Girls and Youth Empowerment

Why should a teacher consider having a Gender Responsive lesson plan

by Anthony Mary OmunaGirls and Youth Empowerment, Teacher Professional Development April 12, 2024April 12, 2024No Comments

Gender is not the same as sex. SEX refers to the biological characteristics of men and women, in particular the reproductive systems and on the other hand GENDER refers to socially defined roles and behaviours for men and women considering how each is expect to behave in a given context. A teacher presents their findings …

2023 ANNUAL REPORT

by Anthony Mary OmunaANNUAL REPORT, Girls and Youth Empowerment, Our Visits, Parental and Community Engagement, Research & Policy Engagement, Teacher Professional Development, Uncategorized April 8, 2024April 8, 2024One Comment

Understanding and Supporting Social and Emotional Learning Skills forAdolescent Girls During and After Covid-19 Pandemic in Uganda

by Anthony Mary OmunaGirls and Youth Empowerment, Parental and Community Engagement, Research & Policy Engagement March 1, 2024March 1, 20243 Comments

The 2023 Uganda Certificate of Education examination results and what they mean to us as a nation.

by Anthony Mary OmunaGirls and Youth Empowerment, Parental and Community Engagement, Research & Policy Engagement, Teacher Professional Development February 20, 2024February 20, 202461 Comments

With a rise in the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) performance of candidates scoring Division 1, UNEB announced a drop in failures and 95.9% of learners who sat for the 2023 UCE examination qualify to proceed to the next levels. 49.5% of the total number were male and 50.5% female.

The overall performance in the sciences has again not impressed UNEB with less than 20% of the candidates obtaining Credit pass scores in Physics and Chemistry subjects, and upto 40% unable to pass.

What do these results really mean to us as a nation? This is the overall assessment of hundreds of thousands of youth in their journey to adulthood and what quality of adulthood have we packaged for them.

Dr. John Mary Vianney Mitanda, (E.D JM Education & Research Centre) discusses the implication of the 2023 UCE results via the link below.

The Fruits of being Self-aware

by Anthony Mary OmunaGirls and Youth Empowerment February 9, 2024April 8, 2024No Comments

Many adolecsent youth have made regretable decisions because they are uninformed. They easily get carried away by trends in the society and opportunistists. When we introduced Self-awareness to them, we equipped them with the power of knowledge that helps them understand their emotions, thoughts and behaviours to enable them make informed decisions.

Implication of the 2023 Primary Leaving Exams (PLE)

by Anthony Mary OmunaGirls and Youth Empowerment February 5, 2024February 5, 2024Comments are Disabled

A building is only as strong as it’s foundation and the primary level of education is a foundational stage which must be highly handled with a lot of care. The quality of education children in the rural areas of the country attain does not match the standard of the assessment they undergo at the end …

International Children’s Day-2023

by Anthony Mary OmunaGirls and Youth Empowerment November 29, 2023February 5, 20242 Comments

In Uganda, once a child grows up into a toddler, the first thing that comes into the parents’ mind is school and as a results, many of the children begin to understand when already in school. Ms. Athieno Mary Goretti narrates her experience dealing with kids.

Sexual and Reproductive Health trainings for adolescents

by Anthony Mary OmunaGirls and Youth Empowerment August 31, 2023February 5, 20247 Comments

We cannot separate our sexual and reproductive health from our day to day life activities. Many youth in the rural areas have been challenged by this and during the adolescent.

We are proud of the over 1,000 students who have completed our training on SRH!

JMERC at St. Peter’s Vocational School, Kabanyonyi

by Anthony Mary OmunaGirls and Youth Empowerment, Parental and Community Engagement June 30, 2023February 5, 2024One Comment

St. Peter’s Vocational is a model school in Kabanyoni serving a big community where the students have to walk great distances to reach the school premises. JMERC has always had a great connection with them and look forward to support them in various other ways.

Social and Emotional Learning in secondary schools.

by Anthony Mary OmunaGirls and Youth Empowerment June 19, 2023February 5, 2024Comments are Disabled

The joy of being able to express yourself effectively is unmatched. Most times the girls and youth face minor challenges but lack the confidence to express themselves. After our trainings on Social and Emotional Learning skills, the learners had gained confidence in themselves through answering the questions on self identity. When the girls and youth …