SIMAMENI News

In November 2022, the Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU), in partnership with the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF/FCE) and with generous funding from Global Affairs Canada (GAC), successfully distributed COVID-19 relief items to implementing schools under the Simameni Project.

The Simameni project seeks to improve ACCESS, RETENTION, and EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES for secondary school- going girls within selected communities of the Western and Teso regions in Uganda. This five-year project, (2019 to 2024) is led by the Canadian Teachers’Federation (CTF/FCE), and Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU), financed by Global Affairs, Canada. To achieve the project’s

In February 2020, the Simameni Project was officially launched in the Teso and Western regions of Uganda, marking the beginning of a strategic effort to advance gender equity and improve education outcomes for girls. The launch involved key meetings in Soroti (Teso region) on February 20th to the 21st, 2020 and Fort Portal (Western region)