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\u201cAs a teacher, my role is to make things easier for my pupils,\u201d says Micah, who has taught a class of 350 students until COVID-19 hit Uganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a training for teachers, organized by UNHCR in collaboration with Learning Equality, Micah learned about Kolibri, a free and easy to use digital learning platform as well as applications to monitor and assess pupils\u2019 performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe tablets will help teachers quickly plan assignments whilst also helping students focus on their homework,\u201d says Micah adding that \u201cthese devices will help improve the computer skills of refugee children and boost their creativity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Uganda hosts more than 1.46 million refugees and asylum-seekers, mostly from South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Burundi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fifty-seven per cent (835,685) of these are children. Since October 2020, the Government of Uganda has begun reopening schools for selected classes, in a phased manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the kick-off of the vaccination campaign in March 2021, the Ministry of Health aims at immunizing 49 per cent of the population above 18 years of age, including refugees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Teachers are part of the priority group to be vaccinated against COVID-19, along with health workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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