Participants at the RSEL programme launch in Kampala.
Toomanychildrenarefallingbehind.Toomanygirlsareleftbehind.
Resilient adolescents.
Educationsystemsarefailingtoworkforeveryone.
Learning through play.
Wegenerateevidence,driveaction,andstrengthensystemstoimprovelearning,wellbeing,andlifeoutcomes.
Resilience and social emotional learning.
UnlockingPotential.TransformingLives.
We believe we can impact more lives.
Forchildrenandadolescentgirls.

Our Promise.

We turn evidence into action by designing, testing, and scaling solutions that respond to real challenges facing children and adolescent girls.

By working with governments, schools, and communities, we strengthen systems to deliver lasting improvements in learning, wellbeing, resilience, and agency.

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Promise Statement

UnlockingPotential,TransformingLives.

Empoweringlearners.Strengtheningsystems.Transformingthroughresearch.

Measurable change across learning, wellbeing, and agency

JMERC measures impact through improvements in learning, enrolment, resilience, and wellbeing for children and adolescents, and in agency for adolescent girls while strengthening teacher agency and autonomy to sustain impact through education systems.

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Participants at the RSEL programme launch in Kampala.
News Brief10 March 2026

Unveiling the Resilience and Social Emotional Learning (RSEL) Programme to Strengthen Adolescent Wellbeing

JMERC launched the RSEL programme in Kampala with government and development partners to strengthen adolescent wellbei...

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ALifecycleApproachtoLearningandEmpowerment

We take a lifecycle and systems-based approach. We build strong foundations in childhood and advance resilience, wellbeing, and agency in adolescence.

We track girls' education, resilience, and agency over time to inform action and scale impact.

Our Approach

FILP

Foundational and Inclusive Learning Programme

FILP focuses on foundational literacy, numeracy, and social-emotional learning through evidence-informed, play-based approaches. It builds foundations for adolescent girls' agency, resilience, and lifelong learning across in-school and out-of-school learners.

Includes

  • Social and Emotional Learning and Literacy through Play (SELL-PLAY)
  • Reach and Enroll Programme (REP)
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AREP

Adolescent Resilience and Empowerment Programme

AREP focuses on strengthening adolescent girls' resilience, well-being, and agency through evidence-informed integration of SEL, SRHR education, gender-responsive systems, and supportive learning environments.

Includes

  • Resilience and Social Emotional Learning (RSEL)
  • Resilient and Empowered Adolescents through Social and Emotional Learning (REASEL)
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DeliveringImpactWhereItMattersMost

Our work improves foundational learning, strengthens adolescent wellbeing, and builds girls' resilience and agency while generating evidence and strengthening systems. More children return to school, learn, thrive, and make informed decisions.

Where We Work

Programme Reach

Our Reach

Coverage across our current interventions.

Programme
REASEL
Schools
80
Teachers
200
Girls
700
Boys
600
Total (Learners)
1,300
Programme
RSEL
Schools
Teachers
Girls
Boys
Total (Learners)
Programme
SELL-Play
Schools
14
Teachers
102
Girls
6,255
Boys
5,896
Total (Learners)
12,151
Summary
Total
Schools
94
Teachers
302
Girls
6,955
Boys
6,496
Total (Learners)
13,451

Trusted by our partners

Echidna Giving
Makerere University
Regional Educative Learning Initiative
Ministry Of Gender Labor & Social Development
Code
Uganda Government Coat Of Arms
Issroff Family Foundation
Ministry Of Health
Who
Kigezi Women Twegyese Foundation