Tag Archives: Dr. Nakabugo

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least half of the learners who were in Primary three at the time of school closures in March 2020, cannot identify or recognize letters of the alphabet. This is according to a survey carried out by Uwezo Uganda, in its ninth National Learning Assessment Report …

Why keeping them closed is dangerous Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Reagan Okello, 18, had just started his Form 3 when President Yoweri Museveni suddenly closed schools when the COVID-19 disease entered the country in March, last year. It has been a tough 17 months since for Okello who …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Schools have been advised to embark on remedial teaching for non-candidates in the wake of the Covid-19 lockdown. Last month, the schools were reopened for only candidates and finalists on condition that they adhere to the COVID-19 guidelines. According to Uwezo country coordinator Dr Mary …

Students, teachers return with post-COVID lockdown problems Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Schools are scheduled to re-open on Oct. 15, for some 1.2 million learners who are in their final year of their respective levels of formal education. But as school administrators and parents continue mulling over how to …