We have begun work with the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) Uganda.
We are currently developing a low-cost administration light mobile phone based incentive and
professional development App, which we will use to incentivise teachers intrinsically and financially:
- to teach all their classes every day,
- to improve learning outcomes, and
- to complete professional development activities.
The technology tools will develop teachers’ capacities to use evidence based teaching practices that improve learning outcomes, as well as motivate them to teach all their classes effectively. The App will include a suite of MoES approved digital teaching courses. Once the App has been developed, refined and finalised, we will use the Power Teachers model to work with the headteachers and all the teachers in selected government schools, as well as district inspectors and in-service teacher educators.
To inform the refining of our model and the development of the App, in February 2025, we begun piloting our Power Teachers for Learning model in a primary school in Eastern Uganda, working with 31 teachers (21 female), 1,777 children (1,020 girls), headteacher, parents, community members, district and MoES officials. Learn more here. In early March 2025, UWEZO Uganda conducted a baseline learning survey.
Power Teachers Africa is partnering with Simba Wolfhounds, a voluntary Ugandan organization, and the first official Gaelic [Irish] Athletics Association (GAA) registered club in Africa. The initiative equips teachers with skills to deliver structured physical education and develop children’s 21st-century life skills — including cooperation, well-being, and resilience — through Gaelic Football and handball.
The programme will work with schools and train trains teachers to coach these sports, supporting them with monthly financial incentives to sustain and grow the impact.