150 schools to compete in Stanbic’s Schools Championship

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total of 158 secondary education colleges from across the country have been cleared to compete in the 9th edition of the Stanbic National Schools Championship (NSC) an annual youth entrepreneurship skilling challenge.

Sam Mwogeza, the Executive Head for Personal & Private Banking at Stanbic Bank presided over the ceremony to flag off this year’s competition with a call on parents and schools to support their children to effectively prepare their projects to improve their competitiveness. “Entrepreneurship is the only sustainable solution for us to address the endemic challenge of unemployment among our youth.

As a brand that is at the forefront of driving Uganda’s growth, the Stanbic National Schools Championship is a platform that we designed to nurture learners into the next generation of jobs and wealth creators,” said Mwogeza. Annually, over 60,000 students from more than 100 Ugandan secondary schools participate in the various skilling challenges covering career growth and development, financial education, business and entrepreneurship, teacher training and capacity development, and psychosocial wellness.

This year, schools in the Central region are dominating participation with 49 entries followed by the East with 45 slots, 36 for Western and 28 for Northern, according to Diana Ondoga, the Corporate Social Investment Manager at Stanbic Bank Uganda.