Youth Activities

Our youth activities engage students in the U.S. to promote compassion, generosity and global citizenship. It provides opportunity for leadership and connection.

Our penpal initiative began in 2019 between students in Chicago and Uganda. Over 500 letters have been exchanged creating classrooms full of smiling faces - even during partial school closures and country-wide lockdowns.

In 2020, we hosted a Celebrate School 5K to celebrate the return to school for U.S. students and walk in solidarity with our friends in Uganda who were waiting for their schools to reopen.

If you know a student or teacher who would like to be involved with Great Schools Uganda and our penpal initiative contact us at hello@greatschoolsuganda.org.