(This article was first published in the New Vision on September 21, 2022) By Maureen Nakatudde At Bunya Secondary School in Mayuge district, a group of women split up into five small groups and walked to Tsetse, Bugingo, Igamba, Budebera, Busera, Buyiwula and Usinde villages. Led by Annet Balambe, the senior woman teacher at this […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on September 21, 2022) By Juliet Waiswa Fourteen-year-old Alice Kwagala (not real name) did not attend school nine days last term because she was menstruating. This translates to three days per month over the three-month term. Salam School for the Blind, which this visually impaired girl […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on September 14, 2022) By Andrew Masinde Residents of Bumasikye sub-county in Mbale district have asked the Government to take over a secondary school that they established in 2013 to serve their community. Before Bumasikye Secondary School was set up, learners in this community walked over […]
(This article was first published on the New Vision Website on March 4, 2023) By Agnes Nantambi Leaders in slum areas have asked government to consider increasing the number of schools in slums to reduce the number of children loitering on the streets of Kampala. Jengo Twaha, the vice chairperson in charge of children […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on September 7, 2022) By Cecilia Okoth Makerere University will support its alumni from Rwanda to set up a university in Kigali, the institution’s vice chancellor, prof. Barnabas Nawangwe said. The Makerere University Rwanda Alumni Association (MURWAA) asked the university’s leadership to help them set up […]
(This article was first published on the New Vision website on March 5, 2023) By Jackie Nambogga Last year, enrollment at Buwagi Primary School in Budondo, Jinja city was 531, but when new projects took shape, the number grew by 100 learners. Mary Sanyu Mugoya, the headteacher of the school made the revelation during the commissioning of […]
By Ritah Mukasa In 2019, Hajarah Namuyanja relocated to Kyebando Nsooba, one of the slums of Kampala. Being a social worker who is passionate about uplifting less privileged children, she started looking out for and helping homeless children with basic needs. However, along the way, the numbers kept growing and she was overwhelmed. “I discovered […]
By Ritah Mukasa Rwebiita Preparatory School located in Kagango division in Sheema district has opened a ‘TV station’ aimed at boosting learners’ confidence and skills including; writing, reading, listening and speaking. RPTV, the writer’s club runs the imaginary TV. It was launched on Monday, March 7 at the school assembly that had over 350 pupils […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on August 31, 2022) By John Masaba Many teachers are still reluctant to embrace the new curriculum, John Chrysostom Muyingo, the Minister of State for Higher Education, has said. “Many of them still refer to it as tiresome in terms of preparation, and claim that finding […]
(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 […]