Teachers Making a Difference: Best teachers to get awards

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First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Kataah Museveni, Wednesday afternoon (March 18) presided over the awarding ceremony for the winners of the 2025 Teachers Making a Difference (TMD).

The edition, taking place at State House Entebbe, includes a special category, the Most Progressive Teachers Making a Difference alumni.

In this category, the project honours three past winners who have continued to innovate, inspire learners and transform their communities long after their initial recognition.

Between June and September, New Vision profiled 70 outstanding educators from across Uganda.

Teachers Making a Difference is part of the Ugandans Making a Difference (UMD) project initiated by New Vision Printing and Publishing Company in April 2008.

The project aims to recognise and reward individuals who are innovatively using limited resources to have a positive impact on their communities.

“The First Lady has been magnanimous enough to host the TMD ceremony. Those who stood out will walk away with plaques and prizes. They will also have an opportunity to travel to Ireland for exposure to other classroom environments, practices and innovations. They will borrow a leaf to improve the quality of teaching in their own schools and communities,” Sydney Miria, the manager special projects Vision Group, said.

New Vision implements the project in partnership with agencies and organisations that share similar objectives. Since its inception, over 1,000 teachers have been recognised by the initiative.

The partners include the Embassy of Ireland in Kampala, Trócaire, an Irish charity, and Travelcare, one of Uganda’s leading tour and travel management companies owned by an Irish investor.

According to Vision Group administrators, the involvement of the three partners significantly raised the project’s profile both locally and internationally. Since then, a total of 96 teachers have been recognised, with 53 sponsored for Continuous Professional Development programmes in Ireland as part of the award. Twelve of the 53 winners were sponsored by the Office of the First Lady.