Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Inequalities around education, technology and climate change could trigger a new great divergence in society if left unchecked, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has cautioned in its 2019 edition of the Human Development Report. The report says that just as the gap in basic …
Read More »Nine-year-old Belgian wonder kid set for university degree
Amsterdam, Netherlands | AFP | Like many other nine-year-olds, Laurent Simons likes TV and his pet dog. But he also wants to make artificial organs, and is about to get the qualifications to set him on his way. The Belgian boy will in December receive a degree in electrical engineering …
Read More »UWEZO REPORT: 32% of learners repeat Primary One
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Up to 32 percent of learners repeat Primary One (P1). This is according to the 2019 “Are Our Children Learning” Uwezo Uganda Eight Learning Assessment Report. The findings from the assessment which was carried out in 954 schools and 16,859 households shows that the …
Read More »A teacher’s experience teaching children from the First family
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seated in a swinging chair holding a newspaper as he sips a hot cup of tea, Edward Lwanga Kasole Bwere, enjoys his retirement at his residence in Wakiso district. Born 85-years ago, Kasole is a renowned and accomplished teacher whose love for education gave …
Read More »Sister Gladyce Kachope one of best teachers in Africa, wins $10,000 prize
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Sister Gladyce Kachope of Immaculate Heart Girls Rukungiri, is one of three winners of the first Continental Teacher Prize. Kachope, Eric Ademba of Kenya and Augusta Lartey-Young from Ghana each win a prize of $10,000 for secondary school teachers. The African Union (AU) on …
Read More »Hima Cement boosts girls school in Kamuli
Kamuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hima Cement has commissioned and handed over a newly constructed girls’ dormitory at Luzinga Secondary School in Kamuli District. The ceremony that was presided over by the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga, took place on Oct. 10 at the school and was attended by …
Read More »WORLD BANK: All children should be able to read by age 10
Poverty indicator ➡SELECT COUNTRIES ➡ ✳ Botswana 🇧🇼 48.3 | ✳ DRC 🇨🇩 86.0 | ✳ Australia 🇦🇺 8.6| ✳ Ethiopia 🇪🇹 90.3 | ✳ Uganda 🇺🇬 82.8 | ✳ South Africa 🇿🇦 79.8 | ✳ UK 🇬🇧 3.4 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Bank has today in Kampala released a report detailing what it will take …
Read More »Mugwanya Preparatory wins Uganda Spelling Bee competition
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mugwanya Preparatory School has emerged winner of the 7th National Spelling Bee championships organised by Enjuba Spelling Bee. The winning team that consisted of four pupils emerged the best after scoring over 50 points during the finals of the competition that took place …
Read More »Kaabong residents challenge new MP on health, education
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The need to improve health and education services, have been listed as key targets for the newly elected Member of Parliament for Kaabong district Christine Nakwang Tubo. Nakwang, a member of the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM Party won the Thursday vote against her sole …
Read More »School Director and headmaster arrested for failing to register candidates
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kitgum district is holding the director and deputy headteacher of Crane Integrated College; a private school in Pager division, Kitgum Municipality over the alleged theft and extortion. The arrest follows complaints raised against the of the school administrators by parents whose children …
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