(This article was first published in the New Vision on June 15, 2022) By Jacky Achan Enid Ayebazibwe was her father’s last hope to have a teacher in the family. He yearned for one of his children to follow in their mother’s footsteps. She was a headteacher and he was a politician — a sub-county […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on June 8, 2022) By Andrew Masinde Evelyn Apalat, a teacher at Nagongera Girls Primary School in Tororo district, has dedicated herself to empowering girls. She teaches them life skills such as baking, gardening, general hygiene management and counselling, among others. Apalat started her teaching career […]
(This article was first published in the new Vision on June 8, 2022) By Arnest Tumwesige Deep in Patiko sub-county, Gulu district, pupils in Omoti Primary School learn and revise using tablets. Each class is allocated a day in the week to use the 49 tablets. “I had never held a tablet before I joined […]
(This article was first published in the new Vision on June 1, 2022) By Michael Onyinge Denis Ogwal is the headteacher of Bata Senior Secondary School in Bata town council, Dokolo district. He was transferred to the school in 2020 and his first challenge was poor sanitation. “The boys did not have latrines. One of […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on June 1, 2022) By Andrew Masinde Lovenunce Napokoli Lunyolo is the headteacher of Busiu Primary School in Busiu town council, Mbale district. She was posted to the school in 2017. She started teaching in 1992 at Busiu Primary School, where she taught the Primary One […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on May 25, 2022) By Moses Bikala Sarah Kitsale Okumu was transferred to Bukedi College Kachonga when it was on the verge of collapse. The school that used to be an academic giant between the 1970s and 1990s, with a capacity of over 3,000, had only […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on May 25, 2022) By Andrew Masinde Isaac Omoding is a senior-man teacher at Alakas Primary School in Amudat district. He started his teaching journey at Ongino Junior Primary School, a private institute. In 2004, he was to at Ding-dinga Primary School in Amudat district. He […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on May 18, 2022) By Lawrence Mucunguzi Vincent Turyasingura was posted to Mwamba Junior Primary School in 2018. For the three years he has spent at school located in Ntanga cell of Rukiri sub-county in Ibanda district, the institution’s academic performance has improved and the pupil […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on May 18, 2022) By George Bita For the 25 years, Harriet Nabirye has taught at Buzaaya Church of Uganda Primary School. She has lobbied for washrooms and counselled girls to stay in school. She says since the school is located in a rural area, she […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on April 27, 2022) By George Bita When Conny Kayegi Nambale joined Namukooge Church of Uganda Primary School in 2016 as a teacher, she started gardening and counselling to keep girls in school. Sam Tenywa, the Parent- Teacher Association (PTA) vice-chairperson, says the school garden has […]