Our partnerships

Our work in education and society targeting young people and youth in 52 districts across Uganda has been made possible through partnerships with the Ministries of Education and Sports, Finance Planning and Economic Development and the Office of the Prime Minister.

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) is a department of the British government, working globally to address a number of different social problems. The British Council Uganda partner with the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) on Connecting Classrooms – a programme for promoting global education through school partnerships, school leadership training, professional development for teachers and policy dialogue, as well as DelPHE (Development Partnerships for Higher Education) – a programme aimed at enabling higher education institutions to act as catalysts for poverty reduction and sustainable development.

UK Sport works with national governing bodies and other partner organisations to help them build positive working relationships with international federations and other international bodies. This helps ensure Britain has a voice on the world stage by assisting with the appointment of individuals into key roles at such organisations. In Uganda, British Council and UK Sport work together with national partners to implement International Inspiration, delivering on the promise made by the London 2012 Olympic bid team to ‘reach young people all around the world and connect them to the inspirational power of the Games so they are inspired to choose sport’.

The British Council Uganda regularly partners with the Uganda High Commission to showcase what the UK has to offer in the areas of English, education, business, the arts and sports.

We work in partnership with Barclays Premier League to deliver the Premier Skills programme, which takes the concept of football beyond UK playing fields to an overseas network, with the aim of building capacity amongst community leaders and managers through face-to-face football coaching, leadership and English language development.

In collaboration with cultural institutions such as 32° East | Ugandan Arts Trust, African Writers Trust (UK-based), FEMRITE, and Bayimba, the British Council is providing plaftforms for UK and Ugandan artists to connect and showcase their talent to an international audience.

With funding from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and the private sector, the British Council Uganda has managed over 30 partnerships through projects such as DelPHE, IHLFS and AKTP, developing new curricula and research in a wide range of subjects.

In partnership with the Uganda Youth Network, the British Council Uganda is delivering 'Ours By Right', a project largely funded by the European Union, which aims to increase the participation of youth in the democratic governance process.

Working with World Vision, we have run a pilot programme in three districts in Northern Uganda to improve the capacity of primary teachers of English.