In order to understand the context in which the small but growing number of Humanist Schools in Uganda are working, we need an overview of the education system. The most reliable source of information is the National Census of 2014, the results of which were published in 2017. The broad picture will not have changed …
Posted: July 23, 2020 by Steve Hurd
The Covid Crisis and the Humanist Schools in Uganda
Covid has hit schools in Uganda very hard. The virus was brought into Uganda with a plane load of passengers from Dubai in mid-March. Most of those passengers were quarantined and the country went into lock-down. All schools were instructed to close before the first term ended in March, with the expectation that they would …
Posted: March 31, 2020 by Steve Hurd
Education is Transforming Uganda
In order to understand the context in which the small but growing number of Humanist Schools in Uganda are working, we need an overview of the education system. The most reliable source of information is the National Census of 2014, the results of which were published in 2017. The broad picture will not have changed …
Posted: March 27, 2020 by Steve Hurd
Coronavirus closes Humanist Schools in Uganda
Coronavirus was brought to Uganda a few days ago with passengers alighting from a flight from Dubai. There are now, on 27 May, 18 confirmed cases – all related in some way to the flight arrivals. Uganda is used to dealing with epidemics. In recent years it has had to cope with outbreaks of HIV/AIDS, …