Uganda, March 15 -- Nation Media Group - Uganda (NMG-Uganda) has partnered with Centre for Rural (Development Initiatives CERUDI) to improve academic performance in Butaleja District.

The partnership, which is aimed at stimulating appropriate learning, was launched at Butaleja Demo Primary School in Butaleja Town Council last weekend.

The school is under The Newspaper in Education (NIE) programme, which was designed by NMG-Uganda to help improve reading culture among the learners in primary and secondary schools in the district. It was informed by the poor performance in schools.

Mr Amos Kisambira, the executive director of CERUDI, said the project will help to build the capacity of teachers and learners. CERUDI is a non-profit organis...