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Nov 2025

Empowering Uganda’s Next Generation of Innovators: A STEM Fellowship for Women

In Uganda, the future of innovation is being shaped by bold, brilliant women scientists, engineers, technologists, and mathematicians who are ready to lead chan...

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Nov 2025

Breaking Barriers: How Teach For Uganda Fellow, Vidah mobilized the community to keep girls in school

When Teach For Uganda Fellow Nanfuka Vidah arrived at Kagadi Model Primary School, she noticed a troubling pattern, girls were quietly dropping out, not due to ...

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Nov 2025

A Fellow’s Footprint: Tugume Victor’s Impact at Kibugubya Primary School

At Kibugubya Primary School in Hoima, Teach For Uganda fellow, Tugume Victor, is demonstrating how dedication, empathy, and effective teaching can enhance both ...

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Oct 2025

Kemigisa Judith: A Teacher by Heritage

Kikuube District, nestled in Uganda’s western region, is a community rich in culture and untapped potential, yet marked by persistent educational challenges. ...

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Oct 2025

Ronald Ayebale: Inspiring Change and Building Resilient Learners at Katuugo Primary School

Born and raised in a small rural community, Ayebale Ronald’s journey is deeply personal. As a child, he struggled to read and count, facing the same challenge...

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Oct 2025

Ivan’s Journey of Transforming Education in Kikuube District

In Kikuube District, Cohort 7 Fellow Ivan Kanembe is reshaping what it means to make a lasting impact in rural education. At Bugambe Tea Primary School, he teac...

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Oct 2025

The Heart of a Teacher: Fiona Sibihwana’s Lifelong Stand for Uganda’s Children

Fiona Sibihwana, a graduate in International Diplomacy, made a bold and unexpected choice when she joined Teach For Uganda’s Cohort 4, stepping away from the ...

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Sep 2025

DHL and Teach For Uganda Empower Learners with Workplace Readiness Skills

For the past two years, DHL has partnered with Teach For Uganda to empower learners by equipping them with essential skills for workplace readiness. Initially f...

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Sep 2025

How Digital Learning and Parent-Teacher Unity Are Changing Lubanyi Primary School

As graduates and members of the Teach For Uganda fellowship, Stephen Wabwire and Taaka Racheal Robinah have brought a fresh vision to Lubanyi Baptist Primary Sc...

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Sep 2025

Teaching Today, Protecting Tomorrow

Education leaders in Uganda face a critical challenge: preparing the next generation to navigate the realities of climate change. In Kayunga District, now enter...

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Sep 2025

Unlocking Uganda’s Future Through Early Childhood Education

Our Managing Director and Co-founder, Mrs. Charlotte Nsengiyumva, delivered an inspiring presentation at the Rotary Club of Kitante under the theme: “Unlockin...

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Sep 2025

Peer-to-Peer Learning Exchange: Strengthening Recruitment Strategies Across Africa

Teach For Uganda welcomed leaders from across the continent for a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Learning Exchange. The gathering offered more than a week of strategy sessi...

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Sep 2025

Teach For Uganda Board Strengthens Commitment to Education During Buikwe Visit

As part of Teach For Uganda’ board commitment to strengthening governance and deepening its understanding of the impact of our work, the Teach For Uganda Boar...

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Aug 2025

Strengthening Leadership and Management Capacities at Teach For Uganda

Teach For Uganda is a leadership development organisation that believes strong leadership goes beyond managing people. it encompasses inspiring change, nurturin...

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Aug 2025

Water Within Reach, Dreams Within Sight: The Story of Nakalanda Primary Learners

Teach For Uganda Fellows Mwende Hellen, Koli Dorothy and Nagujja Joyce stand alongside Mrs. Ayako Scholastic, Headteacher of Nakalanda Primary School (in maroon...

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Aug 2025

Women in STEM, this is your moment

Are you ready to lead change from the classroom and beyond?Teach For Uganda is pleased to open nominations for the Female STEM Fellowship, a component of our Te...

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Aug 2025

Lighting Up Learning at St Joseph Ssozi Primary School

Education is about creating an environment where learners can thrive. The interventions at St. Joseph Ssozi Primary School by Teach For Uganda Fellows have tran...

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Aug 2025

The Power of Skilling at Bunyika Primary School, Namayingo District

In Namayingo District, where access to quality education and opportunities remains a significant challenge, two young learners, Kizito Richard (12) and Nab...

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Aug 2025

Teach For Uganda Hosts Luigi Giussani Foundation for Strategic Dialogue

Kampala, Uganda — We had the pleasure of hosting the Luigi Giussani Foundation at the Teach For Uganda head offices as part of a pre-contract due diligence vi...

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Jul 2025

Teach For Uganda Partners with LGIHE to Empower Fellows with Advanced Qualifications

Kampala, Uganda – In a landmark move to advance equitable education, Teach For Uganda (TFU) has partnered with the Luigi Giussani Institut...

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Jul 2025

Asad’s Journey of Change in Bugiri

At Nsavu Primary School in Bugiri District, a remarkable story of change is unfolding through Muyanja Asad, a psychology graduate who joined the Teach For Ugand...

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Jul 2025

Strengthening Partnerships for Educational Equity

Teach For Uganda was honored to visit Busitema University as part of our ongoing commitment to building meaningful partnerships with higher education institutio...

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Jul 2025

Strengthening Educational Leadership in Africa.

The Africa School Leaders Gathering represents a significant milestone in the ongoing effort to strengthen educational leadership across Africa. Conceived as a ...

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Jul 2025

Empowering Educators: Strengthening Early Learning Through Capacity Building

At the start of Term 2, 2025, Teach For Uganda conducted a transformative capacity-building training for headteachers and Primary Three (P.3) teachers across 49...

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Jul 2025

Reset. Reflect. Realign: Charting the Path Ahead at Mid-Year

The end of half one staff meetings and retreat organized by Teach For Uganda was a special moment for the organization's staff, as it created a platform for ref...

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Jul 2025

A New Era for Teach For Uganda Alumni Leadership

In a pivotal milestone for the Teach For Uganda Alumni Movement, the alumni community came together to elect a new leadership team, ushering in a fresh era of c...

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Jun 2025

Leadership Rooted in Community

In an ever-evolving world, leadership is a vital ingredient for driving meaningful change and inspiring future generations. For Bamutolewo Esther, her journey t...

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Jun 2025

Leading with Purpose: How Brenda is Transforming Learning Through Leadership

In today's world, education stands as a pillar of progress and empowerment. However, this potential often remains untapped in communities facing systemic challe...

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Jun 2025

Spotlight on Uganda National Science Week 2025 as Katereiga Primary School Shines Nationally

The landscape of education in Uganda is undergoing a significant transformation and one of its brightest examples emerged during the Uganda National Science Wee...

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Jun 2025

Threads of Hope: How Crocheting is Weaving Possibilities in Uganda’s Underserved Communities

Mukisa Jerom immersed in a crocheting session at St. Peter’s COU Primary School, Buikwe District.At just 11 years old, Mukisa Jerome , a Primary Six student a...

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Jun 2025

Advancing Education and Mentorship: Akumu Moreen’s Transformative Journey with Teach For Uganda

When Akumu Moreen joined the Teach For Uganda Fellowship, She was embracing a mission to create lasting change. With a background in Mass Communication, she sou...

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Jun 2025

Beyond the Classroom: How Home Visits Transform Student Success.

My name is Kirarire Annan, a teacher leader at St. Joseph Katosi R/C Primary School, serving under the Teach For Uganda fellowship in the rural community of Kat...

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Jan 2023

From the Classroom to the Boardroom: Dinah Achola's Journey to Making a Difference in Rural Communities.

Meet Dinah Achola, a Teach For Uganda alumnus and a dynamic and driven Customer Success Manager at Skizaa, a Kenyan Ed-tech start-up looking to digitize classro...

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Jan 2023

A Fellow Inspires Action Towards Waste Management

A tidy classroom is conducive to teaching and learning. A school environment free from litter amazes visitors, and that means that every school is obliged to de...

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Jan 2023

School Feels Like a Safe Haven; A Little Girl Finds Love at School.

When I first saw Sophie, my heart sank. I was not comfortable seeing a child looking so helpless, with bruises on her body and bleeding lips. She is an eig...

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Dec 2022

Teach For Uganda Graduation: Celebrating 26 Exceptional Fellows

On 2nd December, we held the graduation ceremony of 26 Fellows from the Teach For Uganda Fellowship program. These remarkable individuals dedicated the last two...

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Dec 2022

Teach For Uganda Alumnus Esther Chebjira Among 19 Ugandans Awarded Chevening Scholarship

Teach For Uganda alumnus Esther Chebijira was among 19 Ugandans chosen for the Chevening Scholarship to study in the United Kingdom. She is currently pursuing a...

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Dec 2022

“Climate change education is a vital part of sustainable development” – Judith Chandia – Teach For Uganda

On November 14th, we had the opportunity to visit Chandia Judith, a Teach For Uganda Fellow who was in the final days of her two-year teaching fellowship progra...

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Aug 2022

Teach For Uganda Launches New Digital Learning Sites

New digital learning sites for three primary schools in the Mayuge district have been launched. The sites are expected to help the pupils better understand lite...

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Aug 2022

Teach For Uganda Welcome New Campus Ambassadors

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end. To celebrate and welcome both the outgoing and incoming Teach For Uganda (TFU) Campus Ambassadors, ...

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Jul 2022

Alumni Highlight: Laker Winnie uses the power of football to improve educational outcomes for underprivileged children

At Bwiwula Primary School during her fellowship In Mayuge District, Laker Winnie faced a number of challenges including absenteeism of children and very high sc...

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Jul 2022

Teach For Uganda Signs MoU with Kayunga District Local Government to Expand Its Fellowship Program

On the 16th of June, Teach For Uganda (TFU) and Kayunga District Local Government signed an MoU that has allowed TFU to expand its Fellowship program in the dis...

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Apr 2022

Why Teaching is Management

Many scholars have defined teaching as the process of "imparting" knowledge. I want to go with Mark Smith's 2016 definition, in their group's article- defi...

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Jan 2022

Ubuntu and Community leadership - What does it mean to us?

A few days ago, I wrote about the plight of pensioners in Uganda and how some of them are being tossed around to get their pensions. Some do not receive thei...

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Oct 2021

TFU concludes its 1st-ever Virtual Training Institute for Cohort 4 Fellows

On Tuesday 21st September, Teach For Uganda (TFU) launched the 1st ever Virtual Institute (VI) for the Cohort 4 fellows with a total number of 76 fellows expect...

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Sep 2021

Interview: Girl Empowerment & Inclusion Are At The Centre Of Molly Nabwami's Work

Molly Nabwami Molly Nabwami is one of our inaugural cohort Fellows. She was placed at Kasiso Primary School in Luwero District where she and her colleague start...

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Sep 2021

Moureen Aol reflects on how she stimulated curiosity to enhance learning

Moureen during a learning session at her placement rural school in Mayuge District.This is a journey of growth, of learning, and unlearning various aspects of l...

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Sep 2021

Government must invest in rural schools to reduce education inequity during online learning

A student interacting with a learning tablet at Isenda Primary School in Mayuge District"As the world continues to grapple with the Covid-19 pandemic and its im...

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Aug 2021

Teach For Uganda alumna Frida Aduno selected for Chevening scholarship

Aduno Mary Frida has been selected for the Chevening 2021 scholarship program to study for a Master's Degree in Inclusive Education at the Univerisity of Bristo...

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Aug 2021

Moses Ruharo: "A letter from Washington DC" - I hope It Inspires You

Teach For Uganda’s Alumni president Moses Ruharo is in the United States to start yet another interesting career journey. Moses will pursue a Masters in S...

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Aug 2021

First of its kind Tele-Learning Initiative launched

Unique Learning Initiative Launched to Support Educational Progress of Underserved Children Teach For Uganda Fellow Faith Aanyu facilitating learning at Wand...

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Jul 2021

Salima's story: Focusing amidst trials

Salima, seated at a bench with her Primary Five workbook, during an outdoor learning session at Wamulongo Primary School in Mayuge District Life is full ...

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Jul 2021

Resistance, Contempt, and Snags are The Real Fuels of a Successful Fellowship

Decimon during his fellowship What you go through as a new fellow is not the hell. The real hell is when you close your mind to the possibilities, innova...

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Jul 2021

The friendship language, a link that binds us!

Teach For Uganda fellow Laker Winnie reading with some of her learns at Bwiwula Primary School in Mayuge District Ours was a friendship that started on s...

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Jul 2021

Everything Wrong with Universal Primary Education Program In Uganda

A primary school child during a class session in Mayuge District, Uganda The Universal Primary Education (UPE) program was introduced in 1997 for all peopl...

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