Category Education

1 Sep

Transforming Early Childhood Learning at Kapeta Primary School

Transforming Early Childhood Learning at Kapeta Primary School “The ECD center laid a good foundation for my young daughter since she was enrolled from the beginning. She is making much better progress than her siblings, who went directly to the primary section,” At Kapeta Primary School in Lamwo District, the impact of APPCO’s Early Childhood […]

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15 Jun

Digital Generation: Preparing our children for the new age.

Digital Generation: Preparing our children for the new age. In today’s world, technology has become and integral part of daily life and a major driver of development through access to information and education. Technical skills and digital literacy are essential in a world of computers and phones. To prepare children for increasingly digital job and […]

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13 May

Supporting The ECD Centers With Building Materials

Supporting The ECD Centers With Building Materials APPCO’s community-building strategy is critical in advancing the idea of self-sufficient and sustainable community-based initiatives. The initiative was a follow-up to fill the gap within the ECD host schools that didn’t have facilities for the ECD program (These facilities included classroom blocks, toilet structures and a feeding program). […]

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7 Apr

900 vulnerable pupils benefited from scholastic materials in Mukono

900 vulnerable pupils benefited from scholastic materials in Mukono To prevent having an impact on their schooling, young people need to understand and accept the physical and emotional changes to their bodies that occur as they mature, especially throughout puberty. They also need to learn how to manage these changes. Over 900 vulnerable pupils were […]

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20 Mar

Returning the ECD program to the classroom following the end of the Covid-19 lockdown

Returning the ECD program to the classroom following the end of the Covid-19 lockdown The government of Uganda announced the opening of schools in January 2022. The ECD project strategy has been switched from a community to a school context, with schools hosting ECD programs. For the communities, the program has reported an inflow of […]

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22 Nov

Schooling Children at Home During Covid-19 Lockdown – Lamwo District

Keeping Children in School While They’re at Home during Covid-19 Lockdown Our Early Childhood Development initiative in the Lamwo district modified its strategy of operations from a classroom environment to a community setting as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown, which resulted from the closure of schools. This emergency response choice led to APPCO and […]

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19 Nov

Back to school Campaign in Gulu district.

BACK TO SCHOOL CAMPAIGN  IN GULU DISTRICT. Appco conducted a back-to-school campaign in northern Uganda following the long break as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown. The campaign that had engaging activities targeted community groups. The community dialogue had various groups participating to remind parents that they have a responsibility for sending their children back […]

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2 Aug

APPCO supports refugee and host community children with scholastic materials

APPCO supports refugee and host community children with scholastic materials APPCO is supporting over 8,600 refugee and host community children with scholastic materials to support keep them in school. Over 12 refugee and host community primary schools have been supported in Yumbe and Lamwo districts in Westnile supported by Education Can Not Wait (ECW)

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