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Four pillars working together for the whole child.

A child who is learning also needs to be healthy, safe and surrounded by a supportive family and community. SKOM’s four program pillars are designed to work as one.

Learning Well-being Protection Community
Rows of children seated attentively on blue plastic chairs during a session in a timber hall
Pillar 01

Holistic Learning & Skill Development

Education and practical skills give children the confidence and tools to build a stronger future.

  • Establish 10 community learning hubs
  • Provide scholastic materials
  • After-school tutoring and mentorship
  • Life-skills development
  • Vocational exposure for children aged 12–15
Explore Learning & Skills
A girl in a red top holds a book to her chest while standing by a wooden fishing boat on the lakeshore
Pillar 02

Physical & Emotional Well-being

Children need more than education. They need safe environments where they can grow physically, emotionally, socially and spiritually.

  • Health and hygiene education
  • Nutrition support
  • Psychosocial support groups
  • Safe recreation
  • Sports programs
Explore Well-being
Children play together on open grass near the lakeshore under a bright sky
Pillar 03

Child Safeguarding, Equity & Inclusion

Every child has the right to be safe. Child protection is a priority across everything SKOM does.

  • Develop and implement a Child Protection Policy
  • Train community child protection teams
  • Advocate against child labour
  • Work with Beach Management Units (BMUs)
  • Promote inclusion and child safety
Explore Child Protection
Children sit close together on chairs inside a timber church hall, listening
Pillar 04

Family & Community Engagement

SKOM does not work with children in isolation. Families, churches, young people, community leaders and local structures are part of the solution.

  • Parenting workshops through churches
  • Youth community service
  • Lake conservation activities
  • Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning
  • Community participation
Explore Family & Community
Children and adults mingle outside a timber hall after a gathering

How it fits together

One program, four connected pillars.

SKOM’s 2026–2029 program brings the four pillars together with the aim of reaching 3,000+ children across the Ssese Islands.

View the 2026–2029 strategy Partner on a pillar