Restoring Education, Hope, and Opportunity for Refugees Communities

Empowering Vulnerable Communities, Transforming Lives

Empowering Youth. Restoring Dignity. Building Hope

Who We Are

Education for Youth Empowerment (EYE) is a locally led organization born from the struggles of displacement and built on the power of education, compassion, and youth leadership.
Since 2017, we’ve been transforming lives through education, protection, livelihoods, and peacebuilding in refugee-hosting and rural districts of West Nile, Uganda.

Our Core Programs – Transforming Lives, One Step at a Time

Empowering Youth. Restoring Dignity. Building Hope

We are a community-rooted organization restoring education, hope, and opportunity for children, youth, and families in Uganda’s refugee and rural communities.

Education

We believe education is the foundation of resilience. EYE provides access to formal and non-formal education for children and youth, supports learning materials, trains teachers, and runs digital learning hubs to bridge educational gaps in refugee and rural communities.

Child Protection

Every child deserves safety and love. EYE promotes child rights, strengthens community-based protection systems, and supports psychosocial wellbeing through counseling, awareness campaigns, and capacity building

Livelihood & Empowerment

We equip youth and women with market-relevant vocational skills, entrepreneurship training, and start-up kits to build self-reliance and reduce dependency on aid.

Peacebuilding & Social Cohesion

EYE fosters dialogue and coexistence among refugees and host communities through youth peace clubs, cultural exchange, and community mediation platforms.

Shelter Support

Providing emergency and transitional shelter assistance to vulnerable families while promoting the use of local, sustainable materials and community-led construction.

WASH

We improve access to safe water and sanitation facilities in schools and communities, promote hygiene awareness, and empower local WASH committees for sustainabilit

Our Partners

Education for Youth Empowerment (EYE) thrives on strong and meaningful partnerships. Our work is strengthened by organizations that believe in dignity, opportunity, and hope for refugees and host communities. We value collaboration as the foundation of sustainable impact.


Current & Previous Partners

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BRAC

A global leader in development, BRAC has partnered with EYE to strengthen education, livelihoods, and community resilience initiatives within refugee and host communities.

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UNHCR

The UN Refugee Agency supports EYE in advancing protection, education, and climate resilience for refugee communities, ensuring that vulnerable children and youth access safety, learning, and empowerment.

We remain open to new partnerships with humanitarian agencies, foundations, private organizations, and individuals who believe in building a future where every young person can learn, thrive, and lead.

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