By Marko Taibot

The Bishop of Ma’di and West Diocese, Rt Rev Bishop Collins Andaku, has called up education stakeholders to support the sector to eradicate poverty and ignorance in the community. The Bishop made the call while presiding over the 20th anniversary of Mummy’s care Nursery and Primary in Adjumani. The Bishop lauded the proprietors of the school for investing in education observing that it would go a long way in transforming the lives of many people both refugees and nationals in the district.

“This is the best investment done for the people in this land, an institution where you are investing for the future of our land, an investment which is going to fight ignorance, fight poverty and moral decadency in society,” Andaku said. He added that “there are many people who are investing in things that destroy mankind, but this school is going to transform lives of many in the region.”

The Bishop also challenged the parents saying they are very key to the success of the education of their children before appealing to parents to always teach their children to be God-fearing as a core value of being successful in life.

Mr. Onesimus Dralega, the proprietor of the school while addressing the stakeholders pointed out that 20 years ago, reading with proficiency was a challenge and even learners in Primary Seven were struggling to read during examinations.

“I was one day invited as a chief guest to celebrate the best performance and at that time the best candidates passed in division three, and the whole district performed very poorly, we then said what could be done to improve performance, I did a pilot study and asked the authorities of the town council to allow me to start an early learning center,” Dralega said

He also noted that at the time they opened the school, there were only 4 learners and that brave parents had risked sending their children to them but now they boast of more than 500 with about 40% of the learners being refugees.

The Adjumani District Chairperson, Hon. Ben Anyama, applauded the school founders for opening Mummy’s Care Primary School which according to him has helped in decongesting some of the government schools that have high enrolment due to the presence of the refugees.

“Our schools are now congested, the classrooms are not even enough, the private sector has done a tremendous job by opening the private schools,” Anyama said.

According to the Head Teacher of the school, Mr. Justine Alule, the school has been performing well because of the motivation of the teachers, effective time management, and consistent study habits. The school started presenting candidates in the Primary Leaving Examination in 2015 when the school had no examination center number where 32 learners were presented and 27 passed in the second division and 5 division in three. Adjumani district has got 172 primary schools and 134 Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres. Celebrating 20 years of academic performance is a significant milestone for Mummy’s Care Primary School. It is a proud moment for the entire school community, including learners, teachers, and parents. Such achievements reflect dedication and commitment to education.

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