H1 2026 Impact Snapshot

Growing leaders who can solve problems

The first six months of 2026 at Little Dreamers Education, life skills carried to the last mile, one child at a time.

Wakiso District, Uganda January – June 2026 Growing Leaders for the Next Generation
Nakiboneka Rinnet, Primary Six learner at Little Dreamers Education Add learner’s photoNakiboneka Rinnet, P6 learner
A note from our learners

The first half of 2026 reminded us why this matters to us. In our classrooms across Wakiso District, we started raising our hands more, solving problems together, and believing our ideas were worth sharing in ways we hadn’t before.

None of that happens by accident. It takes teachers willing to try new things with us, school leaders who back them, and a team that keeps showing up, again and again. This report is a small window into what that has meant for us this year, and we’re grateful to every partner, teacher and friend who helped make it possible.

Nakiboneka Rinnet
Age 11 · Primary Six, on behalf of the learners of Little Dreamers Education
The half-year, in figures

Six months of steady delivery, going wide across schools, and deep into how a child learns to think.

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Partner schools
Life skills delivered across the network
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Teachers trained
One trained teacher from each school
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Learners reached
Including children in remote communities
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Global engagements
Indonesia learning visit & partnership meetup
Teacher training activity at Little Dreamers EducationLittle Dreamers photoTeacher training

Teacher training

A life-skills session in a remote partner schoolLittle Dreamers photoReaching remote schools

Reaching the last mile

Headteachers and directors convening on the Life Skills ProgramLittle Dreamers photoSchool leaders convening

Convening school leaders

Reach

Carrying life skills to the last mile

The children hardest to reach are often the ones who need these skills most. In H1, the program went where the roads run out.

Program launch

Live across the network

The Life Skills Program rolled out across all 20 partner schools, reaching more than 1,000 learners, many in remote, underserved communities.

Curriculum

Four skills, every classroom

Problem-solving, communication, critical thinking and negotiation, woven through everyday learning.

Learners in a remote partner school during a life-skills sessionLittle Dreamers photoLast-mile session
A learner’s moment

At a recent session, Ssebulime Anthony, from one of our most remote partner schools, confidently shared what he’d learned about communication and making positive choices. Potential exists everywhere, even where access does not.

Ssebulime Anthony, learner
People

Strengthening the people who teach and lead

A program is only as strong as the adults behind it. This half-year, we invested in both, the teachers in the room and the leaders who back them.

Leadership

Headteachers and directors, in the same room

Leaders from 20+ replication schools convened for peer learning and leadership advocacy, building the buy-in that quality implementation depends on.

Teacher training

Teaching beyond academics

Term-two training equipped teachers with practical skills to integrate life skills education into their classrooms, helping to improve learner retention as nearly 4 in 10 Ugandan children leave before completing primary education.

From the training room

Through this training, I’ve realised that our learners have a valuable opportunity to acquire life skills early, something many of us did not have. These skills will empower them to succeed in life after school.

Teacher Boniface
Voice & vision

Beyond the classroom, onto the world stage

Children found their voice; the organisation sharpened its own, learning globally and partnering to tell the story better.

Life Skills Showcase at Lady Irene Junior SchoolLittle Dreamers photoLife Skills Showcase · Lady Irene Junior School
Learners at Lady Irene Junior School presenting during the Life Skills Showcase.
Young Minds, Big Ideas

The Life Skills Showcase

At Lady Irene Junior School, children put creativity, confidence and teamwork on full display, the skills, made visible.

Little Dreamers learning visit in IndonesiaLittle Dreamers photoLearning visit, Indonesia
Sophie and learners during the Little Dreamers learning visit to Indonesia.
Global learning

A learning visit to Indonesia

The ITS Gathering and an elementary-school visit brought back fresh ideas that fed straight into the program.

Findable and Fundable meetup with Mighty AllyLittle Dreamers photoFindable & Fundable meetup
Partnership

Findable & Fundable

Working with Mighty Ally to sharpen how we tell our impact story to partners and funders.

Milestone · May 2026

The 2025 Annual Report is out

Our full account of last year, the foundation this half-year builds on, now published and shared with partners and funders.

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Partner schools in 2025
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Children reached in 2025
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Children at a Little Dreamers Education programLittle Dreamers photo2025 Annual Report

Building the leaders for the next generation, one child at a time.

Every gift trains a teacher, equips a classroom, and carries life skills one school further down the road.