5yrs left 2 fulfill UN Millennium Development Goal #1: ERADICATE EXTREME POVERTY & HUNGER. Share ur ideas on how 2 achieve this. Use #MDGs

Did you know that $20 buy two years of school supplies for a student?

African peer review rates Uganda’s education fair. 80% of all Ugandan children in school bit.ly/116NwZs

Did you know that the school year in Uganda starts mid to late January and ends in December? #education #Uganda #poverty #africa #school

In Uganda, most schools require that a girl or boy's hair be cut to no longer than a quarter inch. #uganda #education #poverty

1/2: In early 1977, Uganda introduced Universal Primary Education, in which the government provided tuition fees for all orphans

2/2: and for up to four children per family. #Uganda #education #poverty

Schools growing their own food cuts cost of school dinners by a third in #Uganda. great start to a great @popupfarm project! via @aliseeds

A large issue Uganda's education system faces is the lack of available resources, such as chalk, classrooms, books etc. #education #uganda

Slates are inexpensive & useful materials that can be used for almost any subject in Ugandan schools. #EducationinUganda #Uganda #Education

Uganda's universal primary education system led to an increase in primary school enrollment from 3.1 million in 1996 to 7.3 million in 2006.

Did you know #women earn 75% of what men do at all levels of education ow.ly/iJXov #EqualityMonday

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In my last tweet was a link to a website with great information about the #education system in #Uganda. Check it out!

Significant challenges still remain: 61mln children our of school since 2011, 53% of whom are girls, Yusuf Sayed #education2015 #post2015

Tell us: What's motivating you to #solvehunger this week?

Half of the African population lives on less than a US dollar per day. #poverty #africa #uganda #hunger #education

youtube.com/watch?v=quUL5w… A video that describes the benefits to the community of improving education in uganda. #education #uganda #poverty

We can Power Africa. Tell Congress to support the bill to bring power to 50 mill Africans for the 1st time --> bit.ly/1287K0q

These #GlobalGoals are our #LifeGoals. Be our champion & share your #socialgood for #PlanetEarth: on.undp.org/Etwl308ctQC