(This article was first published in the New Vision on July 21, 2021) By Conan Busingye Even as the country remains under a lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, parents have already started scouting for schools on phone and online. Some of private schools, which are not part of the Joint Admission Board, have already […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on July 28, 2021) By Conan Busingye Education institutions in Uganda have been have been affected by COVID-19-induced lockdowns since March 2020, owing to the outbreak of COVID-19 last year. However, this has not stopped school owners from helping the Government in an attempt to curb […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on July 28, 2021) Child Growth By Moses Mpanga While the country is still under a 42-day COVID-19 lockdown, adolescents are continuing to experience some body changes and they need help and support from their parents and guardians. The country is still under a 42-day lockdown; […]
By George Bita Ever since the first COVID-19 lockdown of March 2020, lower primary school teachers have not been teaching. According to Sr Winifred Nankya, the headteacher of St Francis Nakavule Nursery School in Iganga municipality, her staff of over 30 teachers have not been earning wages. “Their salary comes from parents’ contributions. We are […]
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 […]
(Published Wednesday, December 8, 2021) By Nelson Kiva Ahead of the schools reopening in January, parents and authorities have been reminded about the need to aid adolescent mothers to complete school. The appeal was made by development partners over the weekend. This followed a revelation by the gender ministry that teenage pregnancies in some communities […]