The Teaching Together 2025 program Western Region officially commenced its first week of training at Canon Apollo Teacher Training Institute (TTI) in Fort Portal City, with 50 enthusiastic participants drawn from the districts of Kitagwenda and Bundibugyo.
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Today marked the official launch of the Teaching Together 2025 Planning Meeting, held at the UNATU Secretariat in Kampala. This two-day engagement (10th–11th July) brings together 8 Canadian and 8 Ugandan co-tutors to collaboratively prepare for the upcoming Teacher training sessions set to begin on July 14 in the Western and Busoga regions of Uganda.
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UNATU Central Region hosted a spirited Post-Primary Workshop at Teachers’ House in Kampala on July 3, 2025, bringing together educators from secondary, TVET (formerly BTVET), and tertiary institutions. The gathering created a powerful space for honest dialogue, reflection, and recommitment to the union’s mission of safeguarding the rights and welfare of all teachers.
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On 2nd July 2025, the Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU) held a crucial Stakeholders’ Meeting at Teachers’ House, Kampala, bringing together Human Resource Officers (HROs) and union leaders from the Central Region. The meeting aimed to enhance cooperation between HROs and UNATU leadership to address the evolving challenges faced by teachers.
The Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU), in partnership with the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF/FCE) and with funding from Global Affairs Canada, officially closed out the Simameni Project in a high-level event held at Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala. The meeting marked the culmination of a five-year journey aimed at improving access to, retention in, and educational opportunities for secondary school-going girls in Uganda’s Teso and Western regions.
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Stakeholders from across the education, health, cultural, and community sectors gathered at Bethany Hall in Kumi District to mark the regional closeout of the Simameni Project in the Teso Region. The event brought together head teachers, PTA and BOG chairpersons, Simameni club leaders, senior women and men teachers, students, local leaders, CTF representatives, and the UNATU Secretariat to celebrate the transformation Simameni has sparked in secondary schools.
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On 16th June 2025, the Simameni project convened 60 students and 12 teachers from the project-implementing schools in Teso for a student mentorship session at Bethany Hall in Kumi District.
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Summary of key reasons why men’s life expectancy is lower than women’s in Uganda, based on a Daily Monitor article
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As the Simameni Project nears its conclusion, key education stakeholders from Kibaale, Kyenjojo, Kamwenge, and Kyegegwa districts convened for a high-level engagement workshop to reaffirm their commitment to sustaining the Simameni Project in their communities.
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22nd May 2025 | Toro Royal Cottages, Kyenjojo — Day two of the Retooling Teachers on School-Related Gender-Based Violence (SRGBV) Prevention workshop brought together educators from Simameni project-implementing schools in Kibaale and Kamwenge districts.