Bursary Offering

• Education is a very important aspect towards the social and economic development of the Rushaga local community living around the Misty jungle of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
• Bursary initiative was introduced by Petnah Community Initiative as an answer to high level of illiteracy in the Rushaga community. Most of the head of the families in the local community of Rushaga are very willing to send their children to school, however they cannot afford to finance sending to school and acquire the necessary education.
• Also, the local community is filled with many smart students who will be great leaders and contributors to the economic and social development of the Rushaga and Uganda as a nation at large if provided with a chance to further their education.
• As Petnah Community Initiative, we believe education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty within the community as a whole, with high dropout rates and a lack of quality standards within schools in Uganda including the Rushaga Sector. Petnah Community Initiative aims at support the local community in Rushaga Sector to get quality education and offering bursaries is one of the ways.
• Our bursaries are offered to all levels of Uganda’s education system.
• Uganda’s Education System
• Nursery/kindergarten – for pupils from 1 – 3 years
• Primary – This level lasts for 7 years that is primary 1 (P.1) to Primary 7 (P.7) for pupils of Ages 6 – 12. At the end of this education level, pupils are rewarded with Primary Leaving Exam (PLE)
• Lower Secondary – This level of education normally referred to as “0-Level” is 4 years that is from Senior 1 (S.1) – Senior 4 (S.4), normally for students of Ages 13 – 16. At the end of this level, students are rewarded with a Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) – O-Level Exam
• Upper Secondary – This level of education normally referred to as “A-level” to as lasts for 2 years that is Senior 5 (S.5) – Senior 6 (S.6) normally for ages 17 – 18. Students are rewarded with Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) – A-Level Exam.
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• Note: Progression from primary through Upper Secondary depends on the performance in examinations.
• Higher Education – Vocational Education and Tertiary Education – This level of education depends on the courses and programmes you are intending to do. Students are rewarded with Bachelors, Master and Doctorate.
• Petnah Community Initiative Bursaries
• Petnah Community Initiative bursary program strives to pave a road opportunity of the local youth living around Uganda’s protected areas such as Rushaga Community in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. This program targets the youth who were born into circumstances in which they have lacked choice and through bursaries, we discover the greatness of the youth that has been hindered by the economy and in-ability to finance education by the parents of the youth.
• Through this program, we provide a child with access to quality education to give them the opportunity to fulfil their potential.
• What Quality Education looks like
• Sustainable school feeding programmes so schools can grow their own food and no child spends the day hungry
• Capacity building for staff and community members involved in managing schools through teacher training, incentives, workshops and professional development
• Training the wider community such as child protection
• Promoting health for the school going youth
• Starting income – generating projects and parent saving schemes
• Developing and renovating school infrastructures.
• Sponsor a Child with Petnah Community Initiative Bursaries Program
• Donate and sponsor a child to achieve quality education.
• As a child sponsor, you can provide a child with the precious gift of obtaining a quality education and a grand opportunity to fulfill their potential.
• Change the course of a child’s life with Petnah Community Initiative