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Government wants schools to establish mental health clubs

Civil Society Organizations specialising in Mental Health have welcomed the idea of mental health clubs in schools especially at a time when the effects of Covid19 are still prevalent in communities. The Ministry of health has asked schools to establish mental health clubs to curb the increasing cases of drug abuse among school going children. According to […]

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Mufti Closes One-Day Education Stakeholders Orientation Workshop in Ntugamu

Sheikh Abdul Karim Abdallah Katamba, the Regional Assistant to the Mufti for the Ankole-Kigezi Region, closed a one-day education workshop for Muslim education stakeholders held at the Ntugamu Muslim district headquarters. He represented His Eminence Dr. Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje, the Mufti of Uganda. Present at the workshop were members of the National Education team,

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University of Karachi’s Professor Zakaria Sajid passes away

NATION   KARACHI  –   The founder and former chairman of the Department of Mass Communication at the University of Karachi (KU) Professor (retired) Zakaria Sajid passed away on Thursday morning. Professor Zakaria Sajid was 96 years old. His funeral prayer will be offered after the Zuhr prayer at Masjid Ibrahim of the University of

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NEW YORK: Margaret Kenyatta’s Crusade for Maternal and Child Health – PICS

Former First Lady of the Republic of Kenya, Her Excellency Margaret Kenyatta delivered an inspiring account of her journey to becoming a transformative leader at the Global First Ladies Academy Programme in New York, USA. The VIP dinner event, organized by the Global First Ladies Alliance in collaboration with Columbia Mailman School of Public Health,

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IN THEIR CONTINUED MOVE TO FOSTER PUBLIC HEALTH, MOTHERS UNION-BUGANDA DONATE DELIVERY BEDS TO LUTEETE HEALTH CENTRE LUWEERO DIOCESE

Mothers Union Buganda, have also amongst other activities added visits to health centers most especially those under the church of Uganda Umbrella to see how they can support them especially those in sorry state. They recently visited Luteete Health Centre Luweero Diocese in Luweero District where they donated different items like delivery beds, uniforms for

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Empowering Uganda’s Youth Through Digital Skills: MTN Foundation’s Vision and Impact

The third cohort of the MTN Girls in Tech program during their graduation ceremony held at Smart Girls Foundation in Wakiso District on May 29, 2024. In the wake of rapid technological advancements and the Fourth Industrial Revolution, MTN Foundation has embarked on a transformative journey to empower Uganda’s youth with digital skills. The launch

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Ghanaian is recognised as top in the world for Cambridge International A Level I.T.

Ghanaian is recognised as top in the world for Cambridge International A Level I.T. King Solomon has been recognised for scoring the highest mark in the world for Cambridge International A Level Information Technology in the June 2023 Cambridge International Education examination series. The Ghanaian teenager from Merton International School in Accra received the Outstanding

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17 injured, property worth millions destroyed as fire guts Mbarara school dormitory

Mbarara, (UG):- At least 17 students sustained injuries and property worth millions of shillings burnt down to ashes after a fire incident that gutted the boy’s dormitory at Shuhadal Islamic Secondary School in Nyamitanga Cell, Mbarara City in the wee hours of Friday morning. A total of 202 students were occupying the Dar es Salaam dormitory

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North West primary school embroiled in claims and counterclaims of sexual misconduct and incitement

A Grade 1 learner stands in front of his class at a school in Cape Town, 8 March 2018.  In North West, a primary school teacher has been suspended amid claims of inciting learners to allege that a senior teacher was in a sexual relationship with a learner. Unlike our competitors, we don’t force you

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New report tags poor performance on paid kindergarten education

Children attend class at  Nakasero Kindergarten  summary Some parents enroll their children directly in Primary One without attending pre-primary. However, such pupils face challenges with socializing, toilet habits, sounds, reading, drawing, and paying attention to the teacher. Human rights defenders have attributed the poor performance of learners to the lack of free kindergarten education in the

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