This article was first published in New Vision Newspaper in December 2021 By Bob Kisiki Isn’t all of life cyclic? Birth, growth, death. Morning, afternoon, evening and night. In some parts, you have winter, autumn, spring and summer. You have budding, growth, harvest and sowing afresh. It’s all about cycles. Nobody gets stuck at one […]
(Published Wednesday, December 15, 2021) By Ritah Mukasa January 10, 2022 has been confirmed as the day for the official opening of schools. Children are warming up to resume physical classes, but there is a group of learners who had just started their education journey in kindergarten when schools closed in March last year. Even […]
(Published Wednesday, December 8, 2021) By George Bita It is midday and the shade of a jackfruit tree is the reliable shelter preventing the scorching sunrays from inconveniencing learners in the middle of a home lesson. The voices of pupils discussing mathematics problems fills the air and blends with sounds of chirping birds perched on […]
Bob Kisiki In your child’s eyes, the world (as represented by technological advancements) is one step short of perfection — inventing the digital gadget that can store food in its bowels. Once that is done, the gadget will be the equivalent of the machines in the ICU, where one is on life support. They will […]
By Bob Kisiki Admit it, the children were away from school way too long. Much too long. And in all that time, we cannot keep our heads in the lulling sand of consolation thinking nothing changed, yet we know that the one thing necessary for change to occur has been happening all along – time. […]
(Published on Wednesday, January 19, 2022) By Brian Mayanja Ahead of the re-opening of schools last Monday, there was a scramble by many parents to register their children in government-aided institutions in recent weeks, New Vision has learnt. The admission of learners in schools under the universal primary and secondary education programmes started after Government […]
By Augustus Munyandamutsa With a sigh of relief, parents sent their children back to school last week. We hope that the time spent at home was utilised well by both parents and children. It is one not-so stressed fact that many parents do not know much about their children. Most of what they know about […]
(Published on Wednesday, January 12, 2022) By Ritah Mukasa As schools re-open this week, thousands of girls are returning as mothers. However, despite their predicament, teenage mums are still children with a right to education. RITAH MUKASA spoke to different stakeholders on how teenage mums should be integrated and sustained in school … Victoria’s Story […]
By Dickson Tumuramye As a family, we returned to Kampala from the village on December 30, 2021. We reached home at around 9:00pm. We were all tired and our children went to bed immediately after showering. Thirty minutes later, I checked in the boys’ bedroom and found our eight-year-old son still awake. “David, what are […]
Dickson Tumuramye While growing up, life may not be perfect as we may have wish. If it turns pessimistic, you tend to lose heart and almost give up. This affects your self-esteem and confidence. Those who are not ready to face life challenges end up in self-isolation/ rejection, but this should not be the case. […]