Somero empowers young people in Uganda through education. Due to the inequality of the sexes, the focus of Somero is on the support of girls and young women.
Somero awards educational scholarships to young Ugandans who pursue their dream of education with high motivation, but cannot realize it because of a lack of money or family support. By obtaining the comprehensive support of the scholarship, the scholarship holders receive a level of education necessary to lead a self-determined life.
The Somero Center is located in a township of Kampala and serves as a meeting point for the Somero scholarship holders and other young people from the district. At this protected place of learning, social exchange and cultural activities the Somero team offers a comprehensive variety of activities and services on a daily basis:
Access to education is important for girls to break the cycle of poverty: each additional year in school increases the potential income of a young woman by 10 to 20 percent - and in turn provides access to education and a better life for her children.
Support of the stipendaries, mentor training, literacy classes, computer lessons, a meeting place for young and old – the Somero Center in Kampala, which was opened only a little more than a year ago, is hosting many different activities by now. The premises have become too small to continue with all these activities in the future - because more and more young people are coming into Somero Center every day. Therefore, Somero decided this summer to hire the rest of the so far empty center space. The Somero Center now has to a large training room, a computer room, two offices, a kitchen and a bathroom.