Are our children learning? Uwezo learning assessment in refugee contexts in Uganda

Levels of learning are poor across refugee and non-refugee contexts, although in some cases, refugee communities perform better than host communities. Read more...

Health Check: Ugandans' experiences and opinions on health services

Three out of ten Ugandans have experienced an accident or injury in the past six months, either personally (4%) or through a friend (12%) or household member (16%). Read more...

Twaweza Policy Manuals 2019

Twaweza operations are governed by policies which aim at enabling the application of fair, consistent, transparent and accountable governance and management. Read more...

Uwezo data on learning

Hundreds and thousands of data points from six years of the Uwezo Annual Learning Assessment. Read more...

Twaweza Staff Immersion | Mwanga Region, Tanzania 2017

Immersion at Twaweza is based on the belief that there is no better way to learn and understand than to participate. We experience day to day lives of the regular citizens and we seek to connect with both (local) government and other local authoritie... Read more...

Miscellaneous Amendments No. 3 Act, 2019 | analysis

The combined amendments make significant changes to the entire structure of a sector and a fundamental part of our society. It is imperative that we ensure that we think collectively and carefully about the possible outcomes and consequences of these... Read more...

Sowing the seeds of change? Twaweza introspection on the public agency pilot

Twaweza East Africa piloted an approach to catalyze public agency at the sub-national level in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda, with the education sector as an entry point, and the issue of teacher and pupil absenteeism as the problem in focus. Read more...

Critical review of Twaweza | Tanzania Report

The overall feedback on Twaweza is positive. The organization is considered to be one of the most reliable and powerful CSOs in the country. Read more...

The challenges of public agency in public primary schooling: lessons from Kenya

The initiative, known as Husika, which translates into English as get involved, was born to bring together local level stakeholders (pupils, parents, teachers and leaders) to collectively find solutions to challenges facing the education sector in th... Read more...