Tag Archives: Education

The declaration also aims to combat harmful practices such as forced and underage marriages, defilement, child abuse, and poor menstrual hygiene Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Karamoja Declaration on Education Pledge has officially commenced. Charles Ichogor, the Kotido Resident District Commissioner, has revealed that the district authorities, in collaboration …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Education Service Commission intends to support 91 new Seed Secondary Schools across the country, by recruiting for them 2,851 staff in the next one month. Each school will receive 31 staff and these will include two administrators (Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher), six non-teaching staff and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Department of Technical and Vocational Education and Training Operations and Management (TVETOM) under the Ministry of Education is set to commence an assessment of the costs associated with each TVET course in the country. This marks the first step in the government’s effort to …

Kwania, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in Inomo Town Council, Kwania District, have resolved to impose a fine of 100,000 Shillings on parents who keep their children at home as schools reopen on February 2, 2025. The decision was made following a report from the General Purpose Committee, presented …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | General Salim Saleh, the National Coordinator for Operation Wealth Creation, has urged LC5 chairpersons in the Karamoja sub-region to secure and provide land for the construction of an industrialization hub in the region. General Saleh made this call during a recent meeting in Gulu, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Huawei ICT Competition Awards Ceremony, held on December 23 in Kampala celebrated innovation and excellence in the field of Information and Communications Technology (ICT). Presided over by John Chrysestom Muyingo, the state minister for Higher Education, the event honored Ugandan students who excelled in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Optimism is growing at the Ministry of Education and Sports headquarters at Embassy House that  funding of up to UGX 840 billion for its flagship education project will be secured from the World Bank. Sources tell our reporter that these funds, part of the …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cultural leaders are coming together to promote girl child education and retention in schools. As the world observes the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, Prime Ministers from Tooro, Bunyoro Kitara, Alur Kingdoms, Iteso Cultural Union, Obwenengo bwa Bugwe, Buruli Cultural Institution, and others …

Maracha, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Maracha district has announced the transfer of 103 primary school teachers, 68 deputies and head teachers. Edward Andruga, the District Education Officer, says the transfers are aimed at improving the performance of learners in the schools that have for years posted poor results.  According to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The training of new primary and nursery school teachers in Uganda is currently in limbo because of the significant delays in the opening of the Uganda National Institute of Teacher Education (UNITE). This setback comes nearly five years after the Ministry of Education raised …