Every big change starts small. In the case of Wabulungu Primary School in Mayuge, it started with just one child.
Until last term, Wabulungu did not have a pre-primary section at all. There was no baby class, no dedicated nursery teacher, no space set aside for the youngest learners to begin their journey. Then Wabulungu joined our ECD program, and everything began to shift.
When the school opened its very first baby class, only one child enrolled. So we got to work. We recruited teachers for the new nursery section, trained them, and equipped them with a structured curriculum designed for early learners. We provided the resources and tools the classroom needed to actually function.
What Changed
Word got around. Parents who had never had a nursery option nearby started bringing their children. Slowly, that one child became a handful, and that handful became a class. Today, Wabulungu's baby class has grown to 22 children, with two trained teachers now guiding them through their earliest days of learning. What began as a single desk and a single child is now a full, lively classroom of its own.
Wabulungu's story is one of many playing out across Mayuge. Between May and June, our field team visited 22 schools, observed 66 classrooms, and engaged 66 teachers directly, coaching them through structured sessions held once a week. We distributed 70 lesson planning booklets to help teachers prepare stronger, more consistent lessons, and made sure every one of those 22 schools received porridge for their learners, because children cannot learn well on an empty stomach.
In total, we reached 1,007 girls and 988 boys through this work. Wabulungu is a reminder of what patient, consistent investment looks like in practice. A school with no nursery section a year ago now has a growing baby class staffed by trained teachers and backed by a real curriculum.
This is what Enjuba's enrichment work is about: showing up early, staying consistent, and trusting that small beginnings—one classroom, one teacher, one child can grow into something much bigger. We cannot wait to see where Wabulungu's baby class is a year from now.