Serious Corruption in Uganda Forces Donors to Pull Aid

Ugandan Teachers Strike For Better Pay

Public school teachers in Uganda began striking Monday, September 16, after the government rejected their demands for a 20% pay increase. Uganda’s 160,000 teachers are among the country’s worst paid public employees. Primar...

by Carla Drumhiller

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Ugandan Research Declares That Cultural Norms Hinder Girls’ Education

Researchers at the School of Women and Gender Studies at Makerere University in Uganda have presented a study concluding that Ugandan cultural norms are holding back girls’ education and women’s empowerment. At the presenta...

by Carla Drumhiller

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Indian Universities Work To Recruit East African Students

India’s higher education sector is determined to once again achieve the title of being the leading destination for students from Africa and is holding workshops in East Africa in an effort to attract more students. According ...

by Nina Thurau

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The Second Eastern African Forum Paves the Way to Universal Education

Since its inception in 1990, Education for All (EFA) has encountered its fair share of obstacles to achieve its six goals by 2015. Most recently, these challenges particularly unique to Eastern Africa were addressed during th...

by Carolina Shin

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Teacher-Training College Opens In Midst of The Sudanese Civil War

In the midst of a decades-long war several thousand children brave the threat of air raids to attend primary school in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan. The Sudanese government in Khartoum has been withholding education services fro...

by Nina Thurau

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Ugandan Government Attempts to Reintegrate School Dropouts

Ugandan school dropout rates are among the worst in East Africa. In an attempt to combat this issue, the government is setting up a committee to help re-admit those who have already dropped out, especially girls. In Uganda only...

by Carla Drumhiller

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Uganda: UNDP Report Reveals Low Ranking Performance in Human Development

In a new report entitled Human Development 2013, Uganda is ranked 161 out of 182 countries in human development, a position the country has held for the last three years. The report was launched in Kampala, where the United Nat...

by Ashleigh Brown

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Uganda to Recruit 10,000 Teachers

The Uganda government is expected to recruit up to 10,000 teachers in primary schools in order to make up for massive teacher shortages. Assistant commissioner for primary education Tony Mukasa-Lusambu stated during the distri...

by Sean Yi

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Improvement in Ugandan Test Scores

The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has revealed an improvement in test scores for the Primary Leaving Examination. This year, 88.4% of test takers passed the exam, compared to 86.4% in 2011. The total number of tes...

by Sean Yi

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Ugandan Teachers Strike For Better Pay

Ugandan Research Declares That Cultural Norms Hinder Girls’ Education

Indian Universities Work To Recruit East African Students

The Second Eastern African Forum Paves the Way to Universal Education

Teacher-Training College Opens In Midst of The Sudanese Civil War

Ugandan Government Attempts to Reintegrate School Dropouts

Uganda: UNDP Report Reveals Low Ranking Performance in Human Development

Uganda to Recruit 10,000 Teachers

Improvement in Ugandan Test Scores

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