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STiR hosts national training institutes in Uganda
May 10, 2021Uncategorized

STiR hosts national training institutes in Uganda

STiR is very pleased to have been able to host our first in-person training institutes in Uganda since March 2020. From 4-7 May, in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Sports, we welcomed Deputy…
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STiR featured on ‘The Changemakers’
May 2, 2021Uncategorized

STiR featured on ‘The Changemakers’

STiR Education is delighted to have been featured on this weekend’s episodes of ‘The Changemakers’ on CNBC-TV18 in India. This is an exclusive TV series showcasing inspiring CSR projects from across India, putting the spotlight…
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April media round-up
May 1, 2021Uncategorized

April media round-up

On 21 April, our CEO Girish Menon and our Uganda Country Director Modern Musiimenta Karema were interviewed on Sky News (one of the largest news channels in the UK) about the impact of budget cuts…
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STiR appoints new trustee
April 30, 2021Uncategorized

STiR appoints new trustee

STiR is delighted to announce the appointment of Louise Henbest as a Trustee. Louise is currently HR Director for Unilever’s Global Business Services, and brings 17 years’ international experience with a background in people operations,…
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Delhi webinar with UNESCO-IIEP
April 9, 2021Uncategorized

Delhi webinar with UNESCO-IIEP

STiR Education was delighted to host a webinar today in collaboration with the Delhi Directorate of Education and UNESCO’s International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP). The topic for the webinar was ‘Strengthening the middle tier…
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March media round-up
April 1, 2021Uncategorized

March media round-up

March 2021 has been another busy month and we’re pleased to share a summary of our media activities here. On 11 March, our CEO Girish Menon was interviewed by Deepak Nanda from CSRBOX. During the…
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New appointments to our Finance Committee
March 31, 2021Uncategorized

New appointments to our Finance Committee

STiR Education is pleased to announce the appointment of Deepa Sharma and Matthew Reeves as new members of our finance committee, effective from March 2021. Deepa is Humanitarian Business Operations Lead at Save the Children…
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STiR holds first workshop in Ethiopia
March 26, 2021Uncategorized

STiR holds first workshop in Ethiopia

We are very excited to share the news of our first workshop in Ethiopia this week. This has been an important first step towards the launch of our activities in the country, and it has…
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Update on our longitudinal study
March 24, 2021Uncategorized

Update on our longitudinal study

We’re pleased to be able to share this update on our longitudinal study. Our evaluation partner Ichuli, an independent research organisation, has recently shared with us several summary and technical briefs on the first round…
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Driving continuous improvement through reflective practice
March 18, 2021Uncategorized

Driving continuous improvement through reflective practice

This article was written by Brenda Akite Otika and Angella Bulamu from our Uganda Programme team and was originally published in Education Leader Africa magazine.  The Covid-19 pandemic presents the biggest challenge to education in…
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