Education,Main Content,Project Universal Education
3 May 2011
Several posts back, I introduced our amazing contributors Ben and Beatrice Oryang, both professors of education at a teacher’s college in Uganda. If you missed that post, I urge you to go back and read about these two people. In brief, Ben and Beatrice are the true pearls of Uganda …
The news of Bin Laden’s death has captured world attention, and it’s made me wonder, as civilians, how can we create our own counter-terrorism efforts? Here’s my story:
A few weeks ago I told my eight-year-old boy that I was going back to Uganda in May to work “on the ground”. …
Education,Education Programs & Schools,Main Content,Program Updates,Project Universal Education
21 April 2011
In 1996, President Museveni of Uganda promised his people that the government would provide free primary education for up to four children per family – a program commonly called Universal Primary Education — our version of a free system of Public School. However, Uganda’s government-sponsored Universal Primary Education (UPE) program …
Education,Education Programs & Schools,Main Content,Project Universal Education,Volunteer Spotlight
19 April 2011
You’ve probably never heard his name or wouldn’t recognize him if you were standing next to him. He’s no Brad Pitt and his wife is by no means Angelina Jolie but with the amount of children they have you would beg to differ. This man, a dedicated professor at a …
Education,Main Content,The Mandela Project
15 April 2011
Your biggest hope for your children is they have a good life and access to every available resource (especially the ones you never had). You sacrifice your wants and needs to make it happen. You make connections and ask for favors that will get them just one step closer to …