[Efa] UNESCO/Nairobi: Monthly News Roundup Education and HIV/AIDS in the press - June 2007

Mon Jul 2 12:46:57 EAT 2007

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Eritrea

Grade 8 national exam concludes
The Grade 8 national exam that was held on June 26 and 27 has concluded. The
exam was conducted in 211 stations with 43,000 students taking part, out of
which 19,000 are females. The exam comprised four different subjects, namely
English, maths, social studies and science. 
>>Source: Shabait.com 27th June 2007                       
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Secondary school students to leave for summer campaign program
The Ministry of Education disclosed that secondary school students would be
leaving for the summer campaign program starting next week. 
>>Source: Shabait.com 28th June 2007                 
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Academic course in Boarding School of Division 33 concludes
230 Army members of Division 33 Boarding School concluded their academic
course. The head of the school said that 78% of Grade 5 students have passed
to the next level and those in Grade 8 are making preparations to score high
grades in.. 
>>Source: Shabait.com 21st June 2007                     
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Kenya

School fees may drop further
Secondary school fees might drop further next year as the Government was
reviewing all the levies parents pay. ... 
>>Source: Daily Nation 27th June 2007                     
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Sh9.8 billion bounty for teachers
Ten-year freeze on hiring lifted as steps taken to recruit some 11,000 staff
to ease personnel shortage . 
>>Source: Daily Nation 15th June 2007                         
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Free secondary education to cost Sh40bn
The implementation of free secondary education will cost more than Sh40
billion in the initial year of the programme, a new study reveals. .. 
>>Source: Daily Nation 13th June 2007                
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Study calls for free secondary education be given to all students
A free secondary education (FSE) programme for both public and private
schools could be a better undertaking, a research institution has sai.. 
>>Source: Daily Nation 13th June 2007                  
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School dropouts to get higher education
Youth and adults who dropped out of primary schools will now be able to
progress to secondary level under a new programme of enhancing acces... 
>>Source: Daily Nation 8th June 2007                 
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Rwanda

Kagame lectures school children
President Paul Kagame has urged children to be characterised by Rwandan
culture and become disciplined, saying that school knowledge alone is not
enough.
The president was addressing pupils of Kagugu Primary School in Gasabo
District, Kigali yesterday. 
>>Source: New Times 27th June 2007                  
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Education to give out computers
THE Ministry of Education will soon distribute 1000 computers to selected
schools countrywide, the permanent secretary in the ministry said on Friday.

>>Source: New Times 5th June 2007                          
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Tanzania

Dodoma University to shortlist at least 5,000 applicants
The management of Dodoma University has finalised all processes leading to
the opening of the university in early September, this year. 
>>Source: IPP media 28th June 2007                         
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Uganda

MUK graduation to last one week
MAKERERE University will hold its graduation over a period of one week in
order to reduce congestion. 
>>Source: New Vision 29th June 2007                           
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Museveni gives Makerere University scientists Shs8b
THE government is giving a team of Makerere University scientists
Shs8billion to set up a factory in Mbarara that will produce flour from
bananas, President Yoweri Museveni has said. 
>>Source: Daily Monitor 28th June 2007               
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NGOs offer 10,000 radio sets to rural schools
Ten local and international NGOs have donated 10,000 radio receivers to
public primary schools. 
>>Source: The Standard 28th June 2007                   
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iew&id=2248&Itemid=127> Click here 

UK school donates sh10m to Kigezi High
William Morris Academy London, a British secondary school, has donated over
sh10m to Kigezi High School for the completion of a girls' dormitory. 
>>Source: New Vision 20 th June 2007                          
For more:  <http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/18/571290>
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Education takes biggest slice of the Budget again
AS the fight against illiteracy in Uganda intensifies, the Education sector
has again taken the lion's share in next year's Budget. The sector's budget
grew by 5% to sh752.35b up from sh720.81b this financial year, which ends
June 30. 
>>Source: New Vision 19 th June 2007                   
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iew&id=2242&Itemid=127> Click here 

Slovak charity aids Kyabakadde needy children
THE Slovakia Christian Children's Charity, Erko-Dobra-Novina, has started a
socio-economic development programme for AIDS orphans and vulnerable
children in Kyabakadde schools. 
>>Source: New Vision 19 th June 2007                          
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iew&id=2241&Itemid=127> Click here

Irish donate computers to Lubaga girls' school
THE Irish government has donated computers to Our Lady of Africa Girls
Secondary School, Lubaga. 
>>Source: New Vision 19 th June 2007                    
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iew&id=2240&Itemid=127> Click here 

Rotary clubs donate to schools
THE Rotary clubs of Muyenga and Melbourne in the UK have donated textbooks
worth £5,000 to Aidan College School , St. Joseph S.S. Konge and St. Charles
Lwanga S.S. Kibiri. 
>>Source: New Vision 19 th June 2007                     
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iew&id=2239&Itemid=127> Click here

Buganda university to have four campuses
THE acting Katikkiro of Buganda Kingdom, Emmanuel Ssendaula, has said
Muteesa I University, which will be opening before the end of this year,
will have four campuses. 
>>Source: New Vision 19 th June 2007                      
For more:  <http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/9/35/571026> Click here 

Iguru wants varsity in Bunyoro
The Omukama of Bunyoro Solomon Iguru Agutamba has asked the government to
put up a Science and Technology university in Bunyoro Kingdom . 
>>Source: New Vision 19 th June 2007                  
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iew&id=2237&Itemid=127> Click here 

Namasagali gets scholarship fund
FOR having benefited from Namasagali College , former students have set up
an NGO to help under- privileged individuals achieve their higher
educational aspirations through a Higher Education Scholarship Fund. 
>>Source: New Vision 13th June 2007                         
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iew&id=2232&Itemid=127> Click here 

Kapchorwa, Bukwa schools get books
STANBIC Bank recently donated an assortment of Primary Leaving Examination
revision textbooks to boost academic performance in 14 primary schools in
Kapchorwa and Bukwa districts. 
>>Source: New Vision 13th June 2007                         
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Education chief advises parents
KAYUNGA-The education officer, Ahmed Galiwango, has urged parents to enroll
their children in local schools. “I was one of the people who thought only
Kampala schools were good. This is the notion most parents have, but some
rural schools are equally good or even better.” 
>>Source: New Vision 12th June 2007                            
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iew&id=2225&Itemid=127> Click here 

Stanbic Bank, New Vision donate books to Kapchorwa
STANBIC Bank has donated Primary Leaving examination revision textbooks to
14 primary schools in Kapchorwa and Bukwa districts. 
>>Source: New Vision 12th June 2007                            
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iew&id=2226&Itemid=127> Click here

Remove barriers to girls' education
Gender inequality in education remains a challenge for Uganda .
Only 57.7% of female adults can read and write, compared to 76.8% of male
adults. Though more girls are now going to school than ever before, thanks
to Universal Primary and Secondary Education, the drop-out rate among girls
is still much higher than among boys. 
>>Source: New Vision 12th June 2007                         
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Distance learning: Building a CV without losing your job
DISTANCE learning is an unconventional kind of education, which requires one
to study on his or her own, outside the classroom. The programme is
flexible, allowing busy people to advance their careers. 
>>Source: New Vision 4th June 2007                             
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Uganda , Rwanda organise joint exhibition
AFROEDUCARE'S (U) Ltd's public relations officer Fred Busingye has said:
“After joining the East African Community, Rwanda has embarked on a move to
shift from the French syllabus to English. 
>>Source: New Vision 4th June 2007                        
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iew&id=2218&Itemid=127> Click here 

Government promotes reading culture among children
THE Government is to partner with Uganda Children's Writers and Illustrators
Association (UCWIA) to promote a reading culture among African children, the
minister of Labour Gender and Social Development, Syda Bbumba, has said. 
>>Source: New Vision 4th June 2007                     
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Kenya

New rules on HIV confidentiality
The UN has released new guidelines on confidentiality for people living with
HIV/Aids. 
>>Source: The Standard 27th June 2007                      
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Rwanda 

Country is Model for HIV/Aids Control Success - Pepfar Coordinator
Countries such as Rwanda that take the lead in directing domestic efforts
against HIV and AIDS seem to have the greatest success, chief deputy
coordinator of the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief or PEPFAR
has said. 
>>Source: ARI-RNA 15 th June 2007                      
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Tanzania

`Courage, optimism, should overcome ignorance in HIV/Aids fight`
People living with HIV/Aids have been counselled to practise safe sex, once
they realise they are infected, as a way to win the fight against the
pandemic. 
>>Source: IPP media 4th June 2007                              
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Uganda

Cranes join anti-HIV campaign
CRANES players Timothy Batabaire and Geoffrey Massa took time off training
last week to tell young people about the dangers of HIV/AIDS. 
>>Source: New Vision 12th June 2007                       
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iew&id=2228&Itemid=127> Click here 

'Adopt male circumcision in HIV fight'
COMMONWEALTH experts have urged African governments to adopt male
circumcision as a measure of fighting HIIV/AIDS. This was on Wednesday at
the opening of a three-day symposium organised by the Commonwealth Medical
Association at Kabira country club. 
>>Source: New Vision 8th June 2007                            
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