A government minister made a surprise visit to check on women learning job skills at training centers run by a local charity. Alice Kaboyo went to Luuka District to see the work of the Judith Foundation, which teaches people how to make money through tailoring, hairdressing, and other trades. The foundation has trained over 20,000 people at 32 centers across the district. Judith Nalumansi started the program to help women who missed out on regular schooling. The minister praised the work and said it helps the government build the country.
Kaboyo told parents to stop sending their kids to work in sugarcane fields and factories instead of school. She wants children to become doctors, engineers, and lawyers rather than waste their futures doing hard labor. The minister warned that parents who keep school-age children at home during class hours could face arrest. She said every child belongs in school if Uganda wants a brighter future. The government provides free primary and secondary education under special programs.
The minister also talked about young girls getting pregnant and married early because of poverty and dropping out of school. She blamed adult men for getting girls as young as twelve pregnant. Kaboyo said young men should not have multiple wives and children when they cannot afford to support large families. She promised that victims of the Lakwena war would receive compensation payments after the government collects accurate data.
Kaboyo told parents to stop sending their kids to work in sugarcane fields and factories instead of school. She wants children to become doctors, engineers, and lawyers rather than waste their futures doing hard labor. The minister warned that parents who keep school-age children at home during class hours could face arrest. She said every child belongs in school if Uganda wants a brighter future. The government provides free primary and secondary education under special programs.
The minister also talked about young girls getting pregnant and married early because of poverty and dropping out of school. She blamed adult men for getting girls as young as twelve pregnant. Kaboyo said young men should not have multiple wives and children when they cannot afford to support large families. She promised that victims of the Lakwena war would receive compensation payments after the government collects accurate data.
