Empowering #refugees & people affected by conflict to make lasting change through #qualityeducation & training. #SDG4 #EducationTransformsSociety
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Windle International (WI) retweeted
What happens when a community needs a welder, but skilled young people lack the equipment to start a business?
At @WindleUganda , we believe skills should open doors to opportunity. Through the I-UPSHIFT project, we mentor young people, support them to develop solutions to community needs and provide seed capital to help turn their ideas into viable enterprises.
Skills are powerful. Skills that solve problems and generate income can transform futures.
@IloProspects
#IUPSHIFT #YouthEntrepreneurship #PROSPECTS
Windle International (WI) retweeted
Last week,we joined the #MicrosoftHackathon2026, bringing real-world education challenges from our schools into a global innovation space.
Our team developed Classroom Interprator, Microsoft Teams,Paza &Azure Foundry to translate lessons between English&Somali in real time.
🤖 Made with AI
Windle International (WI) retweeted
Read our spotlight feature in Microsoft’s Signal Magazine!
msft.it/6003atWUT
Discover how digital tools like Microsoft Teams are helping teachers reach more learners and transform education in Kenya’s refugee and host communities.
From the F1 Miami Grand Prix to California's wildfire front lines, Microsoft technology is showing up in unexpected places.
Explore the stories behind the innovation in Microsoft Signal magazine Issue 6: msft.it/6003atWUT
Windle International (WI) retweeted
In Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement, adults are returning to the classroom to strengthen their English literacy and communication skills, opening up new opportunities to participate, connect and navigate everyday life with greater confidence.
Through our English for Adults Programme, Windle International Uganda is supporting 433 Sudanese refugees at Bidong and Ematong Learning Centres.
And the goal goes beyond learning English. It is about helping people communicate, integrate, access employment opportunities and pursue livelihoods and businesses.
Because when people can communicate with confidence, more doors can open.
#WindleInternationalUganda #EnglishForAdults #Kiryandongo #EducationForAll
@UNHCRuganda @Andrewomara2022
Windle International (WI) retweeted
For Esther Ropani of Imvepi Secondary School, a bicycle has made it easier to balance the three-kilometre journey to school with household responsibilities.
Her story reflects a wider effort by Windle International Uganda, which has supported learners with over 500 bicycles to help address long and sometimes unsafe journeys to school.
Every kilometre made easier is an opportunity to save time and energy for learning.
Read Esther’s story: windleuganda.org/esther-ropa…
#GirlsEducation
Windle International (WI) retweeted
In Napak, Karamoja, @WindleUganda , with support from @ConvoyofHope, is providing daily meals and improved feeding facilities for learners in 3 schools through the Children Feeding Initiative.
We are grateful for this partnership in nourishing children and supporting their education.
🎥 Watch their stories this #WorldFoodDay.
#SchoolFeeding @WFP_Africa @WFP_Uganda @MinofHealthUG @Educ_SportsUg
Windle International (WI) retweeted
What a beautiful way to start the week! 🙏
These young voices, lifted in praise, remind us of the joy of faith and the hope that inspires us.
From nourishing bodies through school feeding to nurturing young spirits, every part of a child’s growth matters.
This is the Windle International Uganda way: nourishing bodies, nurturing spirits and empowering young people to thrive.
#WindleInternationalUganda #SchoolFeeding #Nutrition
Windle International (WI) retweeted
Today, we hosted the 2026 DAFI Orientation & Award Ceremony, officially welcoming 50 new scholars to the Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative.
Together with the @GermanyDiploEmbassy, @UNHCRuganda, and @OPMUganda, we celebrated the scholars and the opportunities higher education continues to create.
Congratulations to the 2026 DAFI cohort!
#DAFI #RefugeeEducation #HigherEducation #WindleInternationalUganda
Windle International (WI) retweeted
What does a new week mean to us?
Another child with a chance to learn.
Another young person with a chance to build a skill or livelihood.
Another opportunity to remove the barriers that stand in the way.
That's our Monday.
Learning. Earning. Thriving.
#WindleInternationalUganda
Windle International (WI) retweeted
We are excited to join the #Microsoft #Hackathon2026.
Over the next few days,we’ll connect with fellow innovators, exchange ideas,learn,get creative, experiment and build solutions that can make a real difference for the communities we serve.
#MicrosoftGarage
#Innovation #EdTech
Windle International (WI) retweeted
A school meal can change more than just a hungry day.
For many children, being ready to learn begins with having enough to eat.
54,516 learners continue to be reached through school feeding, while school attendance increased from 84% to 91%.
Behind every number is a child better supported in attending, participating, and learning.
Discover the story behind the numbers in our 2025 Annual Report: windleuganda.org/wp-content/…
#SchoolFeeding #Nutrition #WindleInternationalUganda
Windle International (WI) retweeted
For young people, a skill can be the beginning of a much bigger journey.
Across our programmes, 1,000+ young people accessed vocational, technical and market-relevant training aligned with labour market needs and emerging opportunities.
From construction, tailoring and agriculture to hospitality, ICT, electrical installation, welding and other trades, the focus is on skills that can be put to work.
Career readiness, workplace preparation, entrepreneurship and exposure to remote and digital work opportunities strengthen the pathway from learning to earning.
Because a skill is not the destination, it is what that skill makes possible.
Read more in our 2025 Annual Report: windleuganda.org/wp-content/…
#LearningToEarning #SkillsDevelopment #YouthEmployment #WindleInternationalUganda
Windle International (WI) retweeted
Behind every number is a person, a journey and a possibility.
A learner finding support to stay in school. A young person gaining skills for the world of work. A community creating better opportunities.
Over the coming days, we’ll share some of the stories behind our impact.
Read the 2025 Annual Report: windleuganda.org/wp-content/…
#WindleInternationalUganda #EducationTransformsSociety
Windle International (WI) retweeted
Through the #WeWorkUG Project in Kampala and Wakiso, young people are gaining practical, market-relevant skills that respond to opportunities in the world of work.
From baking and other hands-on training, the focus goes beyond simply acquiring a skill. It is about building competencies that young people can apply, develop and use to pursue employment, enterprise and greater self-reliance.
Because a practical skill can be the beginning of something bigger.
#TeamEurope #GlobalGateway #SkillsDevelopment #YouthEmployment
@EnabelinUganda @EUinUG @Educ_SportsUg @Mglsd_UG @BelgiumInUganda
Windle International (WI) retweeted
30% of Uganda's primary learners have no school meals. 65% in UPE schools ~ @WFP_Uganda.
@WindleUganda's Children Feeding Initiative with @ConvoyofHope moves food from school gardens to school kitchens.
#SchoolFeeding works, needs policy, & financing behind it.
#SchoolMeals
Windle International (WI) retweeted
We value the opportunity to engage with the Honourable Minister on two priorities central to Uganda’s development: quality education and youth empowerment.
At Windle International Uganda, we remain committed to strengthening pathways from education and skills to opportunity for refugees and host communities across Uganda.
We look forward to building on this shared commitment through stronger partnerships that expand opportunities for young people, strengthen communities and contribute to a more inclusive and resilient Uganda.
Today, I hosted a delegation from @WindleUganda , led by Executive Director Andrew Omara and Programmes Manager Julius Ocen.
Our discussion focused on education and youth empowerment. Since 1996, Windle has significantly expanded access to quality education for refugees and host communities across Uganda. In addition to supporting 69 schools in the West Nile and Karamoja sub-regions, they implement school feeding programs and agricultural initiatives aimed at boosting school retention and strengthening local food security.
I was pleased to learn about their efforts to address youth unemployment in West Nile, Western Uganda, and Greater Kampala. Through strategic partnerships, Windle equips young people with practical skills, scholarships, and job placements.
We look forward to deepening this partnership to drive sustainable impact and empower our people to become productive citizens.
Windle International (WI) retweeted
Humanitarian work begins with people.
At Windle International Uganda, we stand alongside refugee and host communities every day, supporting access to education, skills and opportunities that strengthen dignity, resilience and self-reliance.
Today, we recognise the people who make this work possible and the communities at its heart.
Because every person matters.
#WorldHumanitarianDay #ActForHumanity #WIU
Windle International (WI) retweeted
For young people everywhere, the aspirations are familiar: decent work, opportunity, inclusion, innovation and a chance to build a better future.
In Rhino Camp, Martin Wani Santino and the Allah Karim Business Group are turning innovation into livelihoods, developing a community milling enterprise while diversifying into poultry, retail and piggery.
Their journey, supported through I-UPSHIFT under the @IloProspects Partnership, shows what young people can achieve when ideas are matched with skills, mentorship and opportunity.
This #InternationalYouthDay, we celebrate young people as innovators, entrepreneurs and contributors to their communities.
#YouthDay #DifferentContextsCommonAspirations #IUPSHIFT #DecentWork
Windle International (WI) retweeted
As we look forward to #InternationalYouthDay2026 tomorrow, we reflect on some of the ways we build bridges between young people and opportunity.
In Kiryandongo, vocational skills development and start-up support are helping young Sudanese refugees turn skills into livelihoods and move closer to their aspirations for employment, entrepreneurship and self-reliance.
Different contexts. Common aspirations.
These are some of the ways we build bridges.
#InternationalYouthDay2026 #DifferentContextsCommonAspirations
Windle International (WI) retweeted
🏆Congratulations to our students Nasteh & Idris of Hagadera S.Sch,winners in the Chemical, Physical & Mathematical Sciences category at #YSK2026.Their solar-powered water pasteurization innovation is turning renewable energy into safer drinking water for off-grid communities.
