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  • OPM Regional Office, Plot 1, Lower Churchill Drive, P.O. Box 342, Gulu
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  • OPM Regional Office, Plot 1, Lower Churchill Drive, P.O. Box 342, Gulu

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Northern Uganda that is Economically Prosperous and Peaceful with a High Quality of Life for its People.

Project Title
Northern Uganda Science Technical Education and Innovation (STEI) Vocational Secondary Education
NDPIII Programme
Regional Development
Sector
Local Government
NDP PIP Code
REG3-00015
Location
Pakwach (Proposed Natasha- Museveni Karugire Library and ICT Centre); Arua and Adjumani for West Nile sub-region; Pader (Atanga Girls S.S.S), Kitgum (Janani Luwum Memorial College) and Amuru (Keyo S.S.S) for Acholi sub-region; Lira (Lango College Lira with proposed J F Kennedy Library, Science and ICT center), Otuke and Oyam for Lango sub-region
Estimated Project Cost
UGX. 683.700 Bn
Total funding gap
UGX. 683.700 Bn

Contact

  • Chairman General: +256 (0) 782777855
  • Secretary General: +256 (0) 772 342325
  • Regional Coordinator: +256 (0) 782959525
  • [email protected]
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PROJECT INTRODUCTION

Problem Statement
Problem to be addressed
Causes of the problem
The psychological impacts of the 20-year LRA insurgency on social and economic capital negatively affected human capital development in the region
Situation Analysis
Past achievements
Past interventions for education recovery under the Peace Recovery and Development Plan (PRDP) have not targeted the secondary education sector in Northern Uganda as expected.
Ongoing interventions
The affirmative actions in place have been generic and lack focus especially for girls in Northern Uganda schools.
Challenges
Limited uptake of science subjects due to inadequate facilities in secondary schools and poor performance in sciences in UACE.
Relevance of the project idea
Alignment to Uganda Vision 2040: Strengthening Science, Technology, Engineering, and Innovation for harnessing strategic opportunities in oil and gas, tourism, minerals, ICT business, geographical location and trade, water resources, industrialization and agriculture.
Stakeholders
● Youths in Northern Uganda
● Parents/ guardians
● Secondary school dropouts
● Public sector
● Private sector
Project Objectives/Outcomes/Outputs
Project objectives
● To encourage greater interest in science and technology at an early stage of human capital development.
● To exploit the opportunities presented by industrialization through science, technology, engineering and innovation.
● To transform post-LRA war secondary education in Northern Uganda.
Project outcomes
● Higher uptake of science courses for youths in higher institutions of learning and vocational schools.
● Increased retention and completion of secondary education for youths especially girls.
Project Outputs
● Well-equipped science laboratories, computer laboratories, well-stocked libraries including digital libraries and well-planned school environment.
● Minimum enrolment of 1,000 students per center of excellence.
Project inputs/activities/interventions
Inputs
● Land
● Financial capital
● Human capital- science teachers, computer technicians and programmers
● Physical capital - science and ICT equipment (apparatus and reagents), science textbooks, etc.
Activities
● Construction and equipping science laboratories at the 9 centers of excellence.
● Rehabilitation and stocking library at Lango College.
Interventions
1. Establishment of 9 model integrated Science, Technical Education, and Mathematics (STEM), Vocational and Business secondary school centers of excellence in each sub-region, putting emphasis on girls; and development of co-educational centers of excellence.
2. Affirmative action (1.5 points for boys and 3 points for girls) opportunity for students from Northern Uganda access to public universities on GoU sponsorship.

STRATEGIC OPTIONS

Strategic options (indicate the existing asset, non-asset, and new asset solutions).
Proposed solutions
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics are essential to support industrialization and poverty eradication. The proposed areas of focus are:
1. Build science, technology, engineering, and innovation infrastructure, which includes science laboratories, incubation centers that facilitate the development of ideas into commercial products; science and technology parks where new industries can be nurtured to maturity.
2. Provide hands-on-training of scientists at all levels (secondary, technical institutions, undergraduate and graduate levels), in areas of engineering, medicine, agriculture, materials science, pharmaceutical, chemical industry, to support the industrialization agenda.
Alternative means of financing
● Public investment
● Public-Private partnership
● Bilateral partnership
● Multilateral partnerships
● Partnership with higher institutions of learning in the region
Comparison of alternatives
Likely preferred option
Public investment

PROJECT ANNUALISED TARGETS

Output
UGX. 683.700 Bn
Actual(2019/20)
UGX. 683.700 Bn
2020/21
UGX. 683.700 Bn
2021/22
UGX. 683.700 Bn
2022/23
UGX. 683.700 Bn
2023/24
UGX. 683.700 Bn
2024/25
UGX. 683.700 Bn

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