By Pascal Kwesiga and Nelson Kiva If you are a parent or a guardian, you will know that a lot of research goes into finding the right school for your child. You browse schools’ websites and seek recommendations from friends to get the most suitable school for your child. But none of these is better […]
This article was first published in New Vision on June 4, 2014 By S. Van Heusen As I am driving around town in Kampala, I see children on their way to school subjected to such danger that it sends shivers down my spine. Why am I seeing children in the front seat of cars without […]
This article was first published in New Vision Newspaper on May 7, 2014 I have been compelled to write this article because of the continued demonisation of teachers, orchestrated by some people claiming to be their representatives or who care more for them. The debate on the plight of the teachers has largely hinged on […]
By Maureen Nakatudde The first thing Roses Kirabo, 13, does when she wakes up is open her tablet computer. She opens various websites and gets absorbed in digital media. “She wants to be online all the time,” Mary Namuddu, her mother, says. “When I assign her work around the house, she is always hesitant to […]
By Andrew Masinde A path that leads to Namalu Mixed Primary School in Nakapiripirit district in Karamoja sub-region runs beside clusters of ramshackle houses. These decrepit structures inhabited by several families here are built close to one another, making this place near the school look like a refugee settlement. The place is filled with […]
By Kellen Owente With two weeks to the New Vision Education Expo, the Forum for African Women Educationists (FAWE) Uganda chapter is optimistic that the event will contribute towards the recovery of the sector, which was heavily hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Susan Tumusiime, the FAWE-Uganda executive director, says schoolchildren were severely impacted by the […]
By Kellen Owente It is not uncommon for one to complete university without an idea of where to find jobs. This is because many students do not get exposed to areas where opportunities exist while still in school. But the upcoming New Vision Education Expo seeks to fix this. That is why the Uganda National […]
By Vision Reporters You probably skipped a rope made from dry banana fibres or played with a toy or a football fashioned from the same material. But your teachers did not use teaching aids made from locally available materials like banana fibres to teach you perhaps because there were enough standard learning tools in your […]
This article was first published in New Vision in November 2022 Pascal Kwesiga It’s easy to give up after one or two rejections, but not for twenty-three-year-old Judith Amutuhire. When she completed A’level in 2019, she applied for a government scholarship to do a bachelor of science in electrical engineering at Makerere University. But Amutuhire, […]
Enock Kibuuka In his December 20 Christmas message, the archbishop of the Anglican Church of Uganda, Dr Stephen Kazimba, reiterated that the church in Uganda is contemplating a complete breakaway from the Anglican Church of England over immorality. He expressed deep concern over the rising cases of sexual immorality and pervasiveness among the youth, especially […]