“Creating a World Where Every Child is School-Ready!”
Children in the Kabazana Soma Soma program complete their exams to determine which Primary level they will enroll in when they complete the Now and Tomorrow Uganda program
“Empowering Children with Knowledge and Skills for a Bright Future!”
Children from the first cohort begin their educational journey in a Soma Soma school readiness classroom. After completing the program over 95% enroll in formal government schools.
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Philbert works with a group of Soma Soma children from Kabazana. Like all Soma Soma instructors, Philbert comes from the community of Kabazana and participates in many other community activities. He is also able to follow-up with the children after they complete the program and are enrolled in school.
Eager students in the Isanja Soma Soma class work with Mugisha ??? to learn English, the official language of Uganda
“Small Steps, Big Dreams: Nurturing Tomorrow’s Leaders”
“Inclusivity, Innovation, and Impact in our Non-Formal Readiness Program”
“Curiosity Sparked, Potential Unleashed! #ReadinessProgram”
“Where Every Child Finds Their Path to Readiness and Success”
“Capturing Moments of Growth and Discovery in Our Readiness Program”
Karitima (or Kalitima) Soma Soma program and original director Akimana Frise (Momma Soma Soma to many). Frise has since moved to Germany and the new director is Vema _______.
Isanja milling house centre
Kabazana Center
The Soma Soma building in the Ngarama community. Originally an Early Childhood Development Center – it had fallen into disrepair. Now and Tomorrow Uganda and the community rehabilitated the building and it now houses the Soma Soma program for Ngarama.
Another construction project of where the community mobilized their own resources to construct a building to be used by the Kura Kura group.
Construction (Jenga Jenga) of another Kura Kura facility for livestock raising
A goat house constructed by the Kalitima community to raise goats and provide support for the education program as well as the orphans and vulnerable children that have completed Soma Soma and are attending school
Goats are an important part of the Kura Kura program in multiple communities. Raising goats allows the community to grow the herd and provide animals for the caretakers of the orphans and vulnerable children.
Grain that was purchased by the Ngarama community to be resold to individual community members as well as neighboring communities to provide income to support the educational efforts in the community.
The milling machine of Isanja has proven so successful that plans are being developed for a second machine that can expand the output and increase the income and impact for the community.
Construction of pens for goats is one of the many Jenga Jenga (Build Build) activities that leverage the communities resources such as labor and land with the additional resources of Now and Tomorrow Uganda such as construction materials.
Children from the first cohort begin their educational journey in a Soma Soma school readiness classroom. After completing the program over 95% enroll in formal government schools.
Children in the Kabazana Soma Soma program complete their exams to determine which Primary level they will enroll in when they complete the Now and Tomorrow Uganda program
Having children demonstrate their knowledge of the curriculum helps them develop the confidence they will need when they transition to the larger classrooms of the government schools.
The milling machine of Isanja has proven so successful that plans are being developed for a second machine that can expand the output and increase the income and impact for the community.
Philbert works with a group of Soma Soma children from Kabazana. Like all Soma Soma instructors, Philbert comes from the community of Kabazana and participates in many other community activities. He is also able to follow-up with the children after they complete the program and are enrolled in school.
Construction (Jenga Jenga) of another Kura Kura facility for livestock raising
The entrance gate for the Ubumeny Research and Training Farm. Now and Tomorrow Uganda hopes to expand the cuniculture and crop raising in the coming years as well as increase the number of people being training in optimum methods.
Two cohorts of the Kabazana Soma Soma program celebrate another successful year of operation. By the end of this year over 400 children from Kabazana will have completed the program.
Another construction project of where the community mobilized their own resources to construct a building to be used by the Kura Kura group.
At the Ubumenyi Research and Training Farm experiments are conducted to determine the best crops and planting techniques to optimize production given the climate and cultures of Nakivale.
Eager students in the Isanja Soma Soma class work with Mugisha ??? to learn English, the official language of Uganda.
Scholastic materials being received by recent graduates of the Soma Soma program so they can be used in the government schools where they will be continuing their education. Now and Tomorrow Uganda distributes over 700 sets of scholastic materials each year.
Over 1200 children are now enrolled in school that were not when Now and Tomorrow Uganda started the Soma Soma program.
Karitima Soma Soma program and original director Akimana Frise (Momma Soma Soma to many). Frise has since moved to Germany and the new director is Vema Nadia Vyizigiro.
Goats are an important part of the Kura Kura program in multiple communities. Raising goats allows the community to grow the herd and provide animals for the caretakers of the orphans and vulnerable children.
Construction of pens for goats is one of the many Jenga Jenga (Build Build) activities that leverage the communities resources such as labor and land with the additional resources of Now and Tomorrow Uganda such as construction materials.