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Are Uganda鈥檚 children missing the classroom?

Some children in Uganda haven鈥檛 been to school for 20 months. And they won鈥檛 get the chance to return until at least January

Uganda鈥檚 government closed schools when the pandemic hit in March 2020.
Some children haven鈥檛 been back to the classroom since.
And others only returned for a few weeks.
Uganda is the last country in Africa to keep its schools fully shuttered.
President Museveni says in person teaching will resume in January at the earliest.
So, has it been worth it? And how are Uganda鈥檚 children coping without school?

Host: Alan Kasujja (@kasujja)
Guests: Miriam Wipfler and Elizabeth Kawesa

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