Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | As schools across Uganda reopened last month for a new term, excitement returned to classrooms, playgrounds and staffrooms. Yet behind the scenes, school administrators and parents are confronting a familiar challenge: financing education at the start of the academic term. For many schools, the …
Read More »Mercy Aujo wins sh1 million School Fees in the Bona Basome campaign
Kampala,Ugana | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Mercy Aujo, a Senior Six student at Code High School in Seeta Bajjo, has received sh1 million in school fees support under the Bona Basome Campaign, an initiative by DTB Uganda and Furaha Finserve Uganda aimed at helping learners stay in school despite growing financial pressures …
Read More »DTB Uganda, Furaha to streamline school fees collection
Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) Uganda and Furaha Finserve Uganda have expanded their education financing partnership to include schools, introducing financing and school fee collection solutions aimed at improving financial sustainability within Uganda’s education sector. The announcement was made during a Headteachers’ and School Owners’ …
Read More »How Uganda opened the school gates and the learning crisis walked in behind
UNESCO GEM report shows how early universal education expanded access, but struggled to convert enrolment into meaningful learning COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | When the Uganda government opened the school gates in the late 1990s to four children per household across the country, it was lauded as one …
Read More »DTB and Furaha Finserve partner to support children in school through affordable financing
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) Uganda, a leading financial institution in Uganda, has announced a new partnership with Furaha Finserve Uganda Limited aimed at easing the burden of school fees for families across the country. The collaboration introduces the DTB–Furaha School Fees Loan, a …
Read More »Kamokya boy grows vegetables for school fees
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | In Kamokya, Alvin Bossa is watering vertical gardens where he grows green leafy vegetables in the backyard of his father’s house. The twelve-year-old boy is set to go back to school for the second term of the school calendar. His school fees and pocket …
Read More »Housing Finance Bank boosts back-to-school season for parents
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | As the new school term gains momentum, Housing Finance Bank is offering timely support to parents, guardians, and school administrators with tailored financial solutions designed to ease the expenses of the back-to-school season. From tuition to uniforms and school supplies, starting a new term often …
Read More »Maru Credit offers chance to win free school fees for a year
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MARU Credit, a leading Tier IV financial institution, has announced an exciting back-to-school campaign that will see customers and parents win free school fees for a year. The “Back-to-School With MARU” campaign will see customers and parents who take out affordable school fees loans, …
Read More »Vivo Energy awards school fees to customers in “Kigwera Ku Shell”
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Promotion Vivo Energy Uganda, the company behind the distribution and marketing of Shell-branded fuels and lubricants, has rewarded twenty loyal customers with school fees for their children. This was part of the “Kigwera Ku Shell” back-to-school promotion, aimed at easing the financial burden on parents …
Read More »Govt has legal duty to regulate school fees
We know Ministry of Education officials own private schools in direct conflict of interest and failure to reign in fees COMMENT | MICHAEL ABONEKA | Education is a right. Everyone has a right to Education according to Article 30 of our Constitution. The government of Uganda has an obligation under Articles …
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