Clementine in her school uniform with her mother Immaculate and her siblings.

This Christmas, will you give the gift of education?

Name: Ripple Effect
Price range: $

Raised: $0 Target: $124000

Give the gift of education this Christmas. Donate online between midday GMT December and midday GMT 10 December and your donation could be DOUBLED.

This Christmas, your gift can go twice as far! Thanks to our Big Give champion the Coles-Medlock Foundation, and a group of generous supporters, the first $62,000 in donations will be matched – doubling your impact for families like Immaculate’s. Together, we can help more families thrive.

In Uganda, mothers like Immaculate are facing the daily struggle of earning enough to feed their children and send them to school.

As is the case for many smallholder farmers across rural Africa, the climate crisis has wreaked havoc on Immaculate's crops. Poor harvests have prevented her from earning the money she needs to keep her family healthy and in education.

Her children regularly go hungry, and she can only afford for one of them to go to school. Because she is living hand to mouth, she doesn't have the opportunity to grow her income by doing things like setting up a small business.

Watch our video to learn more about the challenges mothers like Immaculate face, and how your donation could make a difference.

Although they face many challenges, when mothers like Immaculate work alongside Ripple Effect, it doesn't take much to change their future. With your support, they could overcome extreme poverty so they don't have to worry about where their next meal is coming from, or how they will send their children to school.

“My family are affected by extreme hunger. It is my obligation to educate and feed my children but I don’t have the capacity to do so. I dream of obtaining money and become a prominent trader seated in my own shop and feeling strong.”

Immaculate, a Rwandan refugee mother living in Uganda

If you are able to, please give online during the Big Give Christmas Challenge between midday GMT on Tuesday 3 December and midday GMT on Tuesday 10 December and your gift could make double the difference.

Here's how your donation of any size could support mothers like Immaculate and their children:

A woman standing in her flourishing garden

Seeds and organic farming skills to improve crop yields Women like Immaculate could learn how to enhance their farming methods. They could receive seeds such as sweet potato and beans to improve nutrition, keeping their children healthy so they can concentrate in school. They could receive vital training on how to increase crop yields to generate income. Mothers could learn techniques such as making local organic manure to nourish their soil, and how to maximise small pieces of land by growing crops together more efficiently.

A woman standing outside her shop holding her produce

Business skills for sustainable income to support the whole family Mothers like Immaculate could develop crucial skills needed to set up and run their own thriving business, allowing them to send their children to school and break the cycle of poverty for good. We share knowledge on trade and business management to support women in running a successful enterprise. This might include training on how to run a business and maintain financial records.

A young boy using his tip-tap to wash his hands

Hygiene and sanitation improvements to keep children healthy so they don’t miss school Families like Immaculate's could improve their access to hygiene knowledge, so they can protect themselves from disease and easily avoidable illnesses. They could build their own tip-tap, a hand-made hand-washer made from readily available materials. This support could help their children stay healthy, so they don’t miss out on playing with their friends and the education they deserve.

We know that with the right support, mothers like Immaculate can thrive, earning enough to feed their children and send them to school.

Thank you for making brighter futures possible for families like Immaculate's this Christmas.