(This article was first published in the New Vision on August 24, 2022) By Stephen Nuwagira Lillian Dusingize, 16, moves a lever on a hair clipper back and forth to adjust its blades as another girl sits at the table in front of her. She combs the girl’s hair forward with a brush with one […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on August 24, 2022) By Wilson Asiimwe Bishop Rwakaikara Primary School is one of the biggest and oldest primary schools in Kagadi district. Located in Kagadi town, it is the only school with a unit for special needs children in the district. When Francis Mugisa was […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on August 24, 2022) By Umar Nsubuga When Teddy Nassiwa was deployed to head St Maria Goretti Senior Secondary School Katende in Mpigi district in 2018, she was determined to replicate the successes she had achieved in other schools. However, one challenge stood in her way […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on August 10, 2022) By Andrew Masinde Dust rose as pupils walked around the classrooms. The concrete floor had peeled off. The walls were cracked. As the timekeeper rang the bell signalling the start of business at Kasenyi Lyato Primary School in Hoima district, more pupils […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on August 10, 2022) By Kellen Owente The UK government has encouraged more Ugandans to apply for its global scholarship programme – Chevening. On August 2, the UK government opened the application round for the Chevening scholarship scheme for the next academic year. More than 1,500 […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on August 10, 2022) By Maureen Nakatudde Days after Joseph Mugeni took up his new teaching job at Waitambogwe Secondary School in Mayuge district in 2018, he was taken aback by the fact that many children had dropped out of the institution to work on sugarcane […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on August 10, 2022) By Robert Agida When Jilda Awekonimungu, 47, the deputy headteacher at Nebbi Primary School, cultivated a portion of the school’s land allocated to her during the COVID-19 lockdown, she did not know it would become a demonstration garden for learners in the […]
By Moses Mpanga Society has taught men to be providers in a family. While this is an admirable trait, it is not the only role a man ought to play in a family. A father can be a carer, nurturer and a confidant of his children, too. This will help him to not only build […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on August 10, 2022) By David Lukiiza On her first day as a headteacher at Aggrey Memorial Secondary School in Bunamwaya, Wakiso district in 2019, Robinah Nakagolo was greeted by something she considered strange. The school was not fenced and part of its land had been […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on August 10, 2022) By Abdulkarim Ssengendo When Nathan Mugume was deployed to head Mbarara Junior School in 2008, it was fighting seven cases in court. The school had been dragged to court by persons it owed sh236m in unpaid arrears for services they supplied to […]