When a family must choose between putting food on the table or sending a child to school, education becomes a distant dream. 
This is the reality in Ngando Slum, where survival comes first and opportunity is a luxury.

We believe that every child deserves the right to education regardless of their circumstances. In the heart of Ngando, where poverty forces many families to choose between survival and schooling, we provide a lifeline. 

Our school welcomes children whose families cannot afford to pay school fees or who are excluded from local institutions due to financial hardship. We operate on a means-based system, ensuring families only contribute what they can, when they can, and most of our students attend free of charge. These children come from extremely vulnerable backgrounds, and for many, Ubuntu Africa is their only path to a brighter future.

Any fees received are used solely for meals, teacher salaries, and school maintenance. Our mission is simple but powerful: to remove the burden of education from families and keep every child in the classroom, where they belong.

In Ngando, hunger isn’t occasional – its constant. 

For many of our students, the meals they receive at school are their only reliable source of nutrition. 
In a community deeply affected by extreme deprivation and chronic unemployment, hunger is a daily reality. 

Ubuntu Africa provides hot, nutritionally balanced breakfasts and lunches every day ensuring our children have the strength and focus they need to learn.

But we don’t stop there, our weekend community pantry supports the most vulnerable families, sending food home so our students don’t go hungry when school is closed, because no child should have to choose between learning and surviving.