Our Principles

PEAS is a young UK charity and our work has no religious or political agenda , but is built on the following principles which aim to counter-act the problems experienced by development organisations across the world.

Sustainability
Every PEAS school will cover its own running costs through fees, government subsidy and income generating projects. Even the costs of the PEAS Uganda audit and educational inspection teams in Uganda are funded from excess revenues from our schools. Too many charities create dependency on UK funding and we want to show how much further money can go when it multiplies rather than undermines the energies of local communities.

Local Ownership
Every PEAS school will be run by Ugandans for Ugandans with support from UK partners. Each PEAS school will have a local Board of Governors.

Avoiding Market Distortions
PEAS schools will only be built in areas where there is high demand for extra secondary school provision. We market our schools to those in greatest need and we are working to help improve existing affordable schools at the same time as launching more and more within our network.

Collaboration with government
PEAS works closely with the Ugandan Ministry of Education and the wider Ugandan government. We believe that the success of our schools depends on working within the educational framework laid out by the Ugandan government.

Transparency
PEAS never gives or receives bribes. Sometimes this policy demands great patience in achieving our objectives but we believe our approach is essential in countries whose development has been so undermined by corruption.

Members of the St Janan's acrobatics team in training