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This Is Who We Are: The Light of Learning from Nunbena

This Is Who We Are: The Light of Learning from Nunbena

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…
THE GREATEST FUEL FOR CHANGE IS PURPOSE

THE GREATEST FUEL FOR CHANGE IS PURPOSE

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’…
Meet Ms Robinah, the teacher who refused to walk away

Meet Ms Robinah, the teacher who refused to walk away

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…
How Collaborative Learning Transformed a Primary Classroom in Namutumba

How Collaborative Learning Transformed a Primary Classroom in Namutumba

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…
The Corner Has Softened

The Corner Has Softened

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…
Voices at the Handwashing Station: How TCMDP is Changing Classrooms in Uganda

Voices at the Handwashing Station: How TCMDP is Changing Classrooms in Uganda

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…
How One Koboko School is Changing for the Better

How One Koboko School is Changing for the Better

Longira Secondary School might be new, but it’s already making its mark. Tucked away in Koboko District in Uganda’s West Nile Region, the school began STirEducation’s  Teacher Change Maker Development Programme for secondary schools not…
Game-Based Learning Brings Lessons Alive in Indonesia

Game-Based Learning Brings Lessons Alive in Indonesia

Game-Based Learning (GBL) is one of  the STiR Education’s dynamic approaches to transforming classrooms. By using play to teach, students not only grasp complex concepts more easily but also develop collaboration, critical thinking, and a…
A Change Story: From Class Teacher to Senior Education Officer — Mr. Mukibi Ronald’s Journey from Kayunga

A Change Story: From Class Teacher to Senior Education Officer — Mr. Mukibi Ronald’s Journey from Kayunga

Mr. Ronald Mukibi began as a normal classroom teacher within the rural district of Kayunga. With his fingers covered in chalk and with a heart that burned with dedication, he served years shaping the minds of youngsters, going beyond the call to help learners academically but also otherwise. Despite the setbacks of limited materials and large student populations in each class, Ronald held on tight,  he was committed to teaching albeit he saw it as…
When a Community Rises, Education Thrives

When a Community Rises, Education Thrives

They say, “It takes a village to raise a child.” That couldn’t have been more true than at a recent teacher training gathering in the learning community of Pene Utara, Oenino District. This wasn’t just…