Covid-19 and its Effects on Women and Girls Essay from Jeremiah Lucas Opira Memorial Contest 2020 Author: Rose Rorena Namaalwa Corona Virus disease (Covid 19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered Corona Virus. The virus spreads primarily through droplets of saliva or discharge from the nose when an infected person coughs or […]
Learning by sharing experiences On Friday October 7th, JLOFU School Exchange Visit Program took place. Selected teachers, pupils, School Management Committé (SMC) and Parent Teacher Association (PTA) members of Archbishop Loum primary school, accompanied by JLOFU staffs and a Board member, travelled to Barapwo Primary school in Lira City. The purpose of the visit was […]
We’ve had a busy week! During three intensive days, Mia (our Chair of the Board of Directors), Gertrude (our Founder, Treasurer and Member of the Board of Directors), and Irene (our Executive Director), participated in a course with the purpose of learning more about Results-Based Management. Through workshops and exchanges of experience with participants from […]
Covid-19 Hit the Youth Hard Essay from Jeremiah Lucas Opira Memorial Contest 2020 Author: Charles Oyet Omoya Even before the global outbreak of COVID 19, the youth unemployment rate in Uganda stood at 83% for young people aged 15 to 24 (ubos.org, 2019). As the pandemic angrily sailed through Uganda’s soil, the rate of youth […]
Jeremiah Lucas Opira Memorial Essay Contest 2021: The Awards Ceremony On Saturday September 17, Jeremiah Lucas Opira Foundation, concluded Jeremiah Lucas Opira Memorial Essay Contest 2021 edition, with an awards ceremony held at Glory Special Needs School. The ceremony was attended by 38 people in total, of these, 30 were participants and the other 8, […]
Covid-19 and Children Essay from Jeremiah Lucas Opira Memorial Contest 2020 Author: Aciro Mary Lindy, 14 years old 2020 Winner, Category 1 Introduction Covid-19 pandemic has a number of effects on so many groups of people. Children, just like other groups of people are not the face of this pandemic. They have been change it’s […]
Interview with Sister Teddy When Irene Opira, JLOF’s Executive Director, was in Kitgum, Uganda, she had the opportunity to interview Sister Teresa “Teddy” Ayoo, who is both the founder and CEO of Glory Special Needs School, with which JLOF collaborates. During the interview, Sister Teddy talks about why she decided to start a school that […]
See English translation below Och vinnarna är… 🏆 Med glädje vill vi nu presentera vinnarna och finalisterna i Jeremiah Lucas Opira Memorial Essay Contest 2021! Årets uppsatstema var ”Hur COVID-19 har påverkat min dröm”. Kategori 1 – deltagare mellan 10 och 15 år Vinnare: Lakica Ruth Finalisterna, listade enligt poäng: 1. Nyero Dwe Ponsiano 2. […]
English translation of the text. JLOF har pratat med några som är och har varit aktiva inom stiftelsen för att få veta mer om dem och deras arbete. Utan våra fantastiska medarbetare skulle JLOF inte kunna fortsätta vårt arbete. Genom söndagsintervjuerna vill vi uppmärksamma och tacka dem för sitt hårda jobb och den kunskap och engagemang de gett […]
See English translation of the text below. Nu har ni 7 dagar på er att skicka in era uppsatser till Jeremiah Lucas Opira Memorial Essay Contest 2021. Deadline är den 28 februari. Varmt välkomna att delta! Årets tema: Hur COVID-19 har påverkat min dröm. Vinnarna kommer koras i tre ålderskategorier: Kategori 1 – Deltagare mellan […]