Key Actors Addressing Gender Barriers in Education in Uganda

Abstract

The Importance of Gender to Education The issue of gender disparities in education has been one of the concerns the government and all Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and stakeholders have been grapplin with. The Government of Uganda policy provides for equal opportunities in education and other sectors for both sexes. The Ministry of Education and Sports in collaboration with CSOs and development partners have put in place a number of initiatives/interventions and policies that emphasise equal opportunities for both boys and girls including Universal Primary Education(UPE), Universal Secondary Education (USE) and Universal Post O'level Education and Training(UPOLET), ABEK COPE GEM etc The Ministry of Education and Sports is prefling actors and all initiatives, in- terventions and policies of the various partners. The profile will act as a key guide on actors of gender in education areas supported by the various actors and gaps and will be a key document for identifying partners for sup- port in the area and for networking and advocacy. The Gender in Education profile is the first of its kind will be updated every after two years. Ministry of Education and Sports would like to thank our partners for availing us with the information which has enabled us to compile this profile. Special thanks go to the Gender Task Force Members for inputting into the format of the profile, to FAWEU for proof reading and to Irish Aid and Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development for the financial assistance. The Ministry would also like to thank the staff in the Gender unit for collecting and putting together this information into this publication. We are very grateful.