Equal Opportunities Commission

Report:Government should support education in hard to reach areas

Report:Government should support education in hard to reach areas

The Equal opportunities commission has released a report that assessed 17 government sectors’ performance calling for interventions for government to enable the poor, orphans, learners in hard to reach areas   to access the best education in their respective locations regardless of their economic status. The commission report handed over to the deputy speaker of parliament […]

Eastern Uganda performing poorly in Education-Equal opportunities report says

Eastern Uganda performing poorly in Education-Equal opportunities report says

Eastern Uganda is among the worst performing regions in terms of education according to a new report released by the Equal Opportunities Commission in Uganda. The findings are contained in a 2015/16 report that was handed over to Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga at the Parliamentary building by the Chairperson Equal Opportunities Commission, Sylivia Muwebwa […]

EOC recommends 3% of youth fund to go towards youth with disabilities.

EOC recommends 3% of youth fund to go towards youth with disabilities.

The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has recommended that 3% of the youth livelihoods program fund be reserved for female and male youth with disabilities. The chairperson of the commission, Rita Matovu, disclosed this while presenting to the Speaker of parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, the annual report on the state of equal opportunities in Uganda 2014. Matovu said […]