By Moses Nampala Nothing has been exciting to 17-year-old Esther Namugwa, like the construction of a public secondary school in her community. Buwagogo Seed Secondary School in the remote hilly countryside is one of the four schools which the Government, through the education ministry, has constructed across the Elgon sub-region in eastern Uganda. Elgon sub-region […]
By Moses Nampala For a long time, Eria Poli, the headteacher of Budaka Family Help Project Primary School in Budaka district, would notice unusual quietness among girls during lessons. “Performance of girls particularly in upper classes was worsening by the day,” he says. To solve the problem, Poli constituted a team to investigate the matter […]
By George Bita As if in respect to the common adage: the early bird catches the worm; the mobile library is on the move as early as 8:00am. Mounted on a tri-cycle, the book-filled library makes its way across the rural environs of Kagoma county in Jinja district. At several stopover points, eager locals converge […]
A CHANCE TO THRIVE With the ever toughening economic situation, it gets harder for parents and students to study without any hiccups. However, the Muljibhai Madhvani Foundation scholarship Trust brings hope to the less privileged By George Bita Although Dr Simon Peter Angeki made it to university in 2016, the going was not smooth, until […]
By Betty Angatai Over the years, Namayingo district has been grappling with challenges in the education sector, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in the fishing communities. A number of children abandoned school to engage in fishing, gold mining and petty businesses. Others drop out due to lack of safe water, poor sanitation facilities, early marriages, […]
By Mathias Mazinga The government has entered a partnership with PEAS Uganda, an educational non-governmental organisation, to improve access and delivery of secondary education. The partnership was sealed with the launching of a joint strategy, PEAS Uganda/ Ministry of Education and Sports Systems Strengthening Strategy. The strategy was launched by the education ministry’s director of […]
By John Eremu and Esther Arinaitwe Teachers should take the lead in mindset change in Karamoja by emphasising peaceful co-existence and the dangers of cattle rustling, the Moroto district secretary for education and social services has said. “You are leaders in your own right,” Cosmas Ayepa said on Friday during a New Vision Newspapers in […]
By Nelson Kiva The new lower secondary curriculum is already making a noticeable difference in skills development in schools that have fully embraced it. Alvine Augustine Ggali, a student at Our Lady of Good Counsel Secondary School Gayaza in Wakiso district, says he is benefiting from the new curriculum. “I did not know how to […]
By Maureen Nakatudde The International Mathematics Day is celebrated on March 14, but in Uganda it was marked on March 19. The event, according to Dr Rebecca Nalule, the head of the mathematics department at Busitema University, is aimed at spreading awareness that mathematics is important and should be given priority. The celebration, held at […]
By Mathias Mazinga The Rev Br. Deogratias Mugema has an aura of humility, simplicity and friendliness. The member of the Catholic Religious Institute of the Brothers of Christian Instruction wears a consistent smile, which helps him befriend whoever he comes in contact with. Regardless of the easy-going impression you may get when you meet him […]