACILITATE THE EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING OF YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING OR RELIEVING POVERTY, UNDERTAKING HEALTHCARE INTERVENTIONS INCLUDING PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT, RESEARCH, AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO EMPOWER NEEDY INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT IN THE UK, UGANDA, AND KENYA.4. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY UNDERTAKING COMMUNITY EDUCATION ACTIVITIES SUCH AS INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE EDUCATION, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, CIVIC EDUCATION, FINANCIAL EDUCATION, PROMOTION OF THE ARTS AND CULTURE AND GAMES AND SPORTS, FOR COMMUNITIES IN NEED IN UGANDA, KENYA, THE UK, AND ONLINE.5. TO ADVANCE SOCIAL INCLUSION IN EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING BY ENSURING THAT CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND OTHER MARGINALIZED CHILDREN WHO ARE AT THE RISK OF BEING EXCLUDED FROM THE EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING SYSTEM ARE ACTIVELY SOUGHT OUT AND INCLUDED IN SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING PROGRAMS IN THE UK, UGANDA, AND KENYA.