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In Uganda, handover of a fully furnished ICT laboratory to Millennium Business School
William YEKA | 22-09-2022
Vocational education in the Albertine region has received a major boost following the handover of a fully furnished ICT laboratory to Millennium Business School today. The facility jointly established by MTN Uganda and Enabel is aimed at facilitating ICT enhanced learning. Enabel Resident Representative...
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Uganda: 9.6 billion shillings Albertine region vocational education infrastructure commissioned
William YEKA | 22-09-2022
Government has today inaugurated new vocational education infrastructure in the Albertine region worth over 9.6 billion shillings. The facilities include; dormitories, ICT classrooms and training workshops, and garages. Others are energy-efficient kitchens and water supply systems. They have been...
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In Uganda, Enabel and the Education Ministry equip NTC staff and students with safety Skills
Peace NERIMA | 26-08-2022
Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) is central to the Education sector as a whole and specifically to the National Teachers Colleges (NTC), given their facilities, assets, day-to-day activities, and interactions. However, there has been a capacity gap in the colleges' human, technical and financial...
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VIDEO - Uganda: Supporting refugees to rebuild their lives
William YEKA | 22-08-2022
Since 2017, Enabel in Uganda has been working with the Ministry of Education and Sports to rebuild the lives of refugees and nationals through skills development and entrepreneurship training. To-date, the initiative has enabled more than 7,500 refugee and host community youth, women and girls...
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In Uganda, Basemera excels in hairdressing
Catherine BEKUNDA | 22-08-2022
“I can’t spend a day without a customer”, were the words Irene Basemera the proprietor of Shalom Beauty salon in Fort Portal City told Enabel at our recent visit. She revealed that she earns between Sh.10,000 to Sh.30,000 per day when it is not a busy season but this goes up to Sh.80,000 during...
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In Uganda, Johnson Ategeka defies hard start in life to become an entrepreneur
Catherine BEKUNDA | 22-08-2022
Having lost his father in 2012 and his mother 4 years later has not deterred Johnson Ategeka from succeeding in life. He dropped out of school in primary six because he occasionally had to first take on odd jobs to get school fees and other basic needs. It was during this period that...
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Uganda: Learning Music Like Never Before
Peace NERIMA | 18-07-2022
In National Teachers' College (NTC) Mubende, music lessons have been conducted in theory for many years, hindering students from experiencing and expressing themselves musically. As much as music theory plays a crucial role in one's appreciation of the architecture of Music, practicing it with instruments...
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Uganda: Catherine defies odds to resume school after pregnancy
Racheal AKELLO | 13-07-2022
In early May, Kasese Youth Polytechnic (KYP) in Kasese opened its gates to first-year students who were eager and ready to pursue various technical courses. Many were vibrant and excited about what would be several years of adventure and continuous learning. However, for 18-year-old Biira Catherine...
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Uganda: Private sector companies pledge to support skilling
Catherine BEKUNDA | 11-07-2022
WorldSkills Uganda (WSU) and the Ministry of Education and Sports have called upon private sector actors in Uganda to take responsibility and join efforts to enhance skills development in the country. The call was made at a National Stakeholders’ meeting held at Fairway Hotel on June 23, 2022...
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Uganda: NTC Kabale prepares to open Digital Innovation Hub
Peace NERIMA | 04-07-2022
In preparation for opening the digital innovation hub in National Teachers’ College Kabale, we visited three digital hubs in Kampala with 13 digital ninjas from NTC Kabale to share knowledge, skills and creative ideas to support the operationalization of their digital hub. The 3-day safari...
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Deaf teenager in Uganda tailors her way into becoming a business owner
Racheal AKELLO | 24-06-2022
As a deaf and dumb teenager in a hearing world, Masika Bridget from Kasese, who is now 18 years old, enrolled in a program in tailoring and garment making in February 2022. Bridget enrolled for a 6 months course with the Kasese District Union of Persons with Disabilities (KADUPEDI), a project funded...
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Uganda: Tailoring gave me a new lease of life, says Ariye
Catherine BEKUNDA | 23-06-2022
When war broke out in South Sudan, Flora Ariye could only think of saving her life and two children. She ran to neighbouring Uganda, leaving behind her husband. The mother of two was resettled at Bidibidi refugee settlement in Uganda’s North-Western district of Yumbe on 11th November 2016...
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Uganda: Skills development enables Queen to establish a clothing business
Catherine BEKUNDA | 23-06-2022
Few years ago, Queen Misila, a Ugandan national residing in Yumbe district would struggle to believe she would one day be an entrepreneur. The 24-year-old’s fortunes however changed following a 3-months training in tailoring where she also acquired entrepreneurial skills. Her training was...
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Uganda: "My customers have increased", says Abujeri Miragi
Catherine BEKUNDA | 23-06-2022
It is a shiny afternoon in Okuban Village, Ariwa Sub Country in Yumbe District. This area is home to Ugandan nationals and South Sudanese refugees. 23-year-old Abujeri Miragi, a national is busy in his motorcycle and motor vehicle repair garage attending to clients. Miragi’s major...
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In Uganda, Christine hopes for huge tenders
Catherine BEKUNDA | 23-06-2022
The 24-year old Christine Night fled South Sudan in 2016 when war broke out. She had just completed senior one. Christine now lives in Bidi Bidi refugee settlement, Yumbe District. On arrival at the settlement, she says life was challenging. Christine spent several months jobless.The situation...