Where We Work

In East Africa, our comprehensive program focuses on Inclusive Education and Vocational Training in the refugee settlements of Bidi-Bidi, Rwamwanja, and Nakivale. This initiative addresses and transforms the difﬁculties faced by tens of thousands of young girls, women, and children who discontinue their education at the primary level. In Europe, our DEI (Diversity, Equity & inclusion) Educational programs have been running in a multitude of state-schools in Italy, the U.K. Bosnia and France. In the United States and Europe, our mental health support program, managed by licensed clinicians, social workers & psychologists, utilises art therapy interventions to assist participants in coping with anxiety and depressive disorders, alleviating distress, and promoting enhanced emotional and psychological well-being.

Bidi-Bidi Refugee Settlement, Uganda

Bidi-Bidi Refugee Settlement is one of the largest refugee camps in the world, located on the South Sudanese border. The population is more than 300,000 and growing, of which 85% are women and children.

The people living in this settlement have fled their country of origin due to the poverty, violence and atrocities of civil war.

YTT teachers and students from Koro Primary School_

YTT teachers and students from Highland Secondary School_

YTT teachers and students from Kena Valley Primary School_

YTT teachers and students from Alaba Primary School_

Teachers from Kena Valley Primary School, Alaba Primary School and Kodese Primary School p

Young school children from different refugee schools inside Bidi Bidi participating in the

Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement, Uganda

Situated along the Congolese (DRC) border, the Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement encompasses a burgeoning population surpassing 120,000.

The populations living in this settlement have fled their country of origin due to the dire circumstances of impoverishment, violence, and the grievous horrors stemming from over a decade of turmoil. Notably, this includes the distressing chapters of the M23 rebellion and the overarching Kivu conflict.

The YTT Gender-Equality Education program implemented in the local communities

Local teachers and Alpha Elimu members participating in the YTT GenderEquality Teacher-Tr

An Alpha Elimu member participating in the YTT Gender-Equality Educator-Training in Ntezi

Some of the teachers, Alpha Elimu members and part of the YTT team participating in the Y

Nakivale Refugee Settlement, Uganda

Is positioned in close proximity to the Tanzanian border, with a population exceeding 150,000, of which almost 75% are women, youth and/or children, and this number continues to rise.

The populations living in this settlement originate from a diverse array of countries including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Somalia, Rwanda, Ethiopia, and Eritrea. It is one of the oldest refugee camps in Africa.

Students from Success Roots Primary School learning the YTT Gender-Equality Educa

Our project in the refugee settlements of Bidi-Bidi, Rwamwanja, and Nakivale is funded by the Leopold Bachmann Foundation & Roma Tre University.