Vision Group supports USE schools

Vision Group supports USE schools
Tuesday, 29th March, 2011
Wagwau (right) handing over textbooks to Kira SS head teacher Fred Kalyango By Pascal Kwesiga VISION Group has embarked on a national-wide project to distribute text books to government-aided secondary schools in a bid to raise the educational standards across the country. The project, which was launched at Kampala High School in Kampala on Monday, will see selected schools receive text books covering all subjects in O’ and A’ levels during the month-long programme. The donation, which is part of the company’s corporate social responsibility, comes at the time when New Vision is marking its 25th anniversary. Vision Group’s head of marketing Susan Nsibirwa said under the project, more than 19,000 text books worth sh228m would be donated to 23 schools in each region. “We used our sister media organisations to identify the schools in need and distribute the books. We hope that this will enhance the performance of these schools,” she said. Bukedde newspaper, radio and TV covered the central region, Rupiny radio and newspaper the north, Radio West and Orumuri newspaper the west and Etop radio and newspaper the east. Education is one of the areas Vision Group has promoted since its inception. New Vision’s education coordinator Jamesa Wagwau yesterday handed over a total of 270 text books were yesterday handed over to Kira SS students in Wakiso district. Wagwau told the students that the donation was a demonstration of the company’s commitment to improving the standards of education in the country. The students broke into excitement and chanted New Vision’s education desk motto “readers are leaders”. Wagwa urged the students to use the textbooks to obtain more information and knowledge. The school’s deputy head teacher, Nason Bwesigye, praised the company for the generous gesture, adding that the text books would enhance the learning process. “We shall lend them to teachers and students. We have been lacking textbooks, and four or more students could share one book. This made reading hard for them,” Bwesigye said. New Vision last year recognised nine best teachers in the country for their exceptional service. This was part of “Ugandans Making a Difference Project” in which New Vision recognises people of humble means, who contribute extraordinarily in their areas of service to national and community development.