Joan Aja

Joan Aja is a teacher, serving as Gender and Resource Mobilisation Officer for Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU). Joan holds a Masters in education leadership (Walsh University), a Bachelor of Arts in Education (Makerere University) and a Diploma in Adult Education and Development (Nsamizi Institute of Social Development).
Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU) is implementing a girl child education project called Simameni Project supported by the Canadian Teachers’ Federation and funded by Global Affairs Canada. The five-year project is intended to increase girls’ access to secondary school education, and to ensure retention and completion. The project has a...
#16dayscampaign | “Mobilising the community to prevent school dropout among girls following COVID-19 school closures”, by Joan Aja (UNATU, Uganda).