SchoolNet Uganda Activities

Helping schools to enhance the teaching and learning process using Information Communication Technology (ICT) through provision of affordable computers, ICT for Education advise and sensitization, technical capacity building and support, teacher pedagogical professional development and support, local education content development, school networking and school international linkages for project-based learning

National WSWM Student Peer Educator Camp which was to be held at Gayaza High School (Mon 9th -Frid 13th ) August 2010 now postponed to Dec Holiday

Due the recent change in the school calender announced by the Ministry of Education and Sports the  5-day residential National WSWM Student camp which was to be organized and conducted by SchoolNet Uganda and WPF in partnership with the participating schools during the August 2010 holidays  has been postponded to a later date during the Dec [...]

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Good news: A SchoolNet family member awarded a Commonwealth scholarship in Masters in Education for Sustainability

Dear Schoolnet Uganda family members, I would like us to join hands and celebrate with one of our SchoolNet Uganda family members, John Ssenkunja who has been awarded a Commonwealth scholarship to pursue the MSc in Education For Sustainability offered by the South Bank University, London with all  tuition costs covered. The course starts in October, [...]

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The 2009 WSWM Exhibition Schedule at a Glance

This weekend (Sat 3rd and Sun 4th) October 2009 and next weekend (Sat 10th and Sun 11th) October 2009, SchoolNet Uganda will be having the World Starts With Me (WSWM) exhibitions at 46 Exhibitions centres across the country involving 150 secondary schools participating in the WSWM project implemented by SchoolNet Uganda in partnership with the [...]

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A National WSWM Anthem video clip is now available for download

At the recently concluded 2009 National WSWM Student camps, which were attended by WSWM student peer educators from over 100 secondary schools across the country, the student peer educators composed a national World Starts With Me (WSWM) anthem. SchoolNet Uganda music team wrote the music of the anthem. It is now available for download.   WSWM ANTHEM [...]

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Uganda Innovative teacher wins a gold award and qualifies for the Global Competetion to be held in Nov 2009 in Brazil

It was all happiness for the Uganda Innovative Teachers at the African Continental Innovative Teachers competition which was held Wed 2nd Sept in Mauritius-the pearl of the Indian Ocean. In a very hot competition involving 42 innovative teachers from 15 African countries, Milton Chebet, a Biology teacher from Gayaza High School,won the Gold (1st –best) [...]

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Good News: A SchoolNet Uganda family member awarded a Commonwealth Scholarship for an MSc in Education For Sustainability.

Dear Schoolnet Uganda family members,  I would like us to join hands and celebrate with one of our SchoolNet Uganda family members, Kebirungi Barbara who has been awarded a Commonwealth scholarship to pursue the MSc in Education For Sustainability offered by the South Bank University, London with all tuition costs covered. The course starts in [...]

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Uganda Innovative teachers now in Mauritius set for the African Innovative Teachers Competition

Greetings from La Plantation Hotel, Sir Seewoosagur city here on the beautiful island on Mauritius in the India Ocean. I am here attending the ICT in Education Workshop (31st Aug – 3rd Sep) 2009. This event is co-hosted by the World Bank Institute, Microsoft Corporation, Cisco Systems, Education Impact and the University of Witwatersrand. Participants [...]

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Applications are invited from six schools to join the Adobe Youth Voices (AYV) (2009-2010) Project cycle

Applications from schools to join the Adobe Youth Voices (AYV) (2009-2010) project cycle. The applications must be submitted to the Uganda AYV project coordinator, Daniel Kakinda at dkakinda[AT]yahoo.com or dropped at the SchoolNet Uganda office, Embassy House, Floor 2 Rm 13, Parliamentary Avenue, Kampala not later than 20th August 2009. Interested schools should download the [...]

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The First World Starts With Me (WSWM) National Students’ Camp was held Mon 24th August 2009 -Frid 28th August 2009 at Gayaza High School.

The World Starts With Me (WSWM) is a Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) program implemented by SchoolNet Uganda in partnership with the Dutch World Population Foundation (WPF) and is currently implemented in 150 secondary schools in 39 districts across the country. The 5-day residential National WSWM Student camp was organized and conducted by SchoolNet [...]

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The Second World Starts With Me (WSWM) National Students’ Camp was held Mon 31st August 2009 -Frid 4th Sept 2009 at Gayaza

As a response to a request which was made by the Head teachers of the WSWM Project schools which participated in the 2007 project cycle at the WSWM Head teachers’ orientation workshop which was held at Mukono DFI in 2008 to train school-based WSWM student peer educators from each of the participating schools, SchoolNet Uganda [...]

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UPCOMING WORKSHOPS

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AWARDS

Over the years, SchoolNet Uganda has received a number of International and national awards for its contribution to ICT4D. Some of the awards are:

  1. Stockholm Challenge Finalist
  2. The Golden Nica Award by Prix Ars Electronica
  3. ICT Capacity Development Award by Uganda Communication Commission
  4. The Uganda Annual Best FOSS Integration Case Award, 2005