It is disheartening to note that although Uganda counts more than 60 years of independence, it remains practically unchanged. Meaningful opportunities are for a handful few relative to the population and this has been the case ever since. While the scarcity of meaningful opportunities was not felt in the initial years of independence, mainly because few people had formal education then, it became increasingly felt over the subsequent years primarily as meaningful jobs/opportunities going to particular ethnic group(s). The scarcity has worsened and manifests everywhere in form of rising unemployment/underemployment, desperate search for greener pastures, increasing conflicts over land, mushrooming places of worship, rapid degradation of the environment, and so on. This worrisome trend is unlikely to improve at least not in the next two decades.
The Cause
Don’t just blame leaders, the real cause is much bigger than them, namely Uganda’s non-conformity to the natural law out of underdevelopment. Moving society out of poverty and underdevelopment does not just happen; there is a natural law that controls the process. This law reveals the missing link in Uganda’s development efforts. As long as this development link is absent, chances of Uganda getting out of poverty and underdevelopment will remain non-existent, regardless of what the policy makers say or do. To argue the contrary is to let Uganda squander too its second opportunity to develop, i.e. the period 2013-2063, an outcome with serious negative implications on our children/grandchildren.
Call to Action
Let’s come together as parents and gift our children/grandchildren a brighter Uganda. We do this by supporting education to go beyond imparting knowledge and skills and establish the missing link in Uganda’s development efforts. Support by buying a slot, described at the end of this page, which lays a brick(s) on the foundation for a brighter Uganda. The support is towards printing, distribution and promoting effective use of the education tools, described next, in over 80% of the schools in Uganda.
The education tools
The right thinking for Uganda’s development will be systematically established as follows:
1. After nurturing the right thinking for science-based development in learners of senior 1-3, the education tools on this site promote the development of this thinking by guiding these learners into coming up with science-based solutions to various local challenges.
2. After nurturing the right thinking for the nation’s development in learners of senior 3-4, the tools on this site promote development of this thinking by guiding these learners into converting local challenges/problems into opportunities for creating jobs or acquiring fame/wealth.
3. After nurturing the right thinking for knowledge-led development in learners in high school, the education tools on this site promote development of this thinking by enticing these leaners into business startups, capable of changing the land-scape of the supply-side of Uganda’s economy.
4. After nurturing the right thinking for inclusive growth in learners in tertiary institutions, the tools on this site promote development of this thinking by inspiring these young people into widening the production/taxation base of Uganda’s economy.
