(This article was first published in the New Vision on July 27, 2022) Compiled by Titus Kakembo, Denis Nsubuga and Ivan Tsebeni Lively scenes of students performing poems, traditional dances and glowing tributes characterised an event held to mark the belated birthday of celebrated author Timothy Wangusa — the first Ugandan to get a PhD […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on July 27, 2022) By Ivan Tsebeni Students in various schools around the country have developed several products since education institutions reopened early this year. For instance, a group of students at Caltec Academy in Makerere, a city suburb, led by Esther Nantongo, a Senior Two […]
(This article was published in the New Vision on July 27, 2022) By Umar Nsubuga When Abdul Kabugu was appointed to head Sayidina Abubaker Secondary School in Mpigi district in 2018, the student population had dwindled. Although the student population oscillated between 280 and 350 for several years, by the time Kabugo took over, it […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on July 27, 2022) By Wilson Asiimwe In Kigorobya sub county–an area inhabited by diverse ethnic communities involved in fishing and farming activities, keeping a girl child in school is a challenge. In this rural community in Hoima district, harmful cultural beliefs and stereotypes that perpetuate […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on July 20, 2022) By Titus Kakembo If you dropped out of school after Senior Four and would like to get skilled in a vocational course of your choice, here is an opportunity. Busitema University and Stanbic Bank have developed a new scholarship scheme, called the […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on July 20, 2022) By Richard Wetaya Seventy-year-old Anna missed the chance to attain adult literacy skills when she was a child because her father insisted that she works the fields rather than attend school. But this grandmother of seven and a resident of Kirungu village […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on July 20, 2022) By Andrew Masinde In 2017, Harriet Kintho, a teacher of English and Social Studies, entered the Primary One classroom at Ramogi Primary School to deliver her lesson. But as she wrote the content of her lesson on the blackboard for the pupils […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on July 20, 2022) By George Bita A few days after his deployment to Namadope Primary School in Luuka district as the headteacher in 2019, Fredrick Balikoowa studied the school’s pupil records, going back a couple of years. He noticed that at least four girls dropped […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on July 13, 2022) By Umar Nsubuga and Juliet Kasirye The Ministry of Eduction and Sports has set aside funds to facilitate the development of music, dance and drama (MDD) in schools this financial year, the ministry’s permanent secretary, Ketty Lamaro, has said. Lamaro said MDD […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on July 13, 2022) By Andrew Masinde and Arnest Tumwesige For several years, a humanitarian organisation provided lunch to pupils at Namalu Mixed Primary School in Nakapiripirit district. However, when schools reopened early this year, two years after they had been closed to control the spread […]