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Education Sector Loan Portfolio Stands At Shs2 Trillion As COVID Hits Schools Hard

The Executive Director of Uganda Bankers’ Association (UBA), Wilbrod Humphreys Owor says that the total direct school loan portfolio is currently 1.3 trillion Shillings and this includes institutional and personal loans and the accumulated interest. He adds that their records also indicate another 600 billion debt under private sector institutions

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EducationNews

Government’s Community Learning Programme Unknown To Parents, Teachers

A teacher conducting a class in western Uganda. NGOs and Education development partners like USAID have supported the programme in some areas. Photo by Covenant Mercies Efforts to promote community-based learning during the ongoing school closures have been frustrated by poor coordination, communication gaps and misinformation.    The Education Ministry

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BankingEducation

Private Schools Seek Shs500bn Gov’t Bailout As Education Related Debt Nears Shs2 Trillion

L-R: MPS Michael Mawanda (Igara East) and Christine Sendawula (Kyankwanzi DWR) appearing before  Education Committee Owners of private schools have asked Government to set up a revolving fund worth Shs5000bn by December 2021 from which they can draw money to facilitate the reopening of schools in January 2022. Michael Mawanda (Igara East)

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Education

Janet Museveni Reveals What Makes Uganda’s Education System Attractive

The Minister of Education and Sports and Uganda’s First Lady, Janet K. Museveni (pictured) has highlighted several advantages that make Uganda’s Education System attractive. She made the remarks in her statement to mark Uganda’s 59th Independence Day Celebrations jointly organized by Uganda Missions abroad. In Kenya,  the  event took place

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EducationOil & Gas

CNOOC Uganda Hands Awards To Best Performing 2020 Students At PLE, UCE & UACE Levels In Hoima District

CNOOC Uganda, an oil and gas company has today recognized and awarded one hundred Eighty (180) best Performing Hoima and Kikuube students at PLE, UCE and UACE level under its Corporate Social Responsibility Program code-named “CNOOC Best Performer’s Award”. The CNOOC Best Performers Award was inaugurated in 2012, with an aim

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