Articles from Uganda
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Equity and inclusion 11 June 2017 Portrait of a teacher: Festo Onecan, Headteacher of the Avuru school
Before the project was launched, some parents viewed children as a source of income.By making them aware, talking openly with them, giving examples of families where children are educated, we are able to make them understand that they have to bring their children back to school.The support of city councillors...
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Standards and working conditions 19 May 2017 Women Teachers in Africa
Nelly P. Stromquist
A balanced representation of men and women teachers in the classroom creates a healthy environment, where children and youth have access to the wisdom and guidance of adults with varying experiences, attitudes, and skills. The presence of women teachers in two regions of the world, however, is quite weak. In...
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Union growth 1 May 2017 This May Day, why not try solidarity?
As the occasion to celebrate and reaffirm the value and values of trade unions, from which their principles continue to inspire, today must also serve as a lens to carefully examine our societies and institutions.
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Equity and inclusion 6 April 2017 Child labour: Uganda’s teachers are crucial agents of positive change
The sensitisation programme of the Uganda National Teachers' Union has borne great fruits against child labour in a remote district, leading to a substantial increase in the enrolment and retention of students, girls and boys alike.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 4 November 2016 Uganda: for-profit education chain suffers major blow
Uganda’s High Court has ordered the immediate closure of more than 60 Bridge International Academies found operating in contravention of the law, a decision that backs the Ministry of Education’s clampdown on the global edu-business.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 5 October 2016 Ugandan teachers unite for their public school system
On World Teachers’ Day, and in the face of the privatisation of their school system, educators from Uganda have gathered for an event attended by the thousands to demand quality education for all.
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Equity and inclusion 9 September 2016 17 ways to improve girls’ education
With over 32 million girls out of schools worldwide, there are many ways in which girl’s education can be promoted – a new website offers at least 17 examples of how to do so.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 19 August 2016 Uganda: Education Minister closes non-compliant private schools
Uganda’s government has announced the closure of non-compliant private schools - a bold stand for quality education, according to the Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU), an affiliate of Education International (EI).
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 10 August 2016 Ugandan parliament orders Bridge Academy schools closed
In a sweeping move, the for-profit school chain has been told to lock its doors after parliament demanded it halt operations in response to its failure to meet educational and infrastructure standards.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 29 July 2016 Uganda: School closures a major blow to for-profit chain
Bridge International Academies appears to be losing its foothold in Uganda following a government decision to close 87 for-profit primary schools, including those belonging to Bridge, after failing to comply with minimum standards and regulations.
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Union renewal and development 29 January 2016 Uganda: teachers get ‘teched out’ to improve teaching and learning
Teachers in Northern Uganda are set to use information and communication technologies to improve the way they teach and their students learn, following a donation of equipment they received from Education International and Oxfam Novib.
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Standards and working conditions 25 September 2015 Uganda: Teachers unveil 2016 manifesto
A teachers’ manifesto has appealed to the next Ugandan government to increase funds allocated to education, to ensure quality teaching and education for all students.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 30 May 2014 Uganda: Five per cent of school-age children have never gone to school
One out of every 20 children of school-going age (7 to 15 years) in Uganda has never attended school, despite Uganda’s policy on free education.That’s according to an Out of School Children Study in Uganda reportreleased on 7 May. The report, which presents a grim picture of Uganda’s efforts to...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 21 May 2014 Uganda: Five per cent of school-age children have never gone to school
One out of every 20 children of school-going age (7 to 15 years) in Uganda has never attended school, despite Uganda’s policy on free education. That’s according to an Out of School Children Study in Uganda report released on 7 May.
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Leading the profession 25 February 2014 Uganda: Partners unite for quality educators
Education partners in Uganda have united to consolidate the gains made to improve quality education in Northern Uganda through the Quality Educators for All (Quality-Ed) project. This commitment was made at a Quality-Ed workshop held in Kampala, from 18-21 February.
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Standards and working conditions 18 September 2013 Uganda: Teachers strike over failure to receive salary increments
Monday, 16 September, marked the first day of industrial action by the Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU), an EI affiliate. Teachers across Uganda are protesting at the Government’s failure to pay teachers a 20 per cent salary increment. After a series of negotiations and a teachers’ strike in 2011, an...
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Standards and working conditions 29 July 2013 Uganda: Teachers to strike over promised salary increase
The Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU), has announced that its members will go on strike as of 14 September. This move is a result of the Government’s failure to increase teachers’ salaries by 20 per cent in the 2013/14 budget.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 15 April 2013 Uganda: Teachers outline pre-contract demands
EI’s affiliate, the Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU), has set out terms for Government to meet before they sign new contracts.
Uganda: Teachers outline pre-contract demands