[Efa] UNESCO/Nairobi: Education and HIV/AIDS in the press - 25 -28th March 2008

Mon Mar 31 08:52:24 EAT 2008

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Kenya

Moi wants probe into KCSE
Former President Daniel arap Moi has called for thorough investigations into
last year’s Form Four examination results as opposition to a ta
.
>>Source: Daily Nation 25th March 2008                                 
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Rwanda

Mutsindashyaka presides over biggest graduation
HUYE – Over 3000 students received degrees in different disciplines at the
National University of Rwanda (NUR) in the biggest ever graduation ceremony
in the history of the 44-year Institution and in the Country as a whole. The
graduation ceremony also saw the award of an honorary doctorate to former
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Sadako Ogata, for her
distinguished role as a diplomat and scholar. Announcing the award of the
Doctorate, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the National
University of Rwanda, Dr Théogène Rutagwenda, said that Ogata had shown
exemplary conduct in her endeavours to help people in need. 
>>Source: New Times 28th March 2008

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Lycée Notre-Dame de Cîteaux, a model school 
Kigali is blessed with two out standing girls’ schools namely Lycée Notre
Damme de Cîteaux and FAWE. However, Lycée Notre Damme de Cîteaux remains the
significant role model school in terms of discipline and academic
performance. 
>>Source: New Times 28th March 2008                                    
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Education loan recovery needs more streamlining
Since the 1980s, the Government of Rwanda has been providing loans to
Rwandan students to study in national and international Institutions of
Higher Learning. 
>>Source: New Times 25th March 2008                                       
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Tanzania

Celtel pledges continued sponsorship of best students
Mobile phone service provider Celtel has pledged to continue sponsoring best
performing Form Six students to pursue higher education in the country. 
>>Source: IPP media 28th March 2008                                   
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Tanzania teachers to benefit from French training program
French Language teachers in Tanzania will soon benefit from a three-year
training programme in a financial agreement that the French Embassy here is
scheduled to sign with the government. 
>>Source: IPP media 28th March 2008                                       
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Uganda

Labs for USE schools
THE Government is to construct science laboratories, libraries and staff
houses to improve the academic standards of Universal Secondary Education
(USE) schools. 
>>Source: New Vision 27th March 2008                                   
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Govt launches co-teaching
THE Ministry of Education and Sports has launched a co-teaching model to
counter the high teacher-pupil ratio in primary schools.
“The system, if implemented well, can be an awesome tool to connect with
those sometimes hard-to-reach pupils in classrooms,” said Remigius Baale,
the coordinator of the thematic curriculum, recently. 
>>Source: New Vision 27th March 2008                                   
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Entebbe schools to get free dental treatment
SEVEN schools in Entebbe Municipality will benefit from free dental
treatment. The programme, dubbed Atraumatic Restorative Treatment of Teeth,
will run for five years. 
>>Source: New Vision 27th March 2008                                    
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Nkoyoyo denounces poor reading culture 
RETIRED Archbishop Church of Uganda, Bishop Livingston Mpalanyi Nkoyoyo has
denounced the poor reading culture of Ugandans, saying it is partly
responsible for the country's biting poverty. 
>>Source: Daily Monitor 25th March 2008                               
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Primary headteachers to be shuffled
LUWEERO District administration will shuffle primary school headteachers,
the Cao, Mr Nelson Kirenda has said.
The shuffle is in line with recommendations from the recently concluded
manpower audit report for primary School teachers in the District. 
>>Source: Daily Monitor 25th March 2008                               
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