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June 17, 2023

CEO of the Global Partnership for Education, Laura Frigenti, condemns attack on school in Uganda reportedly killing 40

GPE condemns in the strongest possible terms the violent attack perpetrated last night on Lhubiriha Secondary School in Mpondwe in western Uganda, reportedly killing at least 40 people including children. ...

May 31, 2023

Statement by Laura Frigenti, CEO of the Global Partnership for Education, on the Uganda 2023 anti-homosexuality law

GPE is deeply concerned by the passage into law of the Anti-Homosexuality Act in Uganda, and the potential impact on children's right to access education free from fear, violence and persecution.

May 20, 2022

Freetown manifesto for gender transformative leadership in education

This Manifesto was developed in Freetown, Sierra Leone on 18-20 May, 2022 in a gender-transformative leadership workshop hosted by the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education and the Gender at the...

July 06, 2021

Heads of State declaration on education financing

Call to action by President Kenyatta on behalf of GPE partner countries about their commitment to financing education to strengthen education systems and secure a stable and prosperous future for all...

May 23, 2019

GPE funded project in Uganda is enhancing teaching and learning in primary schools

The Uganda Teacher and School Effectiveness Project (UTSEP), supported by a US$100 million GPE grant, is bringing about noticeable change in the quality of primary education Uganda.

January 10, 2019

Global Partnership for Education grants US$1.3 million to support education planning

The Global Partnership for Education Secretariat has approved grants totaling more than US$1.3 million to support education sector analysis and planning, as well as education program development in Chad,...

September 17, 2018

Uganda: A new education response plan to ensure quality education for refugees

The Government of Uganda and its partners, including Save the Children, launched a new plan that, if funded, will provide quality education for hundreds of thousands of refugee and host community children...

August 24, 2018

Over 7000 Ugandans, mostly school children, to benefit from hearing aid program

The Ministry of education and sports in Uganda, in partnership with Starkey Hearing Foundation, has launched a hearing aids program aimed at providing special hearing aids to over 7000 Ugandans with hearing...

May 30, 2018

Uganda invests in education infrastructure in hopes to boost standards

Students in 54 public primary schools in Uganda will start the second term of the school year in new classrooms. Education minister Janet Museveni has launched a month long handover of these new school...