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Affirmative action was taken with regard to Girl­child education in sciences with the inauguration of
a Female Scholarship Fund that is designed to cater for bright but disadvantaged girls particularly in
the sciences.
Busitema University
The University drafted a Gender and Equity Policy which is awaiting the University Council's
consideration and approval. When approved, the Policy will lead to the establishment of the Gender
and Equity Unit whose structures will guide the recruitment of staff in a phased manner. The Unit
will also organize sensitization workshops and seminars to create awareness among the Advocacy
team, University staff and students. The Unit will also conduct training sessions on Gender
Responsive Budgeting (GRB) and Gender Tracking Systems for staff of Finance Department as well as
other stakeholders.
(xviii)Strengthening, net working and advocacy for gender initiatives in education.
MoES is net working with a number of partners to address gender inthe Education Sector. In FY
2011/12, MoES recieved funding from Plan International to hire a consultant to conduct a study which
would inform the mid­ term Review Report to CEDAW in November 2012.
(c ) Out comes/ results
Increased gender specific and responsive environments;
Increased gender participatory learning and teaching methods
Consolidation of gender parity at both primary and secondary education
Increased gender awareness, need for gender interventions at the centre
(c)
Constraints and challenges
The challenges of gender mainstreaming are still pervasive in the Education and Sports Sector as
follows;
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
Socio­cultural factors that put the girl child at a disadvantage. These include bias in favor of
boys, domestic chores, early marriages and teenage pregnancies which create barriers for girls’
access to education
The proprietors of private schools and Head teachers still are not yet fully embracing gender
responsiveness in their schools as they are focused on profit making rather than quality
The majority of stakeholders have limited knowledge and understanding of gender;
There is still a challenge of attracting female students to the science discipline and BTVET
institutions
Gender disparities in Secondary and Tertiary Education remain a major concern of the sector
which calls for efforts to narrow the gender gaps at these levels.
High girl­child school dropout due to various reasons e.g. early marriages, teenage pregnancy
and socio cultural factors,
ESSAPR FY 2011/12 to inform the 19 th ESSR – OCTOBER 2012