Our Impact

Verified achievements, not vague claims.

We publish figures and milestones once they are verified. Everything below reflects work that has actually happened.

90%Teachers surveyed who reported no formal training on supporting neurodivergent learnersFrom our CBC implementation teacher survey (10 practising teachers).
3Countries reached with NeuroKits and practical resourcesUganda, Kenya and South Africa.
7Regional Correspondent locationsUganda, Dominican Republic, Oman, New Zealand, Cameroon, India and Punjab (Pakistan).
Our Journey

How the initiative is growing.

2026

Research & Policy

SGU contributed youth and neurodivergent perspectives to research and education policy conversations, including research presented at an NCDC conference at Speke Resort.

2026

Practical Inclusion

NeuroKits and practical support resources reached communities in Uganda, Kenya and South Africa.

2026

Youth Network

SGU developed an international youth-led network involving volunteers, researchers, correspondents and advocates.

2026

Advocacy & Campaigns

SGU developed advocacy and awareness work around OCD, invisible disabilities, disability inclusion and education.

2026

Climate Dialogue

SGU developed The Climate We Share as a youth-focused climate dialogue initiative exploring climate literacy and Global South perspectives.

2026

International Engagement

SGU participated in international youth, advocacy and policy conversations.

A few things we've been working on

What this looks like in practice.

Research

Neurodivergent perspectives and education research.

Practical tools

NeuroKits and accessibility-focused resources.

Youth leadership

International youth and volunteer engagement.

Advocacy

Campaigns challenging misconceptions around disability and neurodiversity.

Climate

The Climate We Share youth dialogue initiative.

Public engagement

Conferences, panels, summits and research forums.

Where our work reaches

Three kinds of reach, kept distinct.

Programme reach, the Regional Correspondents Network and our wider global network are different things. We keep them separate so no one assumes every connected country has received a programme.

Where our work reaches

Places where we have distributed resources, conducted work or delivered programmes.

Uganda, Kenya, South Africa

Regional Correspondents

Locations represented by our Regional Correspondents Network.

Uganda, Dominican Republic, Oman, New Zealand, Cameroon, India, Punjab (Pakistan)

Wider global network

Countries connected through our wider youth and organizational network.

Uganda, Nigeria, Kenya, Cameroon, South Africa, Oman, India, Pakistan, Philippines, Kurdistan, France, Georgia, United States, Dominican Republic, New Zealand

SGU Year in Review — 2026

An annual review covering what we researched, built and engaged with is planned as a future publication. It will appear here once it is finalized.

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