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Context
Uganda has one of the youngest populations in the world. But its education system faces many challenges. Children in Uganda faced the world’s longest school closures during Covid-19. Years of progress were wiped out: the proportion of children who cannot read doubled from 2018 to 2021.
When schools reopened in 2022, children returned to a system in crisis. There are shortages of teachers and classrooms. Learning outcomes vary significantly between regions. And despite these issues, the national education budget is reducing.
Our Work
We started in Uganda with 684 teachers and 35,000 children in 2014. In partnership with the Ministry of Education and Sports, we have designed programmes to meet the needs of teachers in primary and secondary schools at large scale.
We’re now reaching more than 50% of all primary schools and 75% of all secondary schools. We partner with local bodies including the Association of Secondary School Headteachers of Uganda (ASSHU), the National Association of Municipal and District Education Officers (NAMDEO) and the Uganda National Inspectors of Schools Association (UNISA). Districts are taking greater ownership of our activities, and the system now contributes the majority of our programme costs.
In the coming years, we want to scale further to reach every teacher and child in Uganda. This includes expansion into refugee settlements. We are also committed to full government ownership of our activities.
“Thank you so much for the work you do for our teachers. We cannot have quality learning for children when we do not have quality teachers. The work you do is critical.”
– Dr. Joyce Moriku Kaducu, State Minister for Primary Education
