(This article was first published in the New Vision on June 16, 2021) By Arnest Tumwesige Alice Drichuru is a multi-talented student whose performance in athletics and football earned her an O’level scholarship. While representing Kiryandongo district at regional level in both extra-curricular activities, little did she know that the same would apply in vocational […]
(This Article Was First Published In The New Vision On June 2, 2021) By Richard Wetaya Young innovators have been recognised by Unicef for coming up with a life-changing product. The innovators behind the safe water harvester were early last month recognised by Unicef and and Outbox, a Ugandan innovation and entrepreneurship support agency under […]
COVID-19 may have locked down many students, but not Phoebe Abigail Nekesa. During the lockdown, she is nurturing her passion for poetry. Maureen Nakatudde talked to her While many youngsters might be struggling with what to do during the lockdown, this is not the case with Phoebe Abigail Nekesa, a former student of Mt St […]
By David Lukiiza A new dawn is arising for innovators in the country, according to the Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Monica Musenero. Speaking to a team of innovators on Friday at Ndejje University, Musenero said the Government values the role of science, innovation and technology in the development of the nation. Consequently, the […]
By Geoffrey Mutegeki Experts have called on Ugandan universities to forge partnerships with industries to drive innovation and development. World over, tertiary institutions which have good partnerships with industries have had an increased success rate of university start-ups. Many Ugandan universities have had research and start-ups that have not gone beyond laboratories, libraries and journals. […]
This article was first published in the New Vision on 8th September, 2021 By Mathias Mazinga The Church of Uganda has paid special recognition to 14 schools of its affiliation, which had an outstanding performance in the 2020 Uganda Certificate of Education Examinations (UCE). Rewarded Schools These include King’s College Budo, Gayaza High School, Iganga […]
By Vision Reporter President Yoweri Museveni has been commended for undertaking an initiative that has seen thousands of Ugandan youth acquire skills in different vocational fields. The President was lauded by the State House comptroller, Jane Barekye, during the passing-out of 218 students who completed training at the Lango Zonal Industrial Hub in Ayere village, […]
This article was first published in the New Vision on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 By Henry Nsubuga September 28 will remain a day to remember for Ethan Charles Mufuma. The 13-year-old pupil of Uganda Martyrs Namilyango Junior Boys School won the 2021 junior category of the Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition. Mufuma’s poem, Okware Our Pandemic […]
By Stephen Nuwagira Lilian Dusingize, 16, moves a lever on a hair clipper back and forth to adjust its blades as another girl sits at the desk in front of her. She combs the girl’s hair forward with a brush with one hand as the other switches on the clipper. She raises the clipper to […]
By Umar Nsubuga and Samuel Lutwama At Kololo Secondary School, officials from the education ministry and teachers watched in awe as the students displayed the products made from local materials. With amazing confidence and precision, the students demonstrated technologies for making kerosene from recycled plastics, using bacteria to make electricity from biodegradable organic matter (microbial fuel cells […]