Education

Navigating fees dilemma in the wake of schools reopening
The COVID-19 pandemic has battered the Ugandan economy, with lockdown measures instituted by government to mitigate community spread of the virus affecting access to basic social services like health and education. Although government of Uganda moved to reopen all sectors in January 2022 to reverse the downturn caused by the pandemic, the effects of COVID-19 are coming back to affect people’s livelihoods. In the education sector, the National Planning Authority projected that 30% of 15 million leaners in Uganda were …
Education

Inside Plan by Ministry of Energy to Transform the Cooking Sector in Uganda
The primary sources of energy for cooking in Uganda are wood and charcoal; whereas these seem a cheap and easily accessible form of energy to over 46 million population, experts have warned about looming health and environmental risks for the country relating to the use of these unclean and unsustainable forms of energy, especially in accelerating the current climate crisis in the region.  This is already seen with the resounding rate at which Uganda loses her forest cover, where for …
Education

Mpuuga tasks government to develop comprehensive COVID-19 response strategy
Having found that UGX.10.574 bn (4%) in six (6) entities of government had been diverted and spent on items other than those for which the funds were disbursed, the Auditor General advised that Government puts in place measures to raise preparedness for the management of emergency situations. Hon. Mathias Mpuuga has tasked government of Uganda to hatch a comprehensive review of its current COVID-19 national response strategy, to extend the current plan to include key sectors of the country, rather …
Education

Uganda Private Teacher’s Union speaks out on Government closure of Schools
The Education sector in Uganda continues in a state of disarray for teachers, learners and parents, as government has not given sufficient guidance to inform a proper response strategy to mitigate challanges arising from the effects of COVID-19 and lockdown of schools in Uganda. Wizarts Foundation’s Journalist, John Okeya, meets with Mwamula Juma, the Secretary General of Uganda Private Teacher’s Union (UPTU) for a Q&A on the magnitude of the problem: What eventual impact are we likely to have on …
Education

Victims of Sexual Violence should not tamper with evidence – Warns Advocate
“Cultural norms that discriminate against women are some of the causes of the problem. People who come from the cattle corridors believe girls between 14 and 15 should get married, they want women who are productive and refer to those between the ages of 24 to 25 as off-layers.” Hon. Joshua Anyawrach Owing to rampant cases of sexual abuse exacerbated by the continued closure of schools and inadequate protection afforded to women and girls, who are the main victims of …