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2-Karamojong sisters making money from masks during the covid -19 period.
Joseph BASOGA | 30-07-2020
Lucy Sagal and Pascal Sagal are sisters from Matany in Napak District. Esther trained with St. Daniel Comboni Technical institute as a tailor under the Enabel Programme. When she completed the skills training, she opened up a fashion store in Matany town and is now training her Lucy sister to learn ...
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Earning a living from beehives
William YEKA | 27-07-2020
It is a hot January afternoon in Imvepi refugee settlement in Arua district, home to almost 80,000 South Sudanese refugees. Twenty-year-old Alison John and his fellow students, both refugees and locals, are busy making beehives out of timber. Even as they are putting the final touches, there is already...
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Supporting the Continuation of learning - Uganda
Dorothy KYAMAZIMA | 26-07-2020
The Impact of the COVID19 Pandemic on the Education System In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments around the world have ordered for the closure of schools in quick succession to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Because of this, more than 60 percent of the world’s learners, around...
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How skilling has turned Emmanuel from a casual worker to an entrepreneur - Uganda
Joseph BASOGA | 14-07-2020
Onoit Emmanuel, has been through a lot to become the experienced welder that he is today. He has done many odd jobs. Emmanuel started off as a casual laborer offering manual labor in his community for pay as little as UGX 10,000 ($2) a day. He then served as a worker at many construction sites and later...
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Time on Task Improving Teacher Attendance - Uganda
Dorothy KYAMAZIMA | 07-07-2020
Paper is now a thing of the past and digitalization is the in thing now. Teachers’ colleges have embraced the move to digitize their record keeping by using an attendance management system dubbed ‘Time-on-task’ to fight absenteeism of both teaching and non-teaching staff. To know more, watch this...
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Digitalization the solution to Teacher Absenteeism - Uganda
Dorothy KYAMAZIMA | 03-07-2020
Teacher absenteeism is still one of the major challenges facing the education sector across the African continent and according to the World Bank, one the top factors leading to poor academic performance in many schools across sub-Saharan Africa. Uganda is no exception. Research puts Uganda at the...
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Creation of promotional materials to inform on Coronavirus - Uganda
Dorothy KYAMAZIMA | 03-07-2020
The Health and safety of our co-workers, employees and beneficiaries is paramount when fighting against the coronavirus. We have therefore developed materials and videos to inform our staff and National Teachers' Colleges on the safety guidelines for the coronavirus.
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Speak Out Your Feelito! - A campaign to end gender-based violence in colleges - Uganda
Dorothy KYAMAZIMA | 03-07-2020
Speak Out Your Feelito is part of our campaign to end gender-based violence in the National Teachers' Colleges. The Teacher Training Education (TTE) Project supports the Colleges in creating a Safe Learning Environment (SLE) that will end GBV and improve the quality of education.
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Making It Work At Home - Some video tips from Uganda on how to work efficiently fom home
Dorothy KYAMAZIMA | 03-07-2020
Covid- 19 has created the need to embrace a new way of working as an increasing number of employees are now working from home. With the digital technologies available at our fingertips, it makes it much easier to boost our productivity and work remotely. Here’s the ultimate guide to "Make It Work @ ...
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Belgium and Uganda Teacher Exchange Programme
Dorothy KYAMAZIMA | 03-07-2020
Anne-Françoise, Céline, Camille and Rémi are teacher trainers from Belgium. With Hélène Defourny, who works for the global citizenship education programme of Annoncer la Couleur, they set out on Friday 6 March 2020 to meet fellow trainers in Uganda.They have been preparing this meeting for many months...
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Pedagogy Tip Video: Lesson Plan in National Teachers' College - Uganda
Dorothy KYAMAZIMA | 03-07-2020
Before anything else, preparation is key. Our continuous school practice pilot system has supported Teacher Colleges to improve their teaching methods by carrying out lesson preparation. Here is step-by-step guide on how teachers can develop lesson plans for effective learning in the classroom. ...
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Pedagogy Tip Video: Project-Based Learning in National Teachers' College in Uganda
Dorothy KYAMAZIMA | 03-07-2020
Using the project-based learning technique is one-way teachers can implement Active Teaching and Learning and ensure students retain the most knowledge on topics taught in the classroom. Discover more in this video.
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Pedagogy Tip Video: Learning Stations in Uganda
Dorothy KYAMAZIMA | 03-07-2020
Using learning stations is one-way teachers can implement Active Teaching and Learning and ensure students retain the most knowledge on topics taught in the classroom. Diciver in this video 5 steps to learning stations.
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National Teachers' Colleges in Uganda go digitial
Dorothy KYAMAZIMA | 03-07-2020
More than ever, our future is digital. Digitalization is a powerful way to transform the education system. National Teacher Colleges now have access to digital infrastructure like computer labs and 21st-century libraries, they rely on digital financial software for efficient management of college funds...
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Uganda’s Ministry of Health receives UGX. 460 million from Belgium to fight Covid-19
William YEKA | 02-07-2020
The Ministry of Health has received UGX 460 million assistance from the Kingdom of Belgium to fight COVID-19. The funds will support risk communication activities and COVID-19 surveillance. Enabel Country Representative Christelle Jocquet while handing over the first consignment of hand-held-...