Janet Museveni just gave a massive shout-out to the teacher who single-handedly grew a school from 182 kids to over 4,000.
Teachers Making a Difference Winners
Teachers Making a Difference Winners
- Alice Mary Birungi took the top prize for transforming Bombo Army Secondary School.
- She used agriculture projects and vocational training to pull it off.
- Over 250 students worked their fees off through farm bursaries.
- The school now hosts visitors weekly to learn its methods.
- Museveni highlighted UPE covering over 8.5 million learners.
- A competence-based curriculum rollout is currently underway.
- Six teachers are getting a free trip to Ireland for training.
- The awards program has recognized nearly 1,000 teachers since 2013.
