Stellah Tumwebaze

We can't overemphasize: the family is a child's first school, the earliest & most influential environment, shaping values, kindness, respect, & compassion. At LABE, it is our everyday calling to work with families in West Nile & Northern Uganda to deliver quality, inclusive ECD.

Sharing @LABE_Ug's Home-Based ECD model with practitioners from 40+ countries at the #WorldForum2026 in Kuala Lumpur. The session "Where Learning Lives: Homes, Hearts & Generations Building Early Childhood Together" united voices from Uganda, Zimbabwe, Nepal, Indonesia & Canada.

35+ years of community ECD from Uganda, now on the global stage. @LABE_Ug proudly represented at the World Forum on Early Care and Education exhibition in Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾. #EarlyChildhood #LABEUganda #ECCE #WorldForum2026

I am honored to represent @LABE_Ug at the 2026 World Forum on Early Care and Education in Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾, alongside #ECD champions from 40+ countries. Uganda's early childhood story belongs in this conversation. Proud to bring LABE's voice to the global stage. #WorldForum2026

In 2025, @LABE_Ug reached 10,618 individuals through our programmes across Northern Uganda and West Nile. Children. Parents. Caregivers. Adult learners. Across Northern Uganda and West Nile. Our 2025 Annual Report is now here. Read the full story of what your support made possible👉🏾shorturl.at/ayG2y #Uganda #ECD #AdultLiteracy #Education

Without access to early learning, refugee children risk starting Primary One unprepared, struggling to read, write, and make friends. These gaps can shadow their entire educational journey, limiting future opportunities. Jokudu Catherine’s children are thriving thanks to Kulea Watoto-supported Peace ECD Centre in Bidibidi Refugee Settlement: - Her daughter now writes confidently in class - Her youngest comes home excited, eager to share what they learned - Both children are gaining confidence, social skills, and a love for learning Read the full story: labeuganda.org/i-want-them-to… #EarlyLearning #ECD #ChildDevelopment #RefugeeEducation #EducationImpact

Health outreach works best where community trust already exists. At Otege Home Learning Centre (HLC) in Gulu District, @LABE_Ug, partnering with Awach Health Centre (HC) IV and the Village Health Team, held a health outreach offering malaria care, HIV testing and counseling, pregnancy testing, nutrition advice, de-worming, and general check-ups. These services go beyond learning, and support both children and adults. The turnout was so strong, the Health Department has been recommended to use HLCs as regular outreach points. That says it all. #HomeLearningCentres #CommunityHealth #IntegratedCommunityHealthServices

"Baba, take us to school." Every morning, Godfrey Makumai's children say these words, and for a father who once worried they had no ECD facility in their community, it means everything. Read his story from Royal Kids HLC, Adjumani 👉🏿labeuganda.org/our-children-c…

Last week, @LABE_Ug and partners under Kulea Watoto Project convened in Yumbe. We held a District & Community Engagement to facilitate the upgrade and integration of five Kulea Watoto-supported Home Learning Centres (HLCs) into the District Education System. Advocacy is most powerful when it moves from conversation to joint planning. #AdvocacyInAction #KuleaWatoto #YumbeDistrict #HomeBasedECD #Sustainability

Last week, @LABE_Ug, through the Strengthening Early Childhood & Childcare Services' Delivery project, facilitated parenting sessions in Yumbe and Adjumani, equipping adolescent mothers and caregivers with practical skills in liquid soap and petroleum jelly production.

RT @LABE_Ug: Our mission moves because women move it. Caregivers. Parent educators. Young facilitators. Staff. Community women. Give them…

Most ECD programmes stop at the child. LABE-supported Miruta HLC in Koboko went further: children, mothers, and whole families transformed over 8 years. From 8 children to 70. Now community-owned. Read the story 👉🏿 labeuganda.org/a-place-to-lea… #LABEUganda #ECD #2GenApproach

The Home Learning Centre Management Committee (HLCMC) of Liwa North HLC is now better equipped to support early learning! Abacuses, counters, number & letter cut-outs and more have been delivered, thanks to the partnership with @RightToPlay. "LABE gave us the ideas and support to come together, and that opened the door for other partners." - Liwa North HLCMC. 74 children are already enrolled and learning. When communities organise, partners show up. #EarlyChildhood #CommunityLearning #Partnerships

🌍 When good work travels across borders, it means something. Last week, we were proud to host the Tanzanian Home Economics Association - TAHEA Mwanza (@MwanzaTahea) on a learning visit to Agweng Home Learning Centre and the District Community Development Office (DCDO), Nwoya District. The visit, part of TAHEA's knowledge exchange and capacity-building initiatives, focused on learning from LABE's community development approaches, home-based learning models, and women and youth empowerment strategies. Knowledge shared is impact multiplied. #KnowledgeExchange #HomeBasedLearning #Uganda #Tanzania #CommunityDevelopment

Happy #InternationalMotherLanguageDay! The language a child learns in first shapes everything that comes after: how they think, read, & see the world. This year's theme: Youth voices on multilingual education. At @LABE_Ug, that's not a theme. It's our everyday work. @UNESCO

This morning,@LABE_ug was honoured to join partners in the Uganda Learning (AiAL) Network planning meeting, sharing & learning about community-driven approaches to inclusive literacy. Collaboration strengthens education systems. #InclusiveLiteracy #Education #Partnerships

At @LABE_Ug, our whole-family learning model strengthens early reading in HLCs across marginalised communities in Northern Uganda & West Nile. Better results. Stronger ownership. Real alignment. This is what #localisation looks like in practice. #Literacy #Education #Impact

Literacy change doesn’t happen by accident. It happens when: ✔ Children learn in a language they understand ✔ Communities are trained, not just consulted ✔ Programmes work within government systems #Literacy #Localisation #Education #Impact

The school gates are opening! Let's make sure every child steps through ready to learn and thrive. Parents, teachers, communities: your role matters. Together, we build brighter futures through quality education. #BackToSchool #TermOne

Earlier this week, youths in Alibajiako Village, Terego District, joined hands with parents to support the upgrade of Alibajiako HLC, laying bricks to construct safer, standardised learning spaces. A powerful show of community ownership & action toward improved access to #ECD.