KAWA UGANDA: SOROTI DISTRICT

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

SOROTI DISTRICT

Soroti District is bordered by Amuria District to the north, Katakwi District to the east, Ngora District to the southeast, Serere District to the south, and Kaberamaido District to the west. Soroti, the district headquarters is located approximately 116 kilometres (72 mi), by road, northwest of Mbale, the nearest large city. The coordinates of the district are:01 46N, 33 39E (Latitude:01.7711; Longitude:33.6555).

Soroti District is part of Teso sub-region, which includes the following districts:

The sub-region is home to an estimated 2.5 million people of Iteso and Kumam ethnicities.

The district has over 371,986 people, 190,587 are female and 181,399 are
Male. Main languages: Ateso, Kumam and Kiswahili.

Economic Activities: Agriculture with main emphasis on food crops such as millet, cassava, cow Pease, potatoes, beans, Simsim and sunflower. Cash crops cotton. Vegetables such as Tomatoes, Onions and cabbage.

Health Services: The district has 3 Government dispensaries (II), 14 health centres (III) at county, 3 health centres (IV) at sub-district with 1 hospital. More so, it has 6 private/NGO dispensaries, 22 clinic, 1 health centre (III) and no hospital. There is a Regional Referral Hospital Soroti with 195 beds, Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau- Lwala Hospital with 135 beds.

Tourist Attractions: Soroti Rock, a volcanic plug resembling the Tororo Rock, The town’s architecture reflects its multi-cultural history. Central Soroti has a market place where the ingenuity of the local populace at refashioning scrap metal to make cooking pots and other house hold items from the remains of cars and metal drum is amazing.

EDUCATION SERVICES

The district has a total of 173 primary schools with 153 government, 6 private and 14 community schools. For secondary schools, the district has over 39 schools, 8 are government, 14 private and 17 community. There 3 technical; institutions, 2 teacher training colleges.

Alliance High School

P.O Box 31 Soroti,

Tel:0772493977

Private Aided Non USE School

Aloet Parents Ss

P.O Box Soroti,

Tel:

Private Aided Non USE School

Bethany Girls Comp. Ss

P.O Box 214 Soroti,

Tel: 045661949

Private Aided Non USE School

Bishop Wandera comp. Girls Secondary School

p.O Box 431 Soroti,

Tel:

Private Aided Non USE School

Erimu College School, Soroti

P.O Box 186 Soroti,

Tel: 077999206

Private Aided Non USE School

Halchyon High School

P.O Box 7 Soroti,

Tel: 0772468930

Private Aided Non USE School

Hometek High School,Soroti

P.O Box 575 Soroti,

Tel: 0772864484

Private Aided Non USE School

Jeressar High School

P.O Box 360 Soroti,

Tel: 0772365127

Private Aided Non USE School

Kaddugala SS

P.O Box Soroti,

Tel:0772602445

Government Aided USE School

Kamod SS

P.O Box Soroti,

Tel:0772555414

Government Aided USE School

Kamod Township Ss, Kasilo

P.O Box 891 Soroti,

Tel: 0772313203

Private Aided Non USE School

King’s Way College Nawanyago

P.O Box 415 Soroti,

Tel: 0772612877

Private Aided Non USE School

Kyere Secondary School

p.O Box Soroti,

Tel:0772589370

Government Aided USE School

Light Senior Secondary School, Soroti

P.O Box 876 Soroti,

Tel: 0772669642

Private Aided Non USE School

Olila High School

P.O Box 856 Soroti,

Tel: 0774005364

Private Aided Non USE School

Pigire Ss

P.O Box Soroti,

Tel:0774167619

Government Aided USE School

Rhema High School, Soroti

P.O Box Soroti,

Tel:0772591198

Private Aided Non USE School

Sagich Royal Ss

P.O Box Soroti,

Tel:0777768118

Partnership Aided USE School

Serere Secondary School

P.O Box Soroti,

Tel: 0772836907

Government Aided USE School

Serere Township Ss

P.O Box Soroti,

Tel: 0775673344

Partnership Aided USE School

Soroti Central Ss

P.O Box 101 Soroti,

Tel: 0772451710

Private Aided Non USE School

Soroti Community Ss

P.O Box 837 Soroti,

Tel: 0772674563

Private Aided Non USE School

Soroti Municipal Ss

P.O Box 109 Soroti,

Tel: 0712223839

Private Aided Non USE School

Soroti Secondary School

P.O Box Soroti,

Tel:0772488674

Government Aided USE School

St. Elizabeth’sgirls Kidetok

P.O Box Soroti,

Tel: 0772608178

Government Aided USE School

St.Francis SS Of the Blind

P.O Box 603 Soroti,

Tel: 0772824253

Government Aided USE School

St. Mary’s Girls Ss, Madera

P.O Box Soroti,

Tel: 0772611577

Government Aided USE School

St.Stephen Secondary School

p.O Box Soroti,

Tel: 0782987836

Partnership Aided USE School

Teso College Aloet

P.O Box Soroti,

Tel: 0772450427

Government Aided USE School

Tubur Secondary School

p.O Box Soroti,

Tel: 0782900032

Government Aided USE School

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Background

Kisubi Associated Writers Agency (KAWA) is an educational forum founded by teachers and authors of textbooks for Secondary schools.

The agency started in 2000 by few teachers of St. Mary’s College Kisubi. It has expanded to include most teachers from other prominent schools in Uganda. The management is made up of highly qualified and dedicated teachers.

The founders, through their research, discovered that lack of text books in most schools in Uganda has contributed to poor performance. There is uneven distribution of books as they are concentrated in urban areas. Some books are out dated, expensive or inappropriate.

Kisubi Associated Writers Agency (KAWA) has promoted the publication of high quality text books for Ugandan schools. The agency was registered as a CBO in 2006 with the main aim of publishing and supplying at an affordable cost educational books and other scholastic materials suitable for the Ugandan demand and environment. This was after realising the gap between the books published by multinational publishers for the African child and the actual needs of the local demands.

KAWA was started by Moses Wamanga, formerly senior teacher and Head of Political Education Department at SMACK together with Peter Matsanga, the Head of Geography department in the same school. Other senior team leaders are Kenneth Katonda, Odong Apalokwang, Richard Chole, Fridah Nabahwana and Ann Matsanga.

Objectives

There are two major goals for the reading culture project and specific objectives within each of the goals.

Goal # 1 – To empower schools, teachers, students and parents realize their potential to achieve their set objectives in the education system.

· To improve teachers’ skills in managing books, promoting reading and teaching methods.

· To assist parents/guardians in the community in learning how to effectively apply their educational information in helping their young children to be more dedicated to their books.

· To assist the parents in the community how to evaluate changes in the education of their young children.

· To bridge the gap in performance between the rural and Urban Schools.

· To help the experienced teachers and community members to write books and have them published.

Goal # 2 – To effectively partner with Uganda National Students Association (UNSA) as

volunteers in helping students to develop a reading culture and research capability.

· To recruit a group of under graduate students (15-20 students each semester) from Secondary Schools and the Universities to become volunteers in KAWA project.

· To provide a 4 week training program for the volunteers that will cover

§ Basic educational information for guardians and

§ Information on forming and managing a local area library/telecentre.

· To place the students in the KAWA Agency to offer tutoring services to the Community.

Technical and Commercial Colleges

Acaba Technical School Lira
Adolf Kolping Techn. Inst. Masindi
Adwoki Technical School Dokolo
African College of Commerce, Kabale
Agiermach Technical School Paidha
Ahamed Seguya Memorial Techn Inst Kayunga
Aicm Vocational Training Centre, Kabale
Aloi Tech School, Lira
Amugo Agro Technical School Lira
Apac Technical School Apac
Arua Technical Institute, Arua
Atiak Technical School, Atiak
Ave Maria Tech Training Centre Kamwenge
Bbowa Community Polytechnic, Wobulenzi
BKC Comm. Polytechnic Institute College Ngora, Kumi
Bobi Community Polytechnic, Gulu
Buganda Royal Institute, Kampala
CCP Vocational Training Institute, Mbale
Eastern Polytechnic Bugiri
Hakitengya Community Polytechnic, Bundibugyo
Ibanda College of Commerce, Ibanda
International Inst. Of Buss & Media Studies, Kampala
International Professions Academy, Kabale
Jinja Y.M.C.A.
Kabalega College Masindi
Kadogo Community Polytechnic
Kadogo Community Polytechnic, Mbarara
Kakira Community Polytechnic, Jinja
Kihiihi Community Polytechnic, Kihiihi
Koboko Technical School, Koboko
Kyotera College of Business Studies, Kyotera
Light College of Business Studies, Ibanda
Lumino Community Polytechnic, Busia
Makerere Business Institute, Kampala
Makerere Institute of Social Development, Kampala
Maracha Dom. Sc. Inst., Arua
Mbale Municipal Community Polytechnic
Mityana Business Inst. Mityana
Mubende Community Polytechnic
Mukono YMCA College, Mukono
Mulagi Vocational Training Institute - Butaleja
Nakawa Inst. Of Bus. Studies, Kampala
Namasuba College Of Commerce, Kampala
Nile Inst. Of Management Studies, Arua
Nkokonjeru Inst. Of Comm., Mukono
Nserester Voc. Sec. Sch. Masaka
Obyen Community Polytechnic, Kitgum
Olio Community Polytechnic, Soroti
Pacer Community Polytechnic, Packwach
Pioneer Technical Inst. Iganga
Rosa Mystica Inst.Of Bus.& Voc. Training Fortportal
Rubaga Pope Paul VI Mengo-Kla
Rubindi Vocational Training Inst Mbarara
Ruharo Voc.Training Schoo, Mbarara
Rukore Community Polytechnic, Kabale
Rutunku Community Polytechnic,Ssembabule
Rwenzori College Of Commerce, Kasese
Soroti Y.M.C.A
Ssanje Vocational Institute Kyotera
St. Gertrude Girls Voc. Inst. Kisoro
St. Joseph Vocational Training Centre, Kamuli
St.Monica Tailoring Centre, Gulu
U.C.C. - Aduku, Apac
U.C.C. - Kabale
U.C.C. - Pakwach
U.C.C. - Tororo
U.C.C. – Soroti
Uganda Cath.Soc. Train. Centre Rubaga
UMCAT School of Journalism
Yole Polytechnic Inst. Arua

KAWA UGANDA

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

SOROTI DISTRICT

Economic Activities: Agriculture with main emphasis on food crops such as millet, cassava, cow Pease, potatoes, beans, Simsim and sunflower. Cash crops cotton. Vegetables such as Tomatoes, Onions and cabbage.

Alliance High School

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