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Ecobank marks 2025 Ecobank Day with support to Children with special needs.

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ecobank Uganda has marked Ecobank Day 2025 with an outreach visit to the Angel Centre for Children with Special Needs, reaffirming its commitment to inclusive education under the theme “Enabling Inclusive Learning for All.” The initiative brought together Ecobank staff, partners, and volunteers who donated assistive devices, CP chairs, learning …

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MTN Uganda empowers 1,400 learners with special needs

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Foundation’s Digital Access for Inclusion program has opened the doors of technology to nearly 1,400 learners with disabilities across five schools in Uganda this year, marking a significant investment of Shs800 million. The impact of the program reverberates across different regions, with Salama School …

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Special needs school in Entebbe gets UGX 1.7B boost

Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Entebbe Children’s School for special needs has benefited from a 1.7 Billion Shillings donation from the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC). The school is one of the government-aided schools, that cares for children with disabilities and special needs. It has an enrollment of 100 …

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International, special needs schools to reopen at full capacity

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has given a green light to both international schools and those with special needs learners to reopen at full capacity. The two categories of schools always have a limited number of students enrolled and authorities at the ministry of …

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Gov’t urged to hasten inclusive education policy

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The World Bank has urged the Ugandan government to pass the Special Needs and Inclusive Education policy which has remained in a draft for close to ten years.   The policy, which was drafted in 2011, makes it mandatory for all schools to have special needs …

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