Obama Sets Global Example, Good News for Women and Girls

Posted by admin on Mar 11th, 2009 | No Comments

Obama inks Council on Women & Girls
By JOSH GERSTEIN | 3/11/09 3:12 PM EDT
President Barack Obama invoked the travails of women in his family as he signed an executive order on Wednesday establishing a new interagency panel devoted to the concerns of women and girls.
“I sign this order not just as a president, but as [...]

Students Go Hungry, Classrooms Are Scarce in Amuru, Northern Uganda

Posted by admin on Mar 4th, 2009 | No Comments

Amuru has dire education needs
Eve Mashoo | Kampala | March 4, 2009

Amuru District recorded the worst performance in last year’s Primary Leaving Examinations in Acholi sub-region because students are hungry.
This was revealed by district Inspector of Schools Richard Irwenyo. He said pupils walk distances of up 7 kilometers and yet study on empty stomachs.
In a [...]