(This article was first published in the New Vision on April 20, 2022) By Michael Onyinge When Joan Apio was transferred to Teete Primary School in Kaberamaido district in 2017, she had many hurdles to jump. First, all her predecessors were male and a section of parents wondered whether she was competent enough to run […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on April 20, 2022) By Moses Bikala When Samuel Barasa was posted to Lunyo Hill Secondary School in Busia district in 2015, the dropout rate of girls was high. For example, in 2014-2015, 644 girls dropped out due to early marriage or teenage pregnancies. “Many men […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on April 13, 2022) By Andrew Masinde Just 200 metres from the banks of River Manafwa is Bumwalye Primary School located in Manyali village, Bulucheke sub-county in Bududa district. The compound is dotted with placards warning pupils about the dangers of COVID-19 and why they should […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on April 13, 2022) By Patrick Okino At the peak of COVID-19, Jane Obeny, the headteacher of Agwatta Secondary School in Dokolo district, was disturbed, as a professional teacher, by the impact of the pandemic on learners, especially girls. The situation prompted her to partner with […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on March 30, 2022) By Moses Bikala Basan Muhamed Khan was transferred to Hindocha Primary School in Bugiri in 2016. The school that was founded in 1972 had only 589 pupils at the time. He started holding regular meetings with parents to discuss how the academic […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on March 30, 2022) By George Bita When Catherine Alibamwenze started teaching at Minani Primary School 12 years ago, there were limited structures and girls lacked water to wash up during menstruation. However, thanks to her association with foreign donors, all that has changed at the […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on March 23, 2022) By Moses Bikala If you have ever been to Butaleja district, you have probably heard of Benah Siminyu. She is the headteacher of Mugulu High School in Busolwe town council. She is hailed for empowering parents with income-generating skills. When she was […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on March 23, 2022) By Moses Bikala When Ham Mugema was posted to Nakalama Secondary School in 2014, he realised that the lack of lunch, indiscipline by the learners and poor teacher welfare, were responsible for the poor performance of the pupils. The school had last […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on May 11, 2022) By Tom Gwebayanga At Kamuli Girls’ Boarding Primary School in Kamuli Municipality, Kamuli district, one is welcomed by a talking compound, dotted with signposts of encouraging messages. The headteacher, Joy Kasana Muwanika, 50, is among the first three people the girls meet […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on May 11, 2022) By Stephen Nuwagira When Elias Katumire was posted to Biguli Secondary School in Kamwenge in 2009, his colleagues discouraged him from taking up the job. “It is better to remain a teacher than go to a hard-to-reach school,” Katumire recalls one of […]