29 Mar 2023 · Sheikh Juma Bakhit Cucu, the Education Secretary at Uganda Muslim Supreme Council-UMSC, says that while they support the idea of reducing school fees, the government's approach to the matter is insufficient.
Sheikh Juma Bakhit Cucu, the Education Secretary at Uganda Muslim Supreme Council-UMSC, says that while they support the idea of reducing school fees, the government's approach to the matter is insufficient.
Mothers and babysitters shift from shade to shade while breastfeeding babies, can't concentrate in lectures, and some travel to and from home to attend to their babies.
Before the interventions, the girls who lacked access to safe water and sanitation faced significant at school which contributed to absenteeism and poor performances.
David Musiri, the NUP institutions head, told URN that while they had wanted to hold their primaries on campus, they had since been forced to relocate the debates and primaries outside the confines of the university, opting for the new NUP headquarters located at Makerere Kavule.
Juma Sunday, one of the parents in the camp, says that the nearest school only has classes up to primary five, leaving many parents with no option other than to let their children drop out of school.
Although Makerere University had three official entry and exit points, including the Main, western, and Eastern gates, there were at least five other small gates around the University that are oftentimes unmanned and lacked lighting at night.
Under their organisation, Church of Uganda Heads of Education Institutions Association, the educationists propose that instead of ending the national school prayer saying, “As my heart in yours lies” the Anglican founded schools in the diocese should include “In the name of Jesus Christ” before saying Amen.