A mother and her child. One family. Two generations. One chance to get it right.

In Uganda's refugee settlements, a child's future depends on whether her mother can afford next term's school fees. PHB Development builds the systems that make both possible — together.

A child's education is only as strong as her family's ability to support it. We build both at the same time.

In Uganda’s refugee settlements, aid has fallen to USD 5 per person per month. ECD enrollment has dropped from 47% to 34% in two years. PHB is building the model that works precisely because conventional aid does not.

Every sustainable ECD centre is a house. It needs four walls to stand. PHB helps communities build each one — and then hands over the keys.

The Four Walls

Wall 01 — Governance

Exit from Day One. Designed to leave. Graduation thresholds built in from the start.

Wall 02 — Investment

Capital that expects repayment. 80% repaid on time and in full. Because we give loans, not handouts.

Wall 03 — Livelihoods

Income that absorbs shocks. Stable enterprise means no child is pulled from school when food prices spike.

Wall 04 — Intelligence

Data that anticipates crises. Community intelligence that makes problems visible before they become irreversible.

Impact

45

ECD centres on a graduation pathway, 250+ educators

10,000

Children involved across 5,000 supported households

1,500

VSLA member households with longitudinal financial records

80%

Bridge loan repayment rate, on time and in full

USD 25K

Impact investment fund deployed across ECD centres, VSLAs & enterprises

40,000+

Refugees and hosts benefiting from livelihood and education improvements

"Our commitment to communities is not measured by how long we stay — but by how strong they stand when we step back."

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