How Education Is Rebuilding Northern Uganda: Girls, Hope & Healing

What happens when you redesign education around the people who have been left behind?

Meet Alice Achan - social worker, educator and founder of the Te-Kworo Foundation, a boarding school in Northern Uganda that is helping young mothers and vulnerable girls rebuild their lives. What started as a small support group during the aftermath of war has grown into one of the most remarkable educational models in Africa. Today, Te-Kworo's three campuses support more than 1,000 young women through education, childcare, healthcare, counselling and community support.

Alice shares how her own experiences as a child of war shaped what she calls a "School of Restoration" - a place where education, healthcare and healing work together to empower young women to create better futures for themselves, their families and change entire communities.

In this episode:

• Why Te-Kworo calls itself a "School of Restoration"

• The link between education, healthcare and opportunity

• The ongoing challenges of child marriage and cultural expectations

• How boarding schools help keep vulnerable girls safe

• The power of defeating shame and rebuilding confidence

• Why educating girls can transform entire communities

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