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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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

By Kisambu Jane Nanteza Initially, STiR’s innovative teaching methods were met with scepticism. Many teachers, myself included, saw them as a passing trend—focused more on leadership than on addressing the real needs of the classroom.…

In the Kasese district, tucked away in a lively secondary school, you’ll find Agatha—a teacher whose story is quietly inspiring change. A passionate Geography teacher and class mentor for Senior 4 and Senior 6, Agatha’s…

Ms. Molly, a mathematics teacher at Eruba Primary School in Arua District, had always believed that teaching was more than just delivering content from a textbook. Growing up in a small rural village, she witnessed…