Education in Uganda
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Education in Uganda – the cost of authentic African folklore dying, thanks to Google
Practical education in most of Uganda was hybrid. It combined traditional African folklore and Western Colonial education at formal learning institutions. This type of education was effective since it produced outputs that positively influenced and shaped ‘total’ nation-states. First and second-generation intelligentsia in Uganda were of this ilk. We will let you judge – for… Continue reading
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Cut-paste and parrot thinking catching up in the private sector – our insurance company
Is the parrot-thinking culture, akin to how we are taught in this pearl of Africa, abound even in the normally more effective and efficient private sector? Looks like it’s, in this particular instance, for our insurance service provider In an education system where our brain-code is written to follow and bring out only or mostly… Continue reading
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COVID-19 system paralysis: opportunity to innovate and change our education system
First things first – apologies for the blogging-hiatus at the Effectiveness lab. We experienced internet access issues that were out of our control – but the good news is that all is now sorted, and we are good to go once again. Look out for our weekly menu of blogs on what we love discussing… Continue reading
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What begets business success for the small person? Series 2 of 3
Our series one juxtaposed two urban African eateries that should be similar in orientation but manifest exciting differences. We use the phrase – being ‘miles apart’ to compare the two units So, what is the difference between the two urban African eateries and moreover, both in so-called capitals of the two Great lakes countries, serving… Continue reading
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What begets business success for the small person? Series 1 of 3
And this week, we delve into the drivers of business success for the small business souls (not the titans] and use the urban mid/lower restaurant industry sector in Kenya and Uganda as our case study. The blog situates business dynamics at two Kenya and Uganda restaurants that we believe beget success, in the heavily congested… Continue reading
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Education commoditisation – the good and bad
Not long ago, Uganda’s higher education offer was too standardized – in fact, it was akin to the then CocaCola beverage. You could attain a standardised and quality-assured degree, be it the Bachelors, Masters or Ph.D. from the very few orthodox Universities and Colleges in Uganda. As children in Uganda, you only knew one University… Continue reading
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Opportunity-myopia – getting your 5-years-old genius back
From where we stand – we see youth and post-youth unemployment as a ticking time bomb. Unemployment is attributed to many factors – bad politics and governance, corruption, bad-economics, lack of skills, rigid agrarian economic regimes, etc. However, this blog looks at unemployment through a different lens – the inability to spot potential economic opportunity;… Continue reading
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Why a degree no longer guarantees individual prosperity 1 of 2
Are we witnessing, albeit gradually, the demise of the academic degree? Perhaps demise is too big a word to use for the human ‘license’ to individual prosperity (read: degree). But there is undoubtedly a change-of-guard conversation here. The degree is no longer the route to personal success and respect that it has been for hundreds… Continue reading
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Is Uganda’s education system – a poverty factory? Series 2 of 2
Do you know that in Uganda, over 64% of the youth are unemployed and that 75% of the population is below the age of 30? The official definition for youth in Uganda: 18-30 years – and this makes the unemployment problem a much more complicated matter Uganda, for better or worse, is a unique country.… Continue reading
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Is Uganda’s education system – a poverty factory? Series 1 of 2
If it weren’t for the want of human socialisation and relationship building, parents in Uganda could educate their children at home using Google – Siri and Alexa digital assistants. What is the purpose of going to school daily in a digital era where you can get, in the comfort of your home, all the information… Continue reading
About Me
Apollo B. Gabazira is an Ugandan OD. junkie fascinated by matters that render organisations/individuals effective or not. He blogs on effective leadership and management. He is a devoted green-farmer and breeds the Ayrshire cow at Nakabugu, Luuka district, Uganda. Apollo is quite effective at what he chooses to do.
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