The school environment plays a critical role in promoting health and well-being. Schools that prioritize a healthy, safe, and inclusive atmosphere enable students to feel secure, valued, and motivated to learn.Education and health are closely related, and schools that put their students’ health first set the stage for both academic achievement and long-term wellbeing. Schools can develop a student population that is more engaged, resilient, and successful by addressing both physical and mental health in the classroom. To create an environment where every student has the chance to thrive, educators, parents, and community partners must work together using holistic approaches.
Established in 2018 with the legal personality No 936/RGB/NGO/LP/09/2023 with the main goal to have a healthy teacher, student and family committed to a prosperous education.UHE works with local governments to identify and address health issues.UHE engages in activities that permit the public sector to better fulfill its mission on a regular basis. This comprises, for instance, the dissemination of public health messaging and functioning as public service contractors for the provision of specific types of health care or service delivery to specific groups.
UHE is also involved in health advocacy, whether it is aimed at a particular population or health result. Examples include the various reproductive health, fight against Malaria and HIV/AIDS in schools as well as the surrounding communities, anti-tobacco, and other advocacy organizations operating in developing in Rwanda, or all over the world.
OUR MISSION
To support the government in designing, building and implementing the healthy, safer, hygienic environmental program at school and surrounding communities.