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As we mark  International Day of Education, we are reminded that achieving inclusive, equitable and high-quality education depends not only on policies and funding, but on how well teachers are supported to grow and thrive.…

By Ari Soebekti, District Lead, Inonesia On October 22, teachers and school principals from across Nunbena Subdistrict gathered for a teacher network meeting (KKG) at SDI Nefolila. Getting there was no small feat. The journey…

In the remote part of West Nile lies Obongi one of the refugee hosting districts. The district is associated with multiple challenges ranging from health, sanitation, poor infrastructure and poor education among others. Idiwa Parents’…

Robinah Aloyocan, a Literature and English teacher at Nebbi Town College in Nebbi Municipality, Nebbi District in West Nile, always believed teaching was more than a job,  it was her calling. From the time she…

By Jenny Willmott (Co-CEO, STiR Education) and Modern Karema (Country Director Uganda, STIR Education) Introduction Over the past few years, there has been no shortage of conversation about localisation and shifting power in international development.…

At Kasimizi Primary School in Namutumba, learning once felt like a rigid drill, facts memorised, not understood. Primary 5 pupils could chant definitions, yet when tested, only a handful could apply them. Lessons on Uganda’s…

At SDK Kada in Kobalima, Malaka District, Indonesia something felt different that day. Principals, teachers, and school leaders gathered under one roof, supported by STiR and YBPU, not just to attend another meeting, but to…

At the heart of every thriving education system are the people who guide and support teachers; the school supervisors. The School Supervisors Institute is designed to do just that: provide a space for supervisors to…

Written by Osbon Kasozi, Program Lead, STiR Education Over the past months, one of the most inspiring signs of progress in our work has been seeing government education leaders confidently drive programmes forward, even in…

By Najaat Jauhara Balyesiima, Programme Lead, STiR Education, Uganda Some of the most meaningful moments don’t happen in planned speeches or official sessions. They happen in the in-between spaces like a handwashing station outside a…