Uganda News News Uganda » Education: Uganda: Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
We write in advance of the 100th pre-session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (the “Committee”) and its review of Uganda. This submission focuses on children’s adequate standard of living, ...
News Uganda » Education: Why Uganda’s education system must evolve now
As schools across Uganda reopen, millions of children return to classrooms with high hopes for a brighter future. Yet, the harsh reality is that the education many of these children receive will leave ...
News Uganda » Education: Uganda: The Mushega Report - Reform or a Missed Opportunity for an Education Revolution?
Following the release of the Amanya Mushega-led Education Policy Review Commission (EPRC) Report in February 2025, Uganda's Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Museveni, hailed the recommendations ...
News Uganda » Education: Uganda’s new sex education framework will do more harm than good
Uganda has launched its first ever guideline on sex education. The National Sexuality Education Framework 2018 aims to provide a formal, national direction for sex education within Uganda’s schools, ...
News Uganda » Education: State of education: Uganda scores an F
A new report by the World Bank says Uganda spends the least funds on public education, far lower than other countries in the region. The report released on Thursday by Education minister Janet ...
News Uganda » Education: Uganda needs a comprehensive PhD education strategy – Study
A comprehensive national strategy to develop doctoral education and training in Uganda is urgent – and may also be needed in other African countries. “Doctoral education ought to be integrated with ...
News Uganda » Education: Uganda: How Churches Became Uganda's Quiet Education Powerhouse
Religious institutions remain deeply embedded in Uganda's education system, with the Church now overseeing a wide network of schools, vocational training centres, universities, and health facilities.
News Uganda » Education: Uganda Launches new Education Response Plan for Africa's biggest refugee crisis
The Government of Uganda, Partners in Development, UN agencies and NGOs, today launch a new Plan that if funded will provide quality education for hundreds of thousands of refugee and host community ...
News Uganda » Education: NGOs turn to courts to unravel Uganda's ban on sexual education
A local civil society group in Uganda is suing the government to compel the teaching of sex education, after a blanket ban on the subject last year. The debate crystalizes ongoing tensions about how ...
News Uganda » Education: Building Uganda’s Prosperity Through Free Pre-Primary Education
Three recent independent reports have made a compelling case for Uganda to invest in pre-primary education. In June 2024, the Initiative for Economic and Social Rights (ISER) and Human Rights Watch ...
News Uganda » Education: Türkiye reaffirms support for Uganda education sector
Turkish ambassador to Uganda Fatih Ak has reiterated Ankara's keenness to supporting Uganda’s public education sector. The envoy was speaking Friday in Western Uganda at a nursing school where Türkiye ...