Where we work
We've been working to provide refugees, marginalised communities and those affected by conflict with quality education and training for over forty years.
We are an international non-governmental organisation (NGO). Our members are based in and operate across eastern Africa, Europe, and North America and together, we have over forty years of experience.
Windle International has a substantial presence across eastern Africa with offices in Kenya, Uganda and Somalia. A sister organisation, Windle Trust International works in South Sudan, Sudan and the UK. Support offices are being established for Windle International in North America and Europe.
Windle International
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Kenya
From our head office in Nairobi and our programme offices in Dadaab and Kakuma Refugee Camps, we’ve been running education support programmes in Kenya since 1977.
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Somalia
WISOM delivers secondary and tertiary education across Somaliland, Puntland, Jubaland and Mogadishu. From administering the DAFI tertiary education scholarships programme, to distrubuting education materials to schools, WISOM is a trusted by communities, national and international partners.
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Uganda
Windle International Uganda leads the way in providing quality education for refugees and people affected by conflict. From early childhood right up to the postgraduate level, we help people to fulfil their potential, lead fulfilling lives, and contribute to sustainable development.
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Rwanda
Windle International has registered recently in Rwanda and although not currently implementing programmes is looking forward to creating opportunities for education and training for refugees, internally-displaced peoples and those in need of support in the country in 2023.
Windle Trust International
a sister Trust is responsible for all programmes in Sudan and South Sudan
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Sudan
Sudan hosts more than half a million people who are refugees and asylum seekers. These are predominantly from South Sudan but there are also many from Eritrea and Ethiopia. Windle Trust International focuses on improving the quality of education, on increasing access to education, and providing bespoke programming.
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South Sudan
Windle Trust International works in partnership with other international NGOs and the Government of South Sudan to strengthen and contribute to national educational infrastructures, undertake teacher training, and promote girls education.