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2025 Uniform Distribution: students’ testimonials
What a new school uniform meant to Form 3 students in rural day schools, told in their own handwriting.
Uniforms distributed1,097 in 2025
WhoForm 3 students
WhereRural day schools
In 2025, we distributed 1,097 uniforms to Form 3 students across rural day schools, most of them from vulnerable families.
The uniforms help improve student retention by tackling the challenges that keep students away from class or hold them back while they are there.
01Lack of proper school attire
02Absenteeism
03Low self-esteem
04Financial barriers
A parent’s view
For families, a school uniform is a real cost. Here, a parent shares what the uniform project has meant for her household.
Many students also wrote to tell us what the uniforms changed for them. We could not share every letter, so here is a sample.
The letters
Twelve students, in their own words
Click any letter to read it in full.
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