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Education Links and Resources
Women & Education in Uganda
Basic Learning Competencies & Sexual Maturation & Practices ProjectThis project is a research-based exploration of the acquisition of basic learning competencies, and the related issue of sexual maturation including practices in managing the attendant physiological processes for girls in Africa.
The exploration is being conducted in Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe, and is expected to be completed by August 2000. It aims at investigating whether the issues of acquisition of basic learning competencies and sexual maturation are viewed as sufficiently important and thus, a viable base for the development of a long-term investment enabling RF to collaborate with selected countries in improving educational participation.
Equal Access Education (Programme for Sudanese Refugees in Uganda)
Through the Equal Access Education programme, the SOS Sudan Association (SOSSA) supports girl students from Kiryandongo refugee settlement camp located in Masindi District. In developing countries, and especially in sub-saharan Africa, there is a very low percentage of women in the field of education. Only about 13 percent are able to read and write, compared to 45 percent of men.
SOSSA believes that there is much to be done to address this gender disparity. Lack of education among women has been identified as the main cause of early fertility as well as economic crisis in families. Primary and lower secondary education helps reduce poverty by increasing the productivity of the poor, by reducing fertility and improving health, and by equipping people with the skills they need to participate fully in the economy and in society. Participation of girls in the education system can bring gains in terms of economic development and improved community health and national welfare.
(The SOSSA profile includes pictures taken at a primary school and a secondary school with students supported by the Equal Access Education Programme).
Organisations with programs in Female Education in Uganda
Mission, activities, location and nature of organisations in Uganda with programs in female education. This list has been compiled by Nelson Kakande and Resty Naiga for the Basic Learning Competencies & Sexual Maturation & Practices Project.
School Listings
Mt. St. Mary's Namagunga (Girls only)King's College Budo (Coed)
Additional Education Links and Resources
Association of African Women Scholars (AAWS)AAWS is a worldwide organization dedicated to promoting and encouraging scholarship on African women in African Studies, forging intellectual links and networks with scholars, activists, students, and policy makers inside and outside Africa, and participating actively in continental and global debates on issues specifically relevant or related to African women.
Buzinge-Buremba Multi-Purpose Projects (BUBMUPS)
Operating in the districts of Mbale, Sironko and Mbarara, BUBMUPS's mission is to provide educational assistance to disadvantaged children through sponsorship programmes for Primary, Secondary and Vocational training.
Connect-ED: Connectivity for Educator Development
Within Uganda's aim to improve telecommunication services and education, the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) Connect-ED is supporting activities to improve the quality of education. In close cooperation with Uganda's Ministry of Education (UMOE) and within the framework of the U.S. Education for Development and Democracy Initiative (EDDI), this Academy for Educational Development/LearnLink implemented project is increasing computer literacy among teachers and equipping 9 educational centers. In addition, Connect-ED is working with the Institute for Teacher Education (ITEK) in preparing a multimedia, online teacher training curriculum based on a student-centered learning approach and the Ugandan core curriculum; it is enabling teachers and student teachers to integrate information and communication technologies (ICTs) into the classroom.
Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE)
FAWE, together with its partners, works at continental, national and local levels, to create positive societal attitudes to reinforce policies and practices that promote equity for girls in terms of access, retention, performance and quality, by influencing the transformation of educational systems in Africa.
Growth Through Learning
Growth Through Learning seeks to provide and enhance educational opportunities by offering scholarship aid to deserving East African girls and young women. In addition, the organization encourages a cross-cultural exchange of information and ideas between countries.
International Education and Resource Network Trinidad and Tobago (IEARNTNT)
Established in 1998, IEARNTNT's mission is to use ICT to enable young people and women to use the internet and other technologies to engage in collaborative educational projects, that both enhance learning and address issues of global importance. IEARNTNT is affliated with Sister Cities International (they are in partnership with the United Nations for the Sustainable Development Agenda 21), IEARN Global, UNESCO, and The Network of Non Governmental Organizations for the Advancement of Women Trinidad and Tobago.
Netherlands Organisation for International Cooperation Higher Education (Nuffic)
This website provides information and news about the NPT and NFP educational programmes offered in the Netherlands. The overall aim is to help alleviate qualitative and quantitative shortages of skilled manpower within framework of sustainable capacity-building in developing countries.
Nyaka AIDS Orphans School
The mission of Nyaka AIDS Orphans School is to provide quality, free education and extracurricular activities, both formal and informal, to children who have been orphaned due to HIV/AIDS as a means to counteract pervasive hunger, poverty, and systemic deprivation. It is an ongoing project that will continue growing each year. At the end of 2008, the school will have seven classes, and then Nyaka AIDS Orphans School will be a full-fledged primary school. The school will provide vocational training for the children who will not continue to secondary school and organize scholarships for those will join secondary school.
School-Based Telecenters (SBTs)
SBTs were launched first in Zimbabwe and later in Uganda (2001) as a direct
reponse to the challenge of bridging the digital divide and providing an
opportunity for; increasing learning achievements; making learning more
enterprising for learners and educators; as well as stimulating community
development. The strategy entails establishing Telecenters (with networked
computers connected to the fast Internet) at schools premises as shared
facilities for school and neighboring communities. Within this strategy the
school plays the role of host and core-mother institution for the facility
ensuring that the SBT is run professionally and sustainably. The community has
right of access (on regulated schedules) and is involved in the management
through steering/management committees.
School-based Telecenters operate a number of services including pedagogical
student/teacher training (use of computers as classroom instructional tools),
ICT literacy and applications training for the community, Internet and E-mail,
YouthIT training, on-line counseling for students, e-commerce among others.
The SBT program is supported by the World Bank Institute, ICT for
Education Program, World Links Organisation, Bill and Mellinda Gates Foundation,
Government of Uganda and participating schools in Uganda and Zimbabwe. There are
a number of institutions that support special applications within the SBTs such
as; the Education Development Center (EDC), Academy for Education Development
Center (AED) and Rotary Clubs.
SchoolsFora
The SchoolsFora project is geared towards harnessing the potential of young Ugandan academicians by providing them with an academic platform to discuss, exchange and access relevant academic content. The project is intended to enhance ICT usage in Ugandan schools by bringing student communities academically closer through one platform; and by bridging the gap between massive acquistion of computer hardware and availability of appropriate software/academic information.
Selected List of Fellowship, Scholarship, Grants and other Training Opportunities
The Institute for Education of Women in Africa and the Diaspora (IEWAD) has produced "A Selected List of Fellowship, Scholarship, Grant, and other Training Opportunities Available to African Women Students and Scholars". IEWAD is a non-governmental organization with an international focus for the promotion of the education of girls and women in Africa and the Diaspora with its secretariat based in Abidjan. IEWAD has as its overall objective to contribute to the well-being of girls and women in Africa and the Diaspora via educational means. More specifically, the objectives are to enhance the intellectual, cultural, social, physical, and economic well-being of girls and women in Africa and the Diaspora via the promotion of their education and training.
Download a copy of the 2002 - 2003 Resource Guide (PDF format, 700 KB).
Alternatively, to request for a copy of the resource guide by email or to request for more information about IEWAD, send a message to Dr. Susan Frazier-Kouassi, Executive Secretary (English speakers) or to Mme Jeanne Kouao, President (French speakers). You can also request by email for a copy of the resource guide in WORD format (this is also a very large file of over 600 KB in size).
Uconnect
Uconnect seeks to use information and communication technologies (ICTs) to connect schools to the global information network. Uconnect provides refurbished Pentium computers, printers and networking equipment to schools on a not-for-profit basis so that students and teachers may use ICTs to enhance their learning experience. Uconnect invite teachers and students to attend train-the-trainer workshops in computer literacy, Internet and networking basics at their demonstration lab that is based at the headquarters of the Uganda Ministry of Education and Sports.
World Education
Founded in 1951 to meet the needs of the educationally disadvantaged, World Education provides training and technical assistance in non-formal education across a wide array of sectors. In Uganda, under the USAID and CDC-funded the AIDS Integrated Model District Program (AIM), implemented in partnership with John Snow, Inc., World Education works to scale up and replicate successful HIV/AIDS interventions by strengthening selected districts to plan, implement, and monitor a range of essential HIV/AIDS services. While these services span the entire spectrum of HIV/AIDS support, ranging from education campaigns, clinical treatment, and home-based care to voluntary counseling and testing, the goal remains consistent: to strengthen Uganda's capacity to effectively respond to the next generation of HIV/AIDS needs.
John Snow, Inc. (JSI) is also leading the new USAID-funded UPHOLD Project in Uganda. UPHOLD is designed to help the public and private sectors in Uganda strengthen their response to social development programs. Working in twenty districts around the country, JSI, with Ugandan partners, is expanding access to and utilization of quality health and education services. The project will identify strategies for addressing health and education issues locally, with solutions that can be applied nationally.
Last update: April-10, 2005