The World Bank’s analysis of cross-country data on human capital indicates that Uganda is underinvesting in the future productivity of its citizens. Though Uganda’s population is growing everyday, the investment in education remains low. At 2.6 percent of GDP, Uganda’s current budget expenditure on education is the lowest in the region compared to Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi which spend between 3.2% and 5.2%. This is placing Uganda’s future in Jeopardy.
Read MoreI couldn’t stop thinking about John and his future without an education. But also what an education would mean for a child like John, already so articulate, his mind functioning beyond his age and life.
Read MoreA year on – it’s just the beginning
A lot has happened in the past year at Tusome Africa, more than I could have imagined. We’ve grown in size, both in terms of staff and volunteers, and also in terms of the schools that we work with.
Thanks to the generous efforts of Tusome Africa’s supporters, there are children in one of Uganda’s poorest regions that now have greater access to books, literacy and numeracy activities and other essential educational aides.
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