Acholi Education Initiative (AEI)
Home-learning approach
Acholi Education Initiative Conducted home-learning activities for out-of-school children within the age bracket 9 – 14 years old. These are children who dropped out of school, before the pandemic, majorly because of family economic factors. Because they left school before the lockdown, they were not going to access the self-learning guide provided to pupils to use during this period. Through the home-learning approach, children were put in groups of six to ten learners depending on the location and convenience of reaching a central site. Using the primary one to three curricula, and the National Curriculum Development Centre Self-learning guide, the learners were taken through a two-hour contact time on a weekly basis and SOPs were observed. The learners followed an activity-based method of teaching and learning that made them explore and discover for themselves while a teacher-facilitated the learning. At the end of the contact hours, the learners were given tasks and asked to present their findings to their groups the next time. Their parents were also organized in groups of six to ten to be empowered economically in activities like planting maize and G.nuts so that they would be able to send their children to school the next year. While engaging in the various activities, COVID-19 information for safety was passed on through the learners, their parents, and guardians which trickled down to other members of the communities. A total of 900 learners (462 girls, 438 boys) were reached in different places in Amuru district.
