[UgaBYTES] Next stop? Mainstream education!

[Senfuka Samuel]

Ever innovative ideas from India, very interesting and admirable.

The Ugandan Ministry of Education should borrow aleaf from India to
addressing the ever increasing number of droup outs in the Universal
Primary Education. What do you think?

By the way what happened to the proposed ICT Caravan that never was? You
remember in 2006, I think during comemoration of World
Telecommunications Day at Hotel African? Who was supposed to spear
head...UCC and others??

We anticipated the cavaran to be used in creating awareness about ICTs
in schools, rural communities, public spaces among others.

Enjoy the reading and view below.

Regards,

-- 
Senfuka Samuel
Program Officer
CEEWA-Uganda
P.O.Box 9063
Kampala-Uganda
Tel:+256-41-4269477/507
Fax:+256-41-4269469
Email:samuel.senfuka at ceewauganda.org
Website:www.ceewauganda.org
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they live.

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