The Forum for African Women Educationalists, Regional Secretariat (FAWE RS) with support from MasterCard Foundation, is implementing through FAWE Uganda Chapter an eight-year (2017 to 2024) Higher Education Access Program targeting 300 youth (70% female and 30% male) from disadvantaged communities in the Eastern, Northern and Western regions of Uganda.

The overall goal of the program is ‘to enable a total of 300 young women and men from disadvantaged communities in the regions of Uganda to access, transition through higher education and secure employment in those sectors that contribute to the development of their home communities.

The programme targets three intakes to fi ve institutions from 2017 to 2019. Below is the list of participants for the second intake of Academic year 2018/2019 in the partnering institutions of Busitema University, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Gulu University, Jinja School of Nursing and Midwifery and Medical Laboratory Technology Training School Jinja.

The awardees were drawn from the 13 Program districts of Bukwo, Buyende, Katakwi and Mayuge in Eastern Region; Buliisa, Bundibugyo, Kanungu and Ntoroko in Western Region; and Adjumani, Amudat, Amuru, Kaabong and Pader in Northern Region.

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