Link is pleased to have renewed its contacts in Uganda, where a smaller project was run in the early 1990's. Staff at the Masindi District Education Office strongly support the partnership. Education in the Masindri District of Uganda Enormous importance is attached to education in Uganda and much has been done to rebuild its education system since 1985 during a largely peaceful period. However schools are still facing many difficulties. There is a high drop-out rate at both primary and secondary levels largely because of relatively high fees and poor quality education.
Teachers are amongst the worst paid occupational groups in Uganda and often have second jobs.
Many are untrained particularly in the more rural areas. Schools are overcrowded and children are taught in classrooms in very poor condition. Many schools are without water and electricity and even basic text books and resources taken for granted in UK schools. Like many similar areas it has faced many difficulties in education including high dropout rates at early ages, poor school structures, insufficient learning resources and inadequately trained teachers. It has a relatively high death rate due to diseases and a high level of orphaned children.