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STEPi Reading Resources = Improving Vocabulary

In the vibrant classrooms of Ibanda Primary School, situated in the heart of Kikuube district in mid-western Uganda, two courageous girls, Esther and Doreen, exemplify the magic of learning. Esther...

Dennis Warner visits South Africa

Author and songwriter Dennis Warner visited South Africa for three weeks in March 2023. He travelled across South Africa visiting various under-resourced communities across Gauteng and the Western ...

STEPi Coordinators Experiences

The STEPi Community Engagement Coordinators embark on roadtrips each month to reach schools in many under-resourced and somewhat “forgotten” communities. The purpose of these roadtrips is to engage...

What is STEPi?

STEPi stands for Squaring The Education Pyramid Institute. Our manifesto is inspired by the belief to "square the pyramid” which means each child should have access to the same resources as those b...

Introducing Uplift

Since 2007, Utopia Foundation has invested in champions who are innovators and creators in their communities, or who are part of resilience projects that create sustainable improvements in the live...

Reaching “Forgotten” Communities

It was a long trek to Jupamatho village in the Lendu community, a hard-to-reach area of Uganda, to visit a community school. It was a hustle to reach the school,  even with a car; we had to leave t...

Joy in a bag!

The COVID-19 pandemic has proven to be much more than just a health crisis, but a societal one that has once again laid bare the country’s deep social crevices. South Africa is recognised among the...

Skateistan Parent and Child Book Picnic

On 12 February 2022, I finally got to see the Skateistan Book Picnic come alive. In December 2021, I fell ill with the flu during the week we were meant to give books to the children for Christmas....

Futballing Girls Literacy Campaign

“You are a product of the environment and people around you, either it breaks you, or it makes you realize what you don't want to become.”  – Moonira Ramathula Futballing Girls is a literacy campa...

Joshua’s Story

It was a sunny Monday morning in the Kyaka II refugee settlement when we engaged Primary Four learners of Itambabiniga primary school. As we entered the class with warm smiles and a stack of colorf...