Leading publishing house Fountain Publishers Ltd has donated learning materials worth Shs 354m to the government to support the continuity of learning with millions of learners currently stuck in their homes following the closure of schools in the wake of the deadly coronavirus.
According to Mr James Tumusiime, the Managing Director of Fountain Publishers, in a letter to the National Task Force on COVID -19, the donation is in line with the appeal by President Yoweri Museveni to the private sector to join the efforts against the effects of Coronavirus.
Education institutions were among the first to be closed in a bid to stem the spread of COVID-19.
Recently, the government had said that candidate classes and university finalists would be allowed to resume but the President said on Tuesday evening that the decision had been reversed following a surge in COVID-19 cases.
At the time of publishing this story, Uganda had registered 489.
Among the learning materials donated includes an assortment of Primary and Secondary textbooks and supplementary reading books in 10 local languages to accelerate thematic curriculum.
In recognition of the impact of the pandemic on the education system in Uganda, the Ministry of Education and Sports has constituted a sector Response Task Force to strengthen the education sector preparedness and generate response measures to mitigate the impact of the outbreak of COVID-19 on Uganda’s education system.
According to the Ministry of Education, the Sector developed a Preparedness and Response plan which focuses on Ensuring continuity of learning while learners are at home and preparing for the resumption of and managing schooling once the COVID19 lockdown is lifted.
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