executive summary
The purpose of this plan is to develop a realistic and implementable plan to ensure improved learning outcomes for children and youth in the growing number of refugee and host communities across Uganda. This purpose is explained in the Introduction. The plan sets out how to deliver improved education services to an average of 567,500 learners per year over three and a half years. This will cost a total of approximately $389 million.
The plan begins with a situational analysis that shows the enormous and growing needs of refugee and host children across all levels of education. At current funding levels, the quality of education and school capacity are well below community aspirations.
In some communities, there are often more than 200 learners in each classroom. Under the leadership of the Ministry of Education and Sports, this plan will help shape the response to these needs.
Displays the policy context. The plan is designed to implement strategies and principles that will guide Uganda's refugee response and education system.
A theory of change was developed to guide this response. The overall goal of the plan is to improve learning outcomes for refugees and their host communities. This was achieved under his three action groups: improving equitable access to comprehensive and relevant learning opportunities, improving the delivery of quality educational services and training, and strengthening systems for effective delivery. will be done. The key assumption is that sufficient funding will be available to provide quality education that can improve learning.
Detailed plans and budgets are presented to realize the improvements envisaged in the theory of change. To help guide implementation, activities have been carefully prioritized to ensure that the plan is ambitious yet realistic. Targets are set to demonstrate the improvements in education that can be achieved.
The plan will be managed by the Ministry of Education and Sports and will involve a wide range of stakeholders in decision-making. This plan must leverage the efforts of all stakeholders, from policy makers to program implementers.
Funding for this plan will be provided through a variety of channels. Over time, donor funding should fall in line with the plan.
High-quality monitoring and evaluation will be incorporated into this plan to guide implementation and enable a continuous process of prioritization of activities.
This refugee crisis will continue for a long time. Sustainability is embedded in this plan, particularly through strengthening the capacity of governments to lead and manage the response at national and local levels.
