Articles from Uganda
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 9 November 2012 Quality-Ed projectQuality-Ed project
Dennis Sinyolo
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Union growth 28 August 2012 Uganda: Union demands payment of teachers’ salaries
Over 30,000 teachers across Uganda have not been paid in July. That’s according to a report by the Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU), one of EI’s national affiliate. The report also points out that some teachers have not been paid since December 2011.
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Standards and working conditions 26 July 2012 Uganda: Educators mobilise for decent pay
Public school teachers across Uganda joined a massive strike action on 16-17 July to protest against the Government’s failure to improve their welfare and status, including a fair and decent salary.
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Standards and working conditions 7 June 2012 Uganda: Education unionists demand fair and decent salary
One of EI’s national affiliates, the Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU) teachers has rejected a pay rise proposed by the Education Ministry in its budgetary proposal for the financial year 2012-13, as “inhuman and undermining teachers’ dignity.”The 15% salary increase promised to teachers is insignificant in the context of a...
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Equity and inclusion 14 November 2011 Uganda: Affiliate supports women’s empowerment within unions
The Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU) has introduced a new policy that guarantees at least 33 per cent of female representation across all levels of union leadership.
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Union growth 2 November 2011 Uganda: Teachers warn government about mass action
The Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU), one of EI’s national affiliates, has warned the Government the next phase of their strike will include parents and supporters, should national authorities continue harassing teacher unionists through its security agents.
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Standards and working conditions 14 September 2011 Uganda: Teachers strike for quality education
In recent months, EI affiliate Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU) has been leading demands for major improvements in the welfare of teachers within the country.
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Climate action and literacy 2 September 2011 Uganda: Energy and climate education on the governmental agenda
Ugandan national authorities have launched an Energy and Climate Change awareness-raising campaign in schools to create an energy- and environment-conscious new generation.
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Equity and inclusion 28 January 2011 Global union federations: Protect human rights and LGBT advocates
The global union federations Education International and Public Services International deplore the violent murder of David Kato, on January 26 in Kampala, Uganda.
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Union renewal and development 2 December 2010 Uganda: Star teachers rewarded for dedication and success
Norah Tebaweesa, Olivia Muhumuza and Anthony Oluka, have each won Uganda’s Teachers Making a Difference Award which seeks to recognise those teachers that have made big contributions to the communities they live in.
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Standards and working conditions 24 September 2010 Uganda: World Teacher’s Day declared national public holiday
EI is pleased to have been informed by its affiliate member, the Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU), that 5 October has been declared a national public holiday in Uganda, in honour of World Teachers’ Day.
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Trade union rights are human rights 1 July 2009 Uganda: EFAIDS Boosts Training of Teachers on HIV and AIDS
The Uganda National Teachers’ Union with their EFAIDS partner the National Union of Educational Institutions held a highly successful four day ‘training of trainers’ workshop in Kampala in early June. The Master Trainers are now well equipped to carry out local level training on HIV and AIDS education for their...
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Trade union rights are human rights 31 March 2009 Interview with General Secretary of UNATU
Teopista Birungi Mayanja, Secretary General of the Uganda National Teachers Union speaks about progress on achieving quality education and responding to HIV and AIDS under the EFAIDS Programme.
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Union renewal and development 2 December 2008 Ugandan teachers plan for success
The Ugandan National Teachers Union (UNATU) presented its strategic plan at an All Donors Strategic Planning meeting in Kampala in mid November 2008. UNATU, sensitive to its role as a vibrant civil society organisation, is streamlining its development programme to better respond to the needs of its members and the...
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Trade union rights are human rights 23 September 2008 Ugandan unions partnership strengthens EFAIDS Programme
The recent incorporation of the National Union of Education Institutes (NUEI) to the EFAIDS Programme in Uganda reaches out to non-teaching staff in schools. The Uganda National Teachers Union, working on the Programme since 2006, is confident that the partnership will benefit EFAIDS work.
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Trade union rights are human rights 21 January 2008 Uganda: Report published on Impact of HIV/AIDS on Education and Teachers
Last year UNATU commissioned a study entitled 'The impact of HIV/AIDS on Education and Teachers in Uganda' to gather baseline information that will guide the planning and implementation of the EFAIDS programme. The study, which has just been published, provides a valuable analysis of the situation in Uganda.
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Standards and working conditions 10 July 2007 Uganda: UNATU react to claims of teachers rejecting posts
In June, the Monitor newspaper reported that some 2,000 teachers had turned down government job offers in Uganda. The article echoes the surprise of the Ministry of Education on the apparent rejection of these posts. EI affiliate the Ugandan National Teachers’ Union (UNATU) has since reacted to these misleading statements.
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Standards and working conditions 11 April 2006 Uganda: Journalist recounts tale about the everyday life of teachers
EI recently commisioned an article by Ugandan journalist about the everyday life of local teachers. To give the world an insight into the hardships and challenges faced by teachers in the impoverished country, Harriette Athieno Onyalla met with several of them, who told her of the hopes and disappointments they...
Uganda: Journalist recounts tale about the everyday life of teachers